Overview

We are seeking a Senior Project Engineer with 10 to 15 years of professional experience to be part of our Transportation team in our Tampa FL office.

At WGI, you will find talented, passionate associates providing exceptional service in collaborative, team-driven environments, all while having fun and enjoying the work they do. We work to stay ahead of the curve by investing in the latest tools and technology. As one of the nation’s top consulting firms, we consistently strive to promote efficiency, cultivate a culture our associates can proudly embrace, and empower our associates to advance their career growth at WGI, and beyond.

WGI is always looking for remarkable individuals to join our team and help us grow in our vision. If you think you are an innovative, self-motivated team-player, and want to shape your community, join our WGI team today!

WGI offers a complete Benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD & STD, Life Insurance, 401k with match, PTO, Holidays, HSA with company contribution, Pet insurance, and Employee assistance program.

In this position you will assist in the development of transportation design projects for clients such as FDOT, counties and municipalities. A strong background in FDOT and/or Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise/Toll Agency design policies and procedures is preferred. This position will be the primary technical point of contact for more complex design tasks and projects that require a higher level of understanding and project knowledge. Supervision received is essentially administrative, with assignments given in terms of specific objectives. Work at this level requires the candidate to be a self-starter who needs minimal to no supervision and has extensive technical experience and the ability to work alone on tasks as well as in a team atmosphere. As a Team Leader, this individual will be responsible for leading a team of junior engineers and technicians on a wide variety of roadway design projects. This will include, but not be limited to providing technical direction and oversight, mentoring junior staff, ensuring all subordinate staff have the required work for the week, and quality control for their work product The candidate will work in a fast-paced engineering environment where projects may be derived from a number of delivery methods including conventional publicly bid projects and design build.

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Responsibilities

• Oversee engineering designs including geometric alignments, profiles, cross sections, construction, and maintenance of traffic details. 
• Oversee the creation of engineering documents including Typical Section Packages, Pavement Design Reports, and Variation/Exception Reports.
• Perform advanced MicroStation/Open Roads processes.
• Internally manage a team of up to 4 engineers developing plans, calculations, and specifications.
• Coordinate plans, calculations, and specifications amongst multi-discipline engineering teams.
• Perform internal Quality Control to ensure designs, plans and calculations are complete and accurate.
• Assist Project Managers in a variety of project administrative duties.
• Participate in business development activities, assisting in the creation of letters of response and technical proposals/presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an accredited four-year college.
• FL Professional Engineering Registration
• Proficiency in advanced MicroStation/Open Roads processes.
• Experience with 3D Corridor Modeling a strong plus.
• Drainage design is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of FDOT plans preparation criteria and design standards.
• Knowledge of other transportation disciplines including drainage, signing and pavement marking, signalization and intelligent transportation systems. 
• Strong work ethic and ability to organize and manage small to medium sized engineering design teams.
• Exceptional verbal communication and technical writing skills.
• Ability to train and mentor entry level and junior staff.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in an office setting. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate a computer, keyboard, and mouse. Use of a telephone headset will allow for virtual communication with team members through Zoom and/or Microsoft Teams. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to sit for prolonged periods, use hands/fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms, speak, and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of employment visas.

If you have what it takes to join our growing organization and want to be part of a dedicated team, please apply today. In return, WGI provides a competitive salary and an outstanding work environment. WGI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

WGI does not accept any unsolicited resumes. should any 3rd part agency or recruiters forward or submit any resume(s) to a WGI employee without a pre-existing contractual agreement, the submitted resume(s) will be deemed the property of WGI and no placement fee will be provided. 

All agencies and vendors are required to have a signed WGI vendor agreement form the WGI Chief HR Officer permitting them to work directly through our Talent Acquisition team. Obtaining this signed vendor agreement is the only way you will receive payment. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of our staff will not be binding. 

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