Senior Engineer Jobs in Spring Hill, FL (NOW HIRING)

Freese and Nichols, Inc. is currently searching for a highly motivated, client-focused, and solution driven Senior Engineer in our Water Resources Design Practice in our Tampa, FL; Houston, TX; or New Orleans, LA. This position requires an engineer to serve as a client facing project manager in the field of water resources design and heavy civil projects with an emphasis on dams and levees. Candidate will be responsible for leading the analysis, design, and preparation of technical reports, construction documents, Engineer of Record services during construction. Interest and proven ability to supervise, coach and mentor staff is required. The position involves client interaction and a commitment to client service. The position also encompasses business development activities, including proposal preparation, client visits, and marketing activities.

• Serve as a Senior Engineer and Project Manager for large complex projects.
• Direct and supervise studies, investigations, and designs. Define tasks to be conducted by others, and provide general supervision, review, and approval throughout each project to ensure continuity, consistency, and quality.
• Maintain effective communications with client, client's staff, and regulatory agencies.
• Provide supervision of a multi-discipline team of engineers, CAD technicians, designers, drafters, scientist, etc., requiring intergroup and interoffice coordination and external consultant management.
• Keep the project team abreast of all project activities, responding promptly to needs, problems, or requests.
• Evaluate and analyze design decisions to ensure objectivity, soundness of design, and impact of those decisions on schedule, budget, and needs.
• Responsible for collecting, correlating, and preparing recommendations and conclusions for reports.
• Participate in the preparation and implementation of construction contract documents. Track project financials and perform monthly reporting and preparation of status reports.
• Develop and maintain a quality control plan for the engineering disciplines required to produce high quality deliverables.
• Develop and maintain the project schedule.
• Maintain timeliness and technical correctness of a project to ensure high-quality work that meets the client's budget and expectations.
• Remain up to date on applicable regulations and related technological advancements. Investigate new areas of technology or new applications of existing design and construction techniques.

• 8+ years' Experience in engineering of dams, levees, and hydraulic structures.

• B.S. degree in Engineering

• Excellent communication skills - both technical writing and oral.

• Ability to lead, motivate, and manage a project team and oversee excellent quality of work.

• Registered with the Florida, Texas, or Louisiana Board of Professional Engineers

Preferred Qualifications:

• 12+ years' experience

• Active participation in industry, professional, or regional organizations related to stormwater, flood mitigation, or civil infrastructureInterest in contributing to practice leadership, including staffing strategy, technical standards development, and mentoring future project managers

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.