Aviation Design Engineer - Civil/Electrical/Transit

Salary: $110,000 -170,000.

A rapidly growing airport engineering consultancy firm is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join their team. This position offers an exciting opportunity to expand your career during a significant period in the company's history, as they actively participate in the expansion and improvement of airports, both domestically and internationally. The ideal candidate should possess the ability to work both independently and collaboratively with their respective project teams. Key responsibilities will include detailed design and preparing reports, technical specifications, and proposals for airport-related construction projects for key local, regional domestic, and international airport clients. Typical airside development projects include pavements, geometry, grading, drainage, visual aids, navigational aids, utilities, and other associated construction items.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Work with a team of professionals to support airport civil engineering projects.
• Responsible for the delivery of project discipline scope elements within budget and schedule.
• Preparation of design plans and specifications per FAA Advisory Circulars and PANYNJ Design Standards.
• Assist in the preparation of permitting, design, and construction documents.
• Technical and design report writing.
• Provide support with business development and client relations.
• Attend meetings with clients, regulatory agencies, and stakeholders to establish their needs and discuss design/permitting issues.

Qualifications and Skills:

• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) preferred (or ability to obtain PE Licensure within 12-18 months). Engineer-in-Training Certificate required.
• Minimum 3-10 years of professional experience in all aspects of site civil engineering for airport design, including geometric design, grading and drainage design, utility design, etc.
• Experience in delivering and managing all stages of multi-disciplinary engineering projects from initial studies through to detailed design.
• Experience with Civil 3D is preferred and full proficiency with AutoCAD is required.
• Full proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.
• Superior attention to detail and organizational ability.
• Excellent communication (both written and verbal) skills and the ability to represent the company in client-facing roles at all levels.
• Working knowledge and related experience of FAA and State DOT grant filing procedures, other aviation-related approval procedures (TCAP, TAA, FAA Form 7460, etc) and environmental permitting requirements (CAFRA, SPDES, etc) a plus.

The company is a privately-owned, internationally recognized airport consulting firm that specializes in providing planning and engineering services to all types and sizes of airports around the world. With headquarters in New York and satellite offices in Florida and Israel, they have been providing services for over 30 years and have completed more than 800 projects for a large array of clients. The firm provides a broad spectrum of airport planning, design, and engineering services ranging from master planning, airside and airfield planning, terminal planning, aviation demand forecasts, data analytics and operations research, environmental planning, financial planning to preliminary and final engineering design, environmental permitting, construction management, inspection, program management and final close-out. Airports they have provided services for include the busiest airports in the world, including those operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Their clients include municipally owned airports, airport authorities, privately owned airports, airlines, aviation-related military agencies, state agencies, cargo facilities, and other airport tenants. The company is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE).