San Diego, United States | Posted on 04/27/2026
- Salary $160,000.00 To $180,000.00 Annually
- State/Province California
- Country United States
Job Description
Salary Range: $160,000.00 To $180,000.00 Annually
As a Senior Project Engineer in San Diego, CA you will have an opportunity to serve our client base in the Southern California area. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team on meaningful, landmark projects in the San Diego area. As a team member, you will help clients and communities turn their dreams into reality. You will learn from and work alongside industry-leading experts and together shape the future of tomorrow.
Requirements
- Qualified candidates will have a BSCE degree, CA Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer, plus a minimum of fifteen (15) years of directly relevant experience; or the equivalent work experience of eighteen (18) years in this industry.
- Local San Diego County experience as well as California experience preferred.
- Candidates must possess the ability to sustain positive business relationships, obtain new work, and to market services provided by the company.
- Candidates shall be active and have continuous involvement in community and professional societies and organizations.
- Independent thought and decision-making abilities and excellent communication skills
- A minimum of five years management experience supervising the work of technical staff required
- Ability to provide exceptional customer service and foster client relationships
- Possess demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills
- Exhibit management ability
- Team player
- Adept in establishing and maintaining strong and positive working relationships with clients/public-agency personnel and in-house staff
- Managerial experience will include the following:
- Management of construction bid documents and contracts
- Management of construction support and field coordination
- Management of project schedules and budgets
- Preparation of contracts, write comprehensive fee proposals and scopes of work for both private land development projects as well as collaborate on public works pursuits
- Significant experience in client and private and public-agency interactions
- Technical experience will include the following:
- Ability to perform conceptual and preliminary engineering design studies (incorporating land use and zoning considerations, assessment and consideration of site constraints, infrastructure requirements, and potential regulatory issues)
- Preparation/processing of regulatory plans
- Preparation/processing of public improvement plans (private offsite work and public works)
- Ability to perform constructability reviews
- Experience with a range of construction support services
- Knowledge of jurisdictional codes, standards, and procedures in California and the San Diego region is strongly preferred. Ownership opportunity potential.
- AutoCAD/Civil 3D experience is required.
- Additional Skills:
- Applies engineering principles, techniques, and procedures to design
- Possesses working knowledge of business and management principles associated with strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, production procedures, interview and hiring methods and the coordination of people
- Accepts and carries out responsibility for the design team's direction, control and planning; sets realistic goals and makes plans independently
- Exhibits a thorough understanding of jurisdictional processing
- Demonstrates a high level of leadership & management ability; accepts and responds appropriately to constructive feedback with others and applies seasoned time management
- Providing mentoring and training of junior engineers and designers
- Relates well and maintains a high level of respect and confidence from co‑workers, public agencies
- Demonstrates a high level of competence in written and oral communication
- Possesses knowledge of CAD and its capabilities for preparing exhibits, studies and/or final plan
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Profit Sharing, 401K, and Life and Disability Insurance and Personal Leave
- Holiday Parties, Team Building Activities and Events and Alternative Work Schedule