Job Description Description for Internal Candidates Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport, and we'll help you go all the way! Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond. Our pledge to you. Join GHD. Who are we looking for? GHD has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Civil Engineer to join our growing US Central team based out of our Houston, TX; Baton Rouge, LA or Farmington Hills, MI offices! Working with our Engineering Design Organization (EDO) you'll participate in the planning, design and construction engineering of various types of facilities. You'll also assist in the development of master plans, technical reports, design drawings, specifications, cost estimates and preparation of permit submittals. Make decisions and recommendations recognized as authoritative and have important business impact on extensive engineering activities in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems. Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature engineering judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented engineering problems, determining program objectives and requirements performing feasibility studies, organizing programs and projects, and developing standards and guides for diverse engineering activities. Conceive, develop, and evaluate plans and criteria for broad areas of considerable novelty and importance that are regarded as major advances in the field. Solve a variety of unique and complex engineering problems. Assess feasibility and soundness of proposed engineering solutions. Act as an expert and authority in the company in a broad area of specialization. * Needs Assessment: Uncover emerging issues or needs, identifying potential causes, barriers, and key stakeholders, as well as related issues. * Improvement/Innovation: Identify shortcomings in existing business practices, then suggest and implement improvements while developing and delivering projects or a work stream within the organization's change management program. Involves working with guidance from senior colleagues. * Culture of Innovation: Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration across business units, such as idea generation platforms, jam sessions, and hackathons. * Engineering Solutions Design: Design engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief (for example, in terms of functionality, performance, aesthetics, and cost) that conforms to organizational and/or regulatory standards. * Engineering Standards Specification: Analyze information, draft engineering standards and specifications, and evaluate the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to ensure work of the required quality is delivered and to inform engineering work in the organization and/or of its suppliers, contractors, and consultants. * Knowledge Management: Develop policies and processes, create best practices, set up case studies, and deliver internal knowledge-sharing sessions to capture and share knowledge among colleagues on project/program outcomes and innovative practices in a particular area of expertise and to support the practice. * Technical Developments Recommendation: Discuss and recommend more complex or innovative technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/application software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users' needs. * Professional Supervision: Lead and oversee the provision of professional supervision to ensure that there is effective professional supervision that supports practitioners' professional development and embeds reflective practice. * Feasibility Studies: Conduct complex feasibility studies from a technological and organizational perspective and document findings to complete cost-benefit analysis on implementing changes to business processes, products, or business unit structure. * Product and Solution Development: Analyze and evaluate the feasibility and relevance of proposed complex products and services and develop and amend, as necessary, with guidance from senior colleagues. May also be responsible for supervising activities performed by a product development or specialist team. * Project Management: Manage a portfolio of projects while reporting to senior colleagues. * Client & Customer Management (External): Manage important client relationships with guidance from senior colleagues, or oversee relationship management with a group of more transactional clients and customers. * Assisting with the development of drawings using AutoCAD and Civil 3D * Professional Engineering license in one or more states required * Knowledge of HEC-RAS modeling software Education * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering Experience * General Experience: Wide and deep experience providing expert competence (Over 10 years to 15 years) * Managerial Experience: Experience of supervising and directing people and other resources to achieve specific end results within limited timeframes (13 months to 3 years) As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex (including same sex); sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability or handicap; citizenship status; service member status; or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. #LI-JS1
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