Senior Civil Engineer, in North America

Senior Civil Engineer

New York
Permanent
Hybrid

Do you want to join one of the renowned engineering consulting companies, creating value for customers, people, and societies worldwide? Can you add to our success by being self‑motivated, flexible, and able to handle multiple tasks in a challenging environment? Are you a team player with proficient time‑management and organisational skills and enjoy working in a fast‑paced team environment? Then this could be the next step in your career!

Design the future with a global team of experts

We are looking for a Senior Civil Engineer to join our global and highly professional team of specialists that provides detailed engineering and project management on numerous civil design projects and will report under the Head of Discipline. Your primary task in our team will be to apply sound and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignment and related fields.

You will make decisions using sound judgment and technical knowledge on engineering problems and methods and work as an integral part of a team to deliver design projects. You will work under the guidance of senior staff but are expected to be able to make informed decisions on technical issues.

As a member of the North America team, you will work across the transportation and energy sectors and beyond, supporting projects within railways, highways, metros, marine, wind, and more.

• Lead engineering teams, mentoring junior staff and coordinating technical work.
• Solve complex design challenges, delivering calculations, drawings, and cost estimates.
• Plan projects (budgets, schedules) and ensure compliance with codes/standards.
• Optimize designs through technical/financial analysis and site inspections.
• Produce critical documentation (specs, reports) and liaise with clients/stakeholders.
• Oversee quality control, from feasibility studies to final deliverables.
• Implement innovative solutions in transportation, energy, and infrastructure projects.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are willing to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways, but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (Master's preferred) with 12+ years in Civil Design and Project Management, or equivalent education/experience.
• Professional Engineer registration in NY (or ability to obtain within 6 months of joining COWI).
• Knowledge of NYC public agency processes (NYCDDC, NYCDOT, NYCEDC, NYCDEP) and private utility companies.
• Active participation in professional associations; willingness and ability to learn.
• Great planning, organisational, and multitasking skills, able to work efficiently and meet multiple deadlines.
• Effective written/verbal communication skills; proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiar with CADD analysis software.
• Ability to work with remote teams; willingness to travel is an asset.

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and livable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity — and sometimes even our courage — to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers' transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility, and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their skills in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

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