Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Civil Engineering Project Lead to join our renewable energy team. The Civil Engineering Project Lead will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, quality assurance/quality control, and completion of civil engineering design on renewable projects, with a specific focus on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). This role requires a strong leader who is dedicated to delivering high-level professional services to our clients.
1) Project Leadership
- Provide leadership, management, and mentorship for the design team. Project leadership tasks include:
- Planning, coordinating, and executing the engineering design for a specific service
- Defining project tasks, schedules, and resource requirements
- Assigning tasks to and directing other technical and non-technical staff
- Establishing goals for project deliverables and maintaining QA/QC standards
- Preparing budgets for assigned projects and reviewing invoicing promptly
- Communicating contractual requirements to the design team, verifying their incorporation into the design, and coordinating change orders with the Project Manager
- Conducting team meetings and collaborating with other disciplines to ensure project success
- Providing ongoing communication with the Project Manager regarding the project
- Serving as a liaison between other engineers and the assigned design team
- Removing obstacles preventing the design team from achieving their goals
- Plan and schedule necessary resources needed to support projects. Collaborate with Lead Engineers and Engineering Managers to optimize workload sharing between projects and offices.
- Support the Project Manager with planning, monitoring, and controlling the project scope, schedule, budget, reporting, and invoicing.
- Support the Project Manager with project close-out activities (e.g., lessons learned).
2) Quality
- Lead and provide quality assurance/quality control for assigned projects including:
- Providing Engineer of Record (EOR) oversight of design tasks and final EOR review
- Reviewing plans and specifications for constructability and risk management
- Reviewing work by other members of the design team
- Maintaining awareness of and complying with Westwood design/CAD standards
- Performing quality review of all work products for accuracy
- Lead coordination with internal and external stakeholders to produce a well-coordinated and constructable design. Coordination efforts may include:
- Coordinating with clients, utilities, and code enforcement agencies
- Attending internal and external coordination meetings
- Leading internal design team meetings
- Collaborating closely with internal teams across multiple service groups
- Keeping the Project Manager informed of work status, workload, problems, and progress related to your service
- Support service leadership to maintain firm standards and consistency.
3) Business Development Support
- Assist with client management and business development tasks. Assistance includes:
- Maintaining strong relationships with existing clients and seeking opportunities with potential future clients
- Building solid client contacts and fostering trusting relationships to encourage repeat business
- Assisting with proposal preparation
- Identifying additional scope and revenue opportunities related to the project and participating in business development activities
- Assist Market Directors as needed with marketing efforts and the creation of marketing materials.
- Provide clients with accurate design deliverables that closely meet contract requirements.
- Respond to client requests promptly.
- Treat all stakeholders with professionalism and respect.
4) Staff Development
- Assist with mentoring Project Engineers, Staff Engineers, and Technicians by providing guidance, explaining professional responsibilities, and reviewing work products.
- Advise service leadership on optimizing design team satisfaction and performance.
5) Technical Expertise
- Act as a technical advisor while effectively delegating design tasks.
- Lead and perform the design of a complete project, system, component, or process. Design tasks may include:
- Researching, evaluating, and applying data
- Preparing detailed engineering calculations
- Preparing specifications and details
- Preparing detailed construction drawings
- Designing and producing deliverables using AutoCAD Civil 3D software
- Lead and perform other project tasks such as:
- Conducting research and field assessments
- Preparing permit applications
- Writing technical reports
- Creating technical presentations and exhibits
- Preparing quantity take-offs and cost estimates
- Providing construction support (e.g., responding to RFIs, performing field inspections)
Contacts / Direction
- Independently leads the design team with support from service leadership and the project management team.
- Receives general direction on key objectives.
- Receives guidance, when necessary, on unconventional or complex problems, direction on modified techniques, and new approaches on assignments with conflicting criteria.
- Responsible for personal and design team task management and adherence to deadlines, scope, and budget.
- Gains mentored experience from a licensed engineer in your area of specialty, project management, or business leadership.
Success Measures
- Completing projects accurately while adhering to the schedule, budget, and scope with minimal scope creep.
- Ensuring project teams are engaged, thriving, and producing high-quality products.
- Establishing strong relationships with clients, leading to repeat business.
- Building trust with both clients and project teams, fostering an environment where people want to collaborate and have you involved in their projects.
- Serving as a technical advisor while effectively delegating design tasks to the appropriate members of the design team.
