Chief Engineer at Large

The Chief Engineer-at-large oversees the technical direction and quality of a portfolio of projects.

Role Objectives
The key objectives of the role include:

•  Set the technical direction of projects, starting in the pursuit phase and continuing through detailed design.
•  Ensure quality in all design deliverables.
• Provide technical mentorship to design teams.

Responsibilities

• Contribute with other technical leadership and subject matter experts (SMEs) on projects.
• Provide expert technical support to Portfolio Design Manager (PDM) and the Client Service Team.
• Work with the Design Chief Engineer (DCE) to set and update quality and delivery standards.
• Participate in developing and publishing regular Design Guidelines, Notes from the Trenches and other technical training materials.
• Direct the quality managers on design projects.
• Oversee the quality management process for projects.
• Collaborate with SMEs to support project needs.
• Mentor and train the Portfolio Delivery team on the design process.
• Determine deliverable product quality meets project and BC standards.

Authority

• Approval of design project deliverables.
• Appropriate QA throughout development of deliverable.
• Appropriate QC on deliverable products.
• Appropriate QC on foundational engineering decisions (calculations/assumptions).
•  Application of appropriate BC standards and best practices.
• Facilitate foundational technical decisions for design projects: engage SMEs as appropriate.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, or Environmental) preferred. Bachelor’s degree minimum requirement.
• Minimum 20+ years of design related experience including project engineer and design manager roles for water and wastewater treatment and conveyance projects preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in group or team leadership preferred.
• P.E. required, with ability to register in multiple states within six months.
• Ability to work with Client organizations at all levels.
• Ability to engage manufacturer technical experts to solve project issues.
• Ability to engage and participate in national industry conferences through technical presentations.
• Ability to productively engage and gain trust of delivery teams.
• Ability to facilitate and/or make technical decisions.
• Ability to understand multi-discipline delivery of large treatment plants and pump stations and their associated facilities.
• Experience in Design-Build project delivery preferred.
• Knowledge of company-wide technical resources to leverage technical expertise.
• UT expectation: 60 percent through direct project review and design team mentoring.

Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education.  These ranges may be modified in the future.

Salary:

Location A: $168,000 - $225,000

Benefits and Other Compensation:  We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction services firm with 50 offices and over 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com.

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.  

Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer.  Minorities/Women/Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.  Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.