Senior Utility Engineer

• Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc
• Business Line:
  Transportation
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  US - Piscataway, NJ - 30 Knightsbrid

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AECOM's Transportation business line has a position available in Piscataway or Bloomfield, NJ for a Senior Utility Engineer with Highway Design experience. In this role the selected candidate will be working on projects associated with New Jersey Transportation projects.

This role requires close collaboration with utility companies, design teams, and project stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of utility infrastructure with roadway and transportation projects.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in utility engineering, regulatory compliance, and conflict resolution with NJTA and NJDOT clients.

Responsibilities will include:

• Managing scope, schedule, and budget for utility infrastructure projects
• Building strong client relationships and being the main point of contact to a variety of utility clients
• Representing AECOM at meetings with NJTA, NJDOT, and municipal clients as well as utility owners to resolve utility conflicts on highway projects.
• Directing a team to perform record research, including utility as builts, development of SUE programs, identification of conflicts and designing relocation schemes acceptable to the companies.
• Reviewing and assisting with development of private utility alignments to avoid utility interferences.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering plus six years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• NJDOT Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience with utility engineering services.
• Experience in utility engineering or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of utility relocation processes, standards, and regulations for NJTA and NJDOT.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in engineering software and tools.

• Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.
• Relocation is not available now or in the future.

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