Senior Project Engineer - Miami, Florida - FAR

Position Summary

The Senior Project Engineer works directly with the Project Manager to aid in managing a range of projects, while applying knowledge of structural engineering and façade restoration. The SPE is responsible for completing structural analysis, preparing plans and specifications, and reviewing contractor submittals, shop drawings, and RFIs.

• Overseeing and supervising the progress of projects in the field
• Performs quality control on construction documents and assist with specifications writing and maintaining cost databases
• Preparation and review of engineering drawings, specifications, calculations, reports, and correspondence with guidance from supervisor(s) and project team
• Prepares clear and accurate reports outlining the cause and source of failure
• Construction Administration, including preparation and review of shop drawings, submittals, RFIs, and field observation
• Participates in internal and external meetings with clients and design team members

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ensuring clear and effective communication with all parties including clients, teammates and management
• Writes accurate and clear correspondence and reports for project inclusion and publication
• Understands client and business relationship and all interactions with clients are professional and respectful
• Provides and obtains accurate and valuable input to/from teammates and management to maintain and cultivate client relationships
• Effectively runs meetings in a professional, efficient manner
• Undertakes public speaking responsibilities and deliver presentations in a seamless, organized, professional manner
• Consistently and effectively provides information and feedback, both positive and negative, to teammates and clients in a person-centric, fact-based, professional manner
• Utilizes professional, effective negotiation skills and the ability to close a sale while maintaining a positive client relationship

• Understands the importance of resource utilization, project budget and collected revenue/labor ratios and ensures they are given correct consideration and monitored accurately
• Understands the importance of the DeSimone utilization rate and multiplier and ensures they are given correct consideration in all aspects of work undertaken and ensures they are monitored accurately for self and teammates
• Works with scope items and accurately charges own labor to proper project numbers and ensures this accuracy for other staff on the project
• Provides input concerning project budgeting and collections
• Prepare fee proposals for issuing to clients and provides training to teammates
• Aware of and understands specific project scope, contracts and related subjects and provides guidance to teammates
• Aware of and understands the business’s project financial reports
• Contributes to Business Development efforts through developing and nurturing positive and professional client relationships
• Actively supports the business with Business Development initiatives
• Develops and nurture network of contacts and begin taking active steps to self-generate business from own network
• Promotes self and DeSimone within industry through variety of formats including attending events, undertaking networking, presenting at events and on webinars, writing articles, utilizing Linked In and other relevant formats
• Identifies new business opportunities and stay up to date with market trends and competitor activity
• Aware of range of DeSimone business offering and be aware of on-selling opportunities

• Exemplifies the company values and culture code
• Provides training and mentoring on technical skills, soft skills and company processes to project team, direct reports and other teammates
• Implements effective motivational strategies, supporting the team to achieve high performance and excellent outcomes
• Demonstrates commitment to project goals and applies extra effort when necessary
• Manages self and workload and prioritizes effectively to ensure work is completed and deadlines are achieved
• Develops and maintains positive and professional…