Director of Civil Engineering

Falcon Engineering - Warren, NJ

Full-time - Senior

Warren, NJ

101-250 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Director of Civil Engineering at Falcon Engineering Co., LLC is responsible for overseeing the operations of the civil engineering department, ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget while adhering to company standards. This role involves close collaboration with the Executive Vice President and requires strong leadership, communication, and project management skills to guide and mentor staff, review project deliverables, and maintain high-quality work standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Executive Vice President with communicating and enforcing values, policies, and procedures.
• Contribute to the organization's success by welcoming related, different, and new requests.
• Provide final review of reports, letters, bids, specifications, construction drawings, exhibits, etc. written/prepared by staff.
• Assist the Executive Vice President with monthly invoicing.
• Delegate project work to Engineers, Project Managers & Project Associates.
• Provide leadership direction through the sharing of techniques and problem-solving approaches.
• Coordinate and manage internal kick-off, milestone, and closeout meetings for projects.
• Continuously review the work of the department. Verify schedules, ensure adherence to project plans and timelines to be met by internal and external resources.
• Collect post-project feedback to look for issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Proactively monitor success measures, work complete, schedule complete and budget complete.
• Measure and monitor project performance.
• Create and review project status reports.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to staff. Communicate status and issues; resolve discrepancies and problems.
• Conduct on-site inspections in order to document existing conditions and perform evaluation and analysis of civil/site work related projects.
• Record field measurements and perform calculations related to design of civil/site related projects.
• Organize field data to facilitate analysis and problem solving.
• Maintain organized records, files, drawings, or other data essential to the project and ensure they are complete and stored appropriately.
• Review and understand construction plans and details.
• Preparation of written correspondence with clients, attorneys, contractors, etc.
• Attending on site and virtual meetings with clients, owners, contractors, and peers.
• Prepare investigation reports, letters, etc. and bid documents, including drawings and technical specifications.
• Preparation of Construction Cost Estimates.
• Knowledge of local and state building codes, regulations and standards and ability to apply to work.
• Improve job knowledge by attending educational workshops, review professional publications, establish professional network, and participate in professional societies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 7 years of experience in civil engineering or related field.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in reviewing and understanding construction plans and details.
• Knowledge of local and state building codes, regulations, and standards.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in managing a team of engineers and project managers.
• Familiarity with project management software and tools.
• Professional engineering license (PE) preferred.

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities.
• Support for ongoing education and skill development.