Sr. Principal, Construction Engineer

The Sr. Construction Engineering role provides strategic leadership, ensuring the successful delivery of large-scale construction engineering projects. This role oversees material and equipment specification optimization and procurement strategies that align to project objectives, advanced materials selection, de-tailed vendor design, vendor selection, procurement support, and detail review, and comprehensive startup and commissioning activities. This role formulates and executes innovative construction engineering and project delivery strategies, driving continuous improvement and efficiency. This role defines high-impact objectives that drive the success of the project delivery team and aligns with broader organizational strategies.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to the team, ensuring the successful delivery of large-scale construction engineering projects in line with project objectives, standards, and delivery schedules.
• Oversee advanced materials selection, conducting detailed reviews of vendor designs and details to ensure compliance with project specifications and industry standards.
• Provide supervision and leadership in the specification development to align proper material selection and equipment performance to project requirements.
• Provide supervision and leadership of defined scope of work requirements to the procurement of materials and / or equipment that align to project requirements.
• Provide supervision and leadership performance-based specifications and contracting that align to company risk standards.
• Strategize and manage construction sequencing and logistics efforts to drive project efficiency and timeliness.
• Lead the team in innovative design optimization and value engineering initiatives to maximize project value and efficiency.
• Formulate and execute comprehensive start-up and commissioning activities, ensuring alignment with design considerations and project specifications.
• Develop and drive innovative construction engineering and project delivery strategies.
• Define high-impact objectives that drive the success of the project delivery team and align with broader organizational strategies and goals.
• Lead, develop, and coach a high-performing team by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and fostering a culture of engagement, growth, and accountability.
• Oversee workload planning, performance management, and team operations to align resources with business objectives while ensuring compliance with company policies and regulations.
• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.

Skills and Competencies

Experience

Education

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.

Location A : $145,000 - $199,000

Location B : $160,000 - $219,000

Location C : $174,000 - $238,000

You can view which BC location applies to you If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For 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

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

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