Principal Signal Engineering Specialist

1 month ago


Philadelphia, United States Burns PLLC Full time
About Burns:

Burns Engineering provides professional engineering design and project management services for transportation, facilities, and infrastructure projects. We help our clients attain their strategic goals and initiatives through successful large-scale infrastructure projects. Burns’ full-service capabilities include mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, transportation, and energy consulting engineering.

Recently voted a Top Workplace by Philly.com, we credit our strength as an organization to our talented, driven, vibrant team. Burns is an ENR Top 500 Firm, and has been named an MEP Giant by Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine, as well as a Hot Firm by Zweig. We are industry experts, proven leaders, innovative thinkers, and team players. We put our clients’ successes and best interests first, because their success is our success. We have fun at work because we love making a difference in the world. We are looking for high-energy, bright, collaborative individuals who want the opportunity to “write their own story” with us.

Railroad & Transit Team

Burns provides design and construction solutions to help maintain, improve, and expand the nation’s railroad and transit infrastructure. We have designed the implementation of critical programs across the country, and support the renewed emphasis on a public transit-oriented lifestyle.

Burns is currently seeking an Principal Signal Engineering Specialist to join our Railroad & Transit team in Philadelphia, Pa or Pittsburgh, Pa.

SUMMARY

Performs technical oversight of identified engineering projects within a specific specialization or market sector with high levels of complexity. Formulates and guides the attempt to solve problems consisting of a high level of difficulty and marked importance to the organization. May be responsible for development of a niche a technical service. Is aware of the Company’s goals and uses this knowledge to identify ways to advance the Company’s ability to produce successful projects. Primary focus may be inclusive of high-profile clients or projects. Performs duties similar to the Senior Project Engineer but for complex or specialized projects or for specific clients.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Coordinate project work with all engineering staff and consultants.
  • Trouble-shoot and provide design and/or construction solutions.
  • Applies advanced engineering techniques and analyses.
  • Utilize thorough knowledge of current technology to select and apply appropriate engineering software for use on projects
  • Perform complex engineering tasks and particularly important engineering work efficiently and accurately.
  • Assist in recruiting, retaining and developing top industry talent.
  • Establish and maintain cooperative and productive relationships with all employees, clients and other stakeholders.
  • Individual investigations into complex technical problems.
  • Quality control through project review at various stages throughout project design.
  • Provides subject matter expertise to company clients on technical issues.
  • Represents firm at technical conferences.
  • Represents firm at client meetings.
  • Assists in the performance management process by providing feedback to the Project Manager for performance evaluations
  • Works with the Project Manager to determine technical staffing needs for the group.
  • Assures financial and technical project success and maintains a high level of client satisfaction.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Informal task supervision of CAD Operators, Designers, Junior Associates, Associates, Engineers and Engineer IIs at the direction of the Project Manager.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
  • Bachelor's (B.S.) Engineering degree and at least 12 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.


Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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