Senior SUE Project Engineer

  • Vaughn & Melton Consulting Engineers
  • Virginia Beach, Virginia
  • Full Time

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm of more than 2,400 professionals that provides a full range of multi-disciplined engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT, is currently ranked #50 on Engineering News-Records list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position Summary: Responsible for leading, overseeing, or performing engineering design using advanced knowledge of general engineering principles and practices to interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate assignments with limited supervision. Acts as a technical advisor and mentor to less experienced engineers.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

    • Supporting overall Project Manager by executing project management responsibilities for respective discipline , including , developing hour s estimates, scope , etc.

    • Provide design status updates to the Project Manager .

    • Track the budgets of discipline task(s) .

    • Oversee sub-tasks within their respective discipline for a project .

    • Executing quality control and quality assurance plan s as provided by the PMP for project.

    • Delegate project tasks to project team members .

    • Coaching/mentoring design staff through the design process .

    • P rovide consultative services to the client(s) , including attending client meetings , providing timely updates , and appropriate solutions to meet their expectations.

    • Collaborate and manage project sub-consultants and other internal disciplines

    • Develop extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals

    • Perform alternative studies, evaluate impacts, develop and finalize reports for client.

    • Plan, schedule, conduct or coordinate detailed phases of the engineering work in a part of a major project or in a total project of moderate scope .

    • Design projects using advanced discipline knowledge, client specifications and guidelines using design software and drawing tools.

    • Perform or check design computations

    • Prepar e and compil e contract plans, specifications and estimates

    • Coordinate with internal team members to ensure alignment and project completion by the defined deadline and established quality.

    • Technical oversight and guidance/support of Design Engineers within department

    • (If Manages Others) Lead and manage team members by providing leadership and continuous performance management (setting expectations, goals, feedback, 1:1 meeting, coaching) that supports the growth and development of team.

Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities

  • Perform other related duties as assigned
Required Skills
  • Proficient in discipline specific software
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Written and communication skills
  • Familiarity of a variety of engineering disciplines
  • Presentation skills
Job ID: 487746627
Originally Posted on: 8/1/2025

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