Senior Civil Engineer

Job Description

Responsibilities

Manage complex civil engineering issues related to new project development, redevelopment, expansions and renovations.
Facilitate creative and cost-effective solutions to project engineering requirements with an understanding of the Simon business model and objectives.
Interact with Simon team members (Development, Leasing, Property Management, Project Management, Design, etc) to establish Project specific goals and solutions.
Present proposed Project design solutions to Simon Senior Management for comment and direction and translate design direction to Consultant Team for successful implementation.
Address special projects which evolve out of operational or legal issues.
Sponsor all engineering issues concerning the Project during the design process and during construction, taking responsibility for continually reinforcing goals with the Project Team while being respectful to the Project budget and schedule.
Manage Technical Consultants - Interview, select and manage technical consultants including civil engineers, geotechnical consultants, traffic engineers, and land surveyors to ensure design quality and timeliness meet the needs of the Company and are acceptable to department stores, lending institutions, partners and public regulatory agencies.
Prepare detailed Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for land surveying, civil engineering, traffic engineering, geotechnical investigations and other site-related services.
Review proposals to ensure accuracy and inclusion of all necessary services to complete the Project.
Prepare contracts and amendments to engage consultants and manage fees in accordance with the Project budget.
Provide on-going budget updates to the Project Manager included forecasted budget reallocations to cover unexpected or out-of-scope work.
Work closely with Development staff, in-house and local counsel & other consultants as necessary to identify development/construction issues, create solutions & to obtain the right-to-build complex projects.
Participate in public zoning and other hearings/meetings with regulatory agencies as Company representative to secure desired outcome.
Coordinate engineering documents with other design elements and other departments within the Company to ensure adequate overall design and a minimum of construction conflicts and work to resolve conflicts as they arise with little supervision.
Work with existing properties to address special site engineering and related technical concerns.
Provide technical recommendations to management and Company representatives as necessary.
Travel to project locations as needed for meetings, hearings, and construction phase visits.

Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Landscape Architecture, or Land Surveying.
15 years engineering experience in civil engineering field, site planning and design.
5 years of experience supervising projects and/or managing work products of other engineers.
Working knowledge of all technical aspects of Civil Engineering, land surveying and other segments of Engineering related to land development and property management.
Working knowledge of retail development processes and regulatory requirements for the right to build various real estate and retail projects.
Effective written and verbal communication and organization skills with attention to detail.
Demonstrated experience with budgeting and organizational planning.

Preferred Qualifications

Professional licensure preferred.
Organization agility (maintain flexibility to achieve desired result).
Good presentation and persuasive skills.
Adaptability to shifting priorities and rapid changes.
Communicate efficiently.
Manage execution of desired objective including seeking clarification to ambiguity.
Effective problem solving using creative techniques.

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