Job Description
The organization is seeking an experienced Civil Engineer / Chief Engineer to oversee construction engineering activities for heavy highway and transportation infrastructure projects, including bridges, roadways, and complex structural operations.
This is a succession opportunity for the current Chief Engineer. Following a structured training and transition period, the selected candidate will assume full responsibility for the organization's construction engineering function.
The role will provide technical leadership across projects, oversee engineering standards and risk, work closely with field and project teams, and ultimately serve as the organization's senior engineering authority.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead planning, design, review, and approval of temporary works for heavy highway construction projects.
- Provide engineering oversight for cofferdams, concrete forms, temporary supports, shoring, falsework, and demolition sequencing.
- Work directly with project managers, field personnel, and construction teams to ensure engineering plans are implemented safely and correctly.
- Establish and maintain engineering standards, procedures, and quality-control processes.
- Provide technical oversight of constructability, engineering risk, and safety impacts related to construction means and methods.
- Ensure compliance with PennDOT, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, OSHA, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
- Review, approve, sign, and seal engineering drawings, calculations, and technical documents as required.
- Serve as the primary engineering liaison with PennDOT, owners, design engineers, consultants, third-party reviewers, and regulatory agencies.
- Lead, mentor, and develop engineering staff and strengthen internal engineering capabilities.
- Support preconstruction, estimating, and bid reviews with technical input and construction sequencing plans.
- Evaluate engineering risks and constructability during project planning.
- Work closely with project management and field leadership to resolve complex technical issues.
- Provide technical guidance and leadership throughout project execution.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | New Kensington, PA |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Salary | $125,000–$130,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 1 - 10 |
| Year Founded | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC, US |
| Website | https://dhakatechnology.com/ |
Qualifications
PennDOT experience preferred.
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission experience preferred.
Experience with major DOT or transportation infrastructure projects.
About Company
Great technology starts with great people. That's where we come in.
We're Dhaka Technologies Ltd, a minority-owned, E-Verified IT staffing and consulting firm headquartered in the heart of Washington, DC. For more than 7 years, we've helped government agencies and businesses scale their teams without the hiring headaches: skilled developers, cloud and network engineers, data specialists, cybersecurity pros, project managers, and AI engineers, ready when you need them.
Beyond staffing, our consultants bring deep expertise in cloud migration, infrastructure architecture, performance and capacity management, DevOps, data engineering, and software testing.
We're an approved vendor across multiple state contract vehicles including Oklahoma, Florida, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and the DC Supply Schedule and proud to be trusted by names like T-Mobile, CareFirst, and DC Health Link.
Exceptional service, at a fraction of the usual cost. That's our promise.
Skills
- Civil Engineeringunmatched
- Construction Engineeringunmatched
- Project Engineeringunmatched
- Project Trackingunmatched
- Riskunmatched
- Roadway Constructionunmatched
- Technical Leadershipunmatched
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