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Fluor is seeking candidates for opportunities within our Program Delivery Support (PDS) team, working alongside the California High-Speed Rail Authority, to provide program delivery and program management services for one of the largest planned infrastructure projects in the U.S. The system will connect the 500-mile stretch between the Los Angeles region with the San Francisco Bay Area, with up to 24 stations. The first phase of the program is currently under construction in California’s Central Valley.

Job Description

The Structural Lead works under the direction of the Assistant Director of Civil Infrastructure Engineering and directs and manages tasks associated with structure design criteria development, special technical studies, final design and construction support, preliminary engineering support, and procurement engineering support. The Structural Lead coordinates with Geotechnical, Seismic and Tunneling leads to update the design related chapters of the Design Criteria Manual (DCM) for future procurement reference. The Structural Lead provides technical support to the Project Construction Management Team (PCM) for management of the final design and construction packages. The employee works in the Engineering Services Branch, which is part of the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Office of Program Delivery.

Position Responsibilities:

Direct and supervise the development of Structures Design Criteria

Directs and contributes to Structures Design Criteria development for Bridges, Retaining Walls, and Buried Structures

Coordinate with Seismic Specialist Team to develop the Ground Motion and Fault Crossing Response procedures

Manage, and monitor progress and schedule of technical chapters of criteria development

Support and supervise special studies:

Assesses the studies to support design criteria development, third party agreements, and others as necessary

Assist in the development of scope, delivery schedule and cost estimates

Monitors progress and schedule of deliverables

Manages and supervises the final design and construction support team to support construction contract packages:

Coordinate with PCM and System Assurance team to ensure the required design and review procedures, V&V process, and system interfaced requirements specified in GP and PCM manual are followed

Supervise the team to perform the Due Diligent Review for technical contract submittals

Manage the review of Requests for Information (RFIs), Design Variance Requests (DVRs), received from PCM for preparation of the responses

Coordinate with technical teams to develop the Directive Memo for issuing to PCM and Design Builder

Supervise the team to provide technical support to the program design segments:

Provide updates of design requirements and technical documents to support the preliminary designs for obtaining approval of environmental clearance application

Supervise the team to perform the review of the preliminary design submittals

Attend the technical discussion meetings
Other duties as assigned.

Basic Job Requirements

Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in Civil Engineering or closely related field of study and twenty (20) years of work-related experience
Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders.
Job-related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job.
Job related skills required - Strong leadership skills, customer focus, business acumen, influence, strategic agility, decision making, personal accountability, ownership and follow-through, a team player, mentor, and coach.
Ability to translate strategy (“what”) into actionable steps / executions plans (“how”), ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner.

Other Job Requirements

Knowledge of principles and practices of structural design of bridges, and transit viaducts in high seismicity area

Knowledge of principles and practices of high-speed rail design criteria and standards

Knowledge of principles and practices of the design and construction support projects

Familiar with Design-bid-build and Design-build project delivery methods and requirements

Ability to use experience to evaluate engineering solutions for the major transportation projectsfrom planning, preliminary, final design and through the construction phases

Preferred Qualifications

Licensed Professional Engineer in California

Strong project and construction management background

Proficiency and knowledge of computer software applications such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Visio

Familiar with transportation projects and disciplines

Knowledge of and ability to apply engineering judgment in areas of design and construction engineering on transportation projects.

Excellent communication skills

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by governing law.

Benefits Statement: Fluor is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote employee health, wellness, and financial security. Our offerings include medical, dental and vision plans, EAP, disability coverage, life insurance, AD&D, voluntary benefit plans, 401(k) with a company match, paid time off (personal, bereavement, sick, holidays) for salaried employees, paid sick leave per state requirement for craft employees, parental leave, and training and development courses.

Market Rate Statement: The market rate for the role is typically at the mid-point of the salary range; however, variations in final salary are determined by additional factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.

Notice to Candidates: Background checks are carried out as part of any conditional offer made, including (but not limited to & role dependent) education, professional registration, employment, references, passport verifications and Global Watchlist screening.

To be Considered Candidates: Must be authorized to work in the country where the position is located.

Salary Range: $175,500.00 - $324,500.00

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