Senior Principal Engineer - Site Civil
About this role
Senior Principal Engineer - Site Civil
Department: Community Infrastructure
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Compensation: $150,000 - $180,000 / year
Description
What You’ll Do
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for the design of land development projects from initial concept through construction administration
- Provide executive-level oversight and technical direction on complex transportation and infrastructure projects.
- Serve as Engineer of Record as appropriate and ensure adherence to applicable state, federal, and industry standards.
- Review and approve engineering designs, calculations, plans, specifications, and deliverables.
- Act as a trusted advisor to key public-sector and institutional clients.
- Maintain and expand long-term client relationships throughout Virginia and the surrounding region.
- Support strategic pursuits, proposals, and interviews for major Site Civil project opportunities.
- Lead, mentor, and develop senior engineers, project managers, and emerging leaders.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence.
- Support succession planning and workforce development initiatives.
- Collaborate with Rinker Design Associates and Trilon Group leadership on growth initiatives and integration efforts.
- Contribute to operational planning, financial performance, and resource management.
- Identify opportunities to expand services, markets, and delivery methods.
What You’ll Need
- Proficiency in design utilizing AutoCAD Civil3D
- Skill in updating, maintaining, operating and evaluating all AutoCAD software and related equipment
- Strong attention to detail, ensuring edits requested by project manager are accurate
- Able to fully understand and follow complex oral and written instructions
- Ability to operate, access, and maintain diverse software applications
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Basic understanding of ISO 9000 design requirements.
Why Join RDA?
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401K Retirement Plan; Roth Contributions
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability
- Generous PTO and 8 federal holidays + 1 floating holiday
- Parental leave
- Supportive team culture
Applicants that require an employment visa sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered.
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Company at a glance
Great infrastructure does more than support communities—it shapes how people live, move, and connect every day. By bringing together expertise across transportation, water, energy, environmental, and community systems, we help turn big ideas into lasting solutions that make a meaningful difference.
Trilon is building a family of best-in-class consulting companies focused on planning, engineering, and delivering sustainable infrastructure projects. Through investments in talent, technology, and targeted acquisitions, we help communities deliver critical infrastructure faster, more affordably, and with measurable impact.
Top Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Roth contributions
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Generous pto
- Federal holidays
- Floating holiday
- Parental leave
- Sign-on bonus
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