Fehr Graham (a Trilon Group company) is hiring a Senior Principal Engineer

Fehr Graham, a Trilon Group company, is hiring a Senior Principal Engineer to serve in a senior leadership role within The Lane Group's engineering practice. You'll be responsible for technical excellence, strategic growth, and operational oversight, combining high-level project leadership with client engagement and staff development in Virginia and the surrounding region.

What You'll Do

• Provide executive-level oversight and technical direction on complex transportation and infrastructure projects.
• Serve as Engineer of Record as appropriate, ensuring 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 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 We're Looking For

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of graphic designing utilizing the latest version of Autodesk/Civil 3D.
• Knowledge of hydraulic modeling software, WaterCAD and KYPipe.
• 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 work effectively as part of a team.
• Skills to operate basic office equipment like printers, computer terminals, facsimile machines, copy machines and telephone systems.
• 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.

Technical Stack

• Autodesk/Civil 3D
• WaterCAD
• KYPipe
• AutoCAD

Team & Environment

Part of The Lane Group, which is part of Rinker Design Associates, LLC (RDA), a subsidiary of Trilon Group.

Benefits & Compensation

• 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
• $10,000 sign-on bonus

Work Mode

This is a hybrid position supporting work in Virginia and the surrounding region.

RDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug-free workplace. Applicants that require an employment visa sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered.