Senior Airport Civil Engineer
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Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership & Project Delivery
- Lead the planning, design, and delivery of airport civil infrastructure projects, including runways, taxiways, aprons, grading, drainage, utilities, and landside improvements.
- Prepare and oversee detailed engineering designs, specifications, and construction documentation.
- Utilize Autodesk Civil 3D for surface modeling, grading design, corridor development, and drawing production.
- Ensure compliance with FAA regulations, AC 150 standards, TSA requirements, and applicable state and local agency criteria (Caltrans Division of Aeronautics and local jurisdictions).
- Integrate sustainability, resiliency, and stormwater compliance requirements specific to California environmental regulations.
- Provide technical oversight, mentor junior staff, and conduct quality reviews to ensure design excellence.
- Client Engagement & Business Development
- Serve as a client-facing representative of TYLin, building strong relationships with airport authorities such as Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), regional municipal airports, and other Southern California aviation agencies.
- Support proposal preparation, technical narratives, fee development, and client presentations.
- Contribute to strategic growth initiatives across the California aviation market.
- Project Management & Collaboration
- Support or lead scope development, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams-including environmental, structural, airside operations, and landside transportation-to deliver integrated aviation solutions.
- Provide construction-phase services including RFI responses, submittal reviews, field observations, and coordination with airport operations to minimize disruption in active airfield environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in California (or ability to obtain).
- 10+ years of progressive civil engineering experience with strong airport project involvement.
- Advanced proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D.
- Strong knowledge of FAA airfield geometry, grading and drainage design, pavement design, utility coordination, and California stormwater compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated experience supporting or leading proposals and business development efforts.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in complex, stakeholder-driven environments.
Benefits
Additional Information
TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for the global infrastructure market. With over 3,000 employees throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, the firm provides support on projects of varying size and complexity. Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. We provide people with better mobility. We steward precious resources by finding more sustainable solutions. Job Summary TYLin is seeking a Senior Airport Civil Engineer to join our Los Angeles office. This role is ideal for a technically strong and client-focused professional with 10+ years of progressive civil engineering experience, including significant exposure to airport infrastructure projects across California and the Western U.S. Based in one of the world's most complex and high-traffic aviation markets, you will play a key role in delivering impactful airfield and landside projects while serving as a trusted advisor to airport authorities and public-sector clients. Responsibilities & Qualifications
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