TYLin

Senior Airport Civil Engineer

TYLin

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Washington • District of Columbia • Virginia • United States

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Salary

💰 $130,000 - $170,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • 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 (DDOT, MDOT, VDOT).
  • Provide technical oversight, mentor junior staff, and conduct quality reviews to ensure design excellence.
  • Serve as a client-facing representative of TYLin, building strong relationships with airport authorities such as MWAA and regional aviation agencies.
  • Support proposal preparation, technical narratives, fee development, and client presentations.
  • Contribute to strategic growth initiatives across the Mid-Atlantic Aviation market.
  • Support or lead scope development, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management.
  • Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated aviation solutions.
  • Provide construction-phase services including RFI responses, submittal reviews, and field observations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in DC, Maryland, or Virginia (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, and utility coordination
  • Demonstrated experience supporting or leading proposals and business development
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in client-facing environments
Benefits
  • health insurance
  • retirement savings plan with company matching contributions
  • continuing education benefits
  • paid time off
  • employee assistance program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
civil engineeringsurface modelinggrading designcorridor developmentdrawing productionpavement designutility coordinationrisk managementconstruction documentationquality reviews
Soft Skills
technical oversightmentoringclient relationship buildingproposal preparationbusiness developmentcommunicationteam coordinationstrategic growth initiativesclient presentationsfield observations
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Civil EngineeringLicensed Professional Engineer (PE)