Principal Engineer - Land Development and Water Resources
About KEITH:
We are a multidisciplined consulting firm offering civil engineering, land surveying, transportation engineering, planning, landscape architecture, and construction management services. With decades of experience and a people-first culture, we’re dedicated to shaping communities through innovative, sustainable solutions.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Engineer / Chief Engineer to join our Miami office. This role is ideal for a senior-level professional who is passionate about technical excellence in land development and water resources. The successful candidate will serve as a senior technical advisor, providing leadership and guidance on complex projects while mentoring engineering staff and supporting strategic growth.
What you'll do:
- Act as senior technical advisor on complex land development and water resources projects.
- Provide high-level design expertise, review, and technical oversight to ensure quality, efficiency, and compliance.
- Lead and support project teams through planning, design, permitting, and delivery phases.
- Mentor and guide engineering staff, fostering professional development and technical growth.
- Collaborate with project managers, clients, and stakeholders to ensure innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable solutions.
- Serve as a trusted resource for technical problem-solving and decision-making within the firm.
- Contribute to business development efforts by supporting proposals, presentations, and client relationships.
Ideal candidate has:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Florida.
- Progressive engineering experience, with strong expertise in land development and water resources.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and provide technical guidance to engineering teams.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to easily build strong relationships.
- Proven track record of delivering complex, high-value projects.
We offer competitive benefits, including:
- 100% PAID Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Employer matched 401K - 100% Vested on Day 1 of contribution!!!
- Paid Parental leave and Life Insurance
- PTO, Holidays, and more!
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Florida
- Progressive engineering experience with strong expertise in land development and water resources
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and provide technical guidance to engineering teams
- Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships
- Proven track record delivering complex, high-value projects
What We Do
For more than six decades, KEITH has been providing design solutions throughout the State of Florida, the Caribbean, and beyond. Our firm was built on the basic principle of serving as an advocate for the communities in which we build, we live, and we give back to. As a trans-disciplinary firm, KEITH provides creative solutions to each project and the communities in which they serve. The firm provides resilient and sustainable design solutions for municipal agencies, private clients, and the Florida Department of Transportation. As a mid-size close-knit firm of over 180 professionals, KEITH provides surveying and mapping, subsurface utility engineering, planning, civil engineering, traffic and transportation engineering, landscape architecture, and construction management services with offices in Pompano Beach (HQ), Fort Lauderdale, Miami, West Palm Beach, and Orlando. KEITH has collaborated with more than 75 municipalities throughout Florida. Through our work, we create the stage for everyday moments; expected and unexpected. Our holistic development solutions carefully blend technical expertise with creative problem-solving; a right-and left-brained approach, or what we call Engineering Inspired Design.
