Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
STEVEN D. HEISS
Westminster, MD *1157
******.*****@*****.***
Project Manager/Civil Engineer/Environmental Scientist B.S. Earth Science/Geology/Biology: Frostburg University, Frostburg, MD: Dec, 1986
Relevant Professional Experience:
• Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc. /Assistant Project Manager
(06/2021 – 03/2024)
• Served as the Civil Project Manager/Project Engineer for all Maryland projects. Performed contract and budget oversight; Performed all civil design, including layout storm drainage, SWM, ESC, and W/S; Responsible for all client contact, plan approvals, permitting and construction oversight For several large WSSC projects (Water and Sewer Authority in Montgomery and Pince George’s Counties-bordering Washington, D.C.). Managed several large SWM inspection projects for the MDTA (Maryland Transit Authority). Successfully worked 100% remotely. Typically had one or two AutoCAD drafter/designers actually preparing the plan sets for me. They worked out of the New Cumberland, PA HQ office.
Note: All Maryland work, except a few loose ends, was completed in March, 2024. The PA based company stopped actively seeking work in Mayland. I was essentially laid off then re-hired as an
“on-call” employee. No benefits, just an hourly wage when there is work I can do.
• Atkins North America / Senior Designer II – ESC/SWM QC Manager for Purple Line 10/2018 to 10/2020)
• AECOM / Senior Water Resources Engineer (01/2016 to 06/2018)
• Independent Contractor (3/15 to 12/2015)
• Heery International / AA County Capital Improvement Project (9/14 to 2/15) Project Manager
• Benchmark Engineering, Inc (4/14 – 7/14) – Project Engineer / Project Manager
• AB Consultants, Inc (3/12 to 02/14) - Project Manager
• Soltesz (03/11 to 1/2012) – Environmental Project Manager
• LDE, Inc. (7/95 to 9/11) - Project Manager
• Advanced Surveys, Inc. (10/93 to 6/95) - Project Manager (Calvert County, Md)
• KCI Technologies, Inc. (Laurel Office) (8/86 to 2/93) - Project Manager Professional Certifications / Affiliations:
Member, Association of Engineering Geologists ; Member, MNBIA Environmental Committee (P.G. and Montgomery Counties) : Certified by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, to perform wetland delineations ; Maryland DNR Qualified Professional ; Rosgen Level I & II Training; Valid MDE
‘Green Card”
Skills & Software
• 35 years of experience in the consulting industry working on large infrastructure design-Build and P3 projects; land development engineering and environmental science industry.
• Primarily Private and public (regulatory)
• Demonstrated skills in water resources engineering analysis, computation and design
• Demonstrated skills in wetland delineation and functional assessment, forest conservation studies and plans, stream assessments and stream restoration
• Erosion & Sediment Control (E&S) Certification - Green card
• Hydrology and Hydraulics software: HEC-RAS, TR-20, TR-55, Flowmaster, HY-8
• Demonstrated ability to perform all design for preparation of full engineering construction plan sets
• Demonstrated ability to process plans through local and state agencies to obtain approvals and permits
• Sediment transport studies-identification of sediment sources for upstream restoration to prevent/slow the sedimentation process in downstream SWM facilities
• Extensive computer skills including: M.S. Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access),
• Familiar with AutoCAD, Micro-Station and ARCGIS
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• Quickly adapt to the QA-QC procedure of the company and used in all design calculations
• Well versed with AASHTO, MUTCD, Maryland SHA, MDE, DNR and USACOE design standards/policies.
• Extensive construction management and inspection experience, particularly SWM facilities
• Proficient at preparing engineering cost estimates
• Design of Wetland Mitigation Plans, including design of wetland mitigation banking sites
• Stream Restoration Design,
• Familiar with latest MDE TMDL requirements and MS-4 permit requirements
• Proficient at SWM retrofit designs
• Experience leading design teams of 2 – 5 junior staff members
• Proficient at reviewing engineering construction plans
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Very good technical writing skills
• Extensive experience in speaking with and attending meetings with clients, county, state and federal review agencies as well as running public information meetings
• Ability to communicate highly technical material to lay people in highly understandable language / terms
Courses Relevant to My Skills:
• Urban Planning
• Physical Geography
• Physical Geology
• Historical Geology
• Fundamentals of Soils
• Advanced Soils
• Fluvial Geomorphology
• Ecology
• Biology I
• Biology II
• Surveying
• Hydrology
• Botany
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Calculus
• Surveying
• Trigonometry
• Ecology and Geology of Maryland
• Cartography
• Remote Sensing / Aerial Photography
• Water Resources - Hydraulics
• Meteorology
• Land Planning in Maryland
• Plant Taxonomy
• Specific project experience available upon request
• Professional References available upon request
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