Civil Design Engineer $70K To $140K

Civil Design Engineer

Overview

The Design Engineer is responsible for the due diligence investigations as well as preliminary design and engineering analyses of various types of retail, commercial, industrial and residential site layouts throughout regions where we do business. Projects include working with several Fortune 500 companies, as well as working with local and regional developers with varying degrees of complexity.

Responsibilities

• Review municipal zoning and land development ordinances and applicable agency regulations to determine land development limitations for the property.
• Prepare Site Investigation and Due Diligence Reports to include the review of ordinances, utility service research, outside agency regulations and site visits to establish comprehensive development guidelines.
• Prepare Conceptual Site Plans.
• Prepare preliminary Grading Plans and Design.
• Design of Stormwater Management and Stormwater Conveyance Systems, Utility Systems and Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Design Plans.
• Prepare construction cost estimates.
• Project coordination with client, other consultants and project team for the purpose of preparing a comprehensive site plan application.
• Prepare technical reports including drainage, sanitary sewer and site investigation reports.
• Prepare written correspondence to outside agencies, client, contractor, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.
• 2-4 years’ experience in Civil Site Engineering (residential, institutional, industrial, and/or commercial site design and permitting experience).
• Engineer-In-Training (EIT) preferred.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to maintain and operate personal and/or company vehicle.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Familiar with the use of AutoCAD to assist in the production of site plan drawings.
• Knowledge of Truck and Turning & Modeling software.
• Knowledge of the planning and zoning process.
• Knowledge of Hydrologic and Hydraulic and Stormwater Design.
• Design and drafting capabilities.
• Grading and drainage design skills.
• Experience dealing with regulatory agencies and review professionals.
• Proficient in the use of available mapping websites for due diligence and site investigation purposes.
• Proficient in the use of the following design tools for site engineering:
  • AutoCAD Civil3D
  • Hydrology Software i.e. Hydraflow, HydroCAD, PondPack
  • Hydraulic Software i.e. Hydraflow, StormCAD, Storm and Sanitary Analysis (SSA)
  • HEC-RAS
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Software including Word, Excel, Outlook and Project.
• Proficient in the use of Bluebeam Revu and/or Adobe to prepare design document markups.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Independent and critical thinking abilities.
• Self-starter who can work independently and with team members.