Senior Civil Engineer I

A Senior Civil Engineer I will be responsible for performing and directing civil engineering duties on multi-discipline building design projects of moderate to large scope, and projects that involve only civil engineering.  

General responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Performing civil engineering duties as a Senior Civil Engineer including analysis and design involving utilities, roadways, site grading, stormwater management, erosion control, and site plan preparation; supervising and directing the work of Civil Engineers and EI/EIT’s assigned to the project; coordination with other design disciplines; managing the production of contract documents; and satisfying project budget and schedule requirements
• Concurrently leading several projects of moderate complexity and scope when required by schedule and/or resource constraints
• Meeting with clients to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of services
• Managing the Civil portion of multi-discipline projects and working with assigned Project Managers to meet project budget, schedule, goals, and objectives
• Coordinating, supervising, and communicating all aspects of the Civil design within multi-discipline teams to ensure that civil design details integrate properly with all other disciplines
• Communication with the Contractor on Design-Build projects to verify suitability of systems and materials selected
• Managing and supervising Civil support services associated with the bidding process, including preparing addenda and amendments and opening and tabulating bids
• Managing and supervising Civil support services associated with the construction phase, including field visits, answering RFIs, reviewing shop drawings, and preparing record drawings
• Ensuring staff compliance with quality control policies and procedures
• Working with, responding to, and taking direction from Managing Principals, Project Managers, Design Managers, Operations Directors and senior management.
• Assist in presenting projects to clients, contractors, project team members, Authorities Having Jurisdiction, and members of the public through all stages of the project
• Actively support Company marketing and business development activities
• Establish and maintain positive client relationships
• Provide technical guidance to Civil staff
• Mentoring and monitoring the professional development of Civil staff
• Assisting Department Director and Department Head in developing new and/or revised processes and procedures
• Representing the Department Head (DH) when the DH is unavailable
• Leading staff training sessions
• Providing input to Department Head on staff annual performance reviews

 

Education, Technology, and Experience

• Graduation from an ABET-accredited 4-, 5-, or 6-year engineering program in one of the following disciplines:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering
  • Civil Engineering Technology
• Post-graduate degree in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering-related degree may be given additional consideration
• A Senior Civil Engineer should be able to effectively utilize current company software programs for word processing, e-mail, accounting, and information management. Additional consideration may be given for experience with Autocadd Civil 3D and stormwater modeling programs such as PCSWMM, Pondpack, and SewerGems.
• Working familiarity with design and production software to a point of being able to understand the capabilities and limitations of the programs and interact with the support staff in their use of the software is highly desirable.
• A Senior Civil Engineer should typically have 5-10 years or more of significant design and practice experience in a leadership role with a Civil Engineering firm or a multi-discipline Architectural & Engineering firm. Experience with analysis and design involving utilities, roadways, site grading, stormwater management, erosion control, and site plan preparation is desirable.
• Experience as a lead designer or Civil Engineer in federal, state, municipal, healthcare, commercial, higher education or similar projects plus experience in Design/Build and CM at Risk project delivery methods is desirable.

 

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must be a fully licensed Engineer in at least one US state, preferably in the local jurisdiction
• NCEES record to facilitate licensure through reciprocity is preferred
• Understanding of sustainable design principles and design practices with LEED AP accreditation preferred
• Additional certificat