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Senior Civil Engineer

AECOM
Conshohocken, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 31 Mar 2025

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Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking an experienced, highly skilled and proficient Senior Civil Engineer for immediate employment in the Conshohocken, PA office in a full-time role. The successful candidate will work in an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment in both in-person and virtual (telework) settings. This position provides unlimited career growth potential while collaborating with a team comprised of a variety of technical staff and project managers in support of AECOM’s clients, including natural gas, electric utilities, solar and other renewables, and other focus areas.

This person will be part of AECOM’s Environmental Planning and Permitting (EPP) team and use their civil engineering and design experience, leadership, and critical thinking skills to lead and manage other civil engineers and technical staff to support our clients and AECOM’s projects. The ideal candidate will need to thrive in a challenging environment, be flexible on schedule to meet project deadlines, meet billable hours and other company goals, and provide a broad range of civil engineering skills and quality control capabilities.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

  • Lead and manage a team of junior engineers to develop, prepare, and complete civil engineering plans, calculations, and other design elements to support permit applications in multiple states including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia Ohio, and others in the mid-Atlantic area.
  • Provide certified and licensed sign-off of plan drawings and permit applications at the licensed professional (Professional Engineer) and complete technical qualify reviews of the permit applications and plan drawings.
  • Prepare and/or oversee permit application preparation for NPDES Stormwater for Construction; SWPPPs, Grading and Drainage Plans, Stormwater Management, infiltration testing and reporting, as-built drawings such as stormwater management plans.
  • Attend agency meetings on behalf of AECOM and our clients.
  • Perform field work for stormwater management facilities installation inspections, permit terminations, erosion and sediment control, infiltration testing and other field work.
  • Perform quality assurance of civil engineering data and design components.
  • Work with the EPP team on a variety of utility construction and environmental impact assessment projects, as the Civil Engineering technical lead and quality reviewer.
  • Mentor and train junior civil engineering staff, resolve technical issues and assist with other staff with troubleshooting.
  • Prepare and maintain internal and external project documentation, including quality control documentation.
  • Coordinate with internal teams such as cultural resources, ecologists, GIS staff, geologists, and other technical experts.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

  • BA/BS degree In Civil Engineering (or closely related field), plus 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Pennsylvania and/or other states.  
  • In depth knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil 3-D, HEC-RAS, and other software.
  • 6 years of Civil Engineering-related project work, civil site design, drainage, water resources, permit requirements, or other relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
  • Due to the nature of work, US Citizenship required.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Professional Engineer license in other states such as NJ, DE, MD, VA, WV, OH.
  • If not licensed in Pennsylvania, be able to obtain a P.E. license within 12-months of start date with AECOM.
  • Experience working with electric utility, natural gas,

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