Site Design Engineer - Water Infrastructure
Listed on 2026-10-20
-
Engineering
Civil Engineering, Water Engineer
- Full-time
Upstate, NY and Mid-Atlantic locations
We invite you to bring your energy and passion into play as you contribute to innovative and high- quality design solutions. To succeed in this role, you must be capable of exercising judgment in evaluating, selecting, and applying engineering techniques, procedures and criteria to make design decisions.
Ramboll in Americas
Ramboll has 2,000 experts working across 72 offices in the Americas applying their passion to deliver innovative solutions within Environment & Health, Water, Energy and Planning & Urban Design. Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a people company. We invite you to contribute to a sustainable future working in an open, collaborative and empowering culture.
Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? We work to create a sustainable future and our inspiring projects and innovative solutions strive to set the standard among our peers. You will join a global company that has been growing successfully since its founding in 1945. Together, we lead and leave a positive impact on societies, companies and people around the world.
Job DescriptionAs our new Site Design Engineer
, you will join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team delivering site and civil infrastructure solutions for municipal and industrial clients. You will have the opportunity to take ownership of defined design assignments, expand your technical capabilities, and contribute to projects from planning and permitting through final design and construction.
You will join our Water Infrastructure Group
As our new Site Design Engineer your key tasks and responsibilities will be:
- Independently complete defined site and civil design assignments under the direction of a project manager or senior technical lead.
- Develop site layouts, grading and drainage plans, stormwater-management facilities, erosion and sediment control plans, utility layouts, and construction documents using AutoCAD Civil 3D.
- Develop existing and proposed surfaces utilizing feature lines, contours, corridors, etc. Analyze surfaces for cut / fill and earthwork balance.
- Perform engineering calculations, evaluate design alternatives, and prepare technical reports, specifications, permit documents, and cost estimates.
- Coordinate design information with internal disciplines, clients, permitting agencies, contractors, vendors, and subcontractors.
- Support construction-phase services, including site visits, submittal and shop-drawing reviews, responses to contractor questions, punch-list development, and documentation of field conditions.
- Apply Ramboll's health and safety and quality-control processes, communicate project status and potential issues, and actively seek feedback to support continued professional growth.
- Participate in relevant professional affiliations.
Your starting point for constant growth
From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the company. For this role, we believe your starting point is:
- Bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental, or a related engineering discipline.
- At least four years of relevant site/civil engineering and design experience.
- Demonstrated proficiency using AutoCAD Civil 3D to develop site-design plans and construction documents.
- Experience in several of the following areas: site layout, grading and drainage, stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, utility design, permitting, and construction-phase support.
- Ability to independently complete defined assignments, exercise engineering judgment, and coordinate effectively with project managers and multidisciplinary teams.
- Engineer-in-Traini…
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).