Project Engineer - Site Design

Site Design Project Engineer

Come work for OHM Advisors, the Community Advancement firm. With the singular mission of Advancing Communities, our diverse 800+ team of professionals works collaboratively across multiple service areas in multiple states, including architecture, engineering, planning, surveying, and construction engineering.

We are a team of experts with individual specialties working together, driven to make a difference through people-focused problem solving, design, and ideas. In everything we do, we put people first. We create places for communities of people that help solve a problem and drive them forward—advancing the whole community today and well into the future.

What You Will Contribute to OHM Advisors

As a Site Design Project Engineer, you will lead civil engineering design efforts for diverse land development projects, primarily serving private sector clients. You will collaborate closely with Project Managers to develop and execute tailored scopes of services that align with client needs and objectives. Your role as a key decision-maker throughout the project lifecycle will involve guiding the process from conceptual design to construction, ensuring high-quality deliverables and successful project outcomes.

Your expertise and leadership will be essential in fostering strong client relationships and driving innovative solutions in site design.

Your Responsibilities

Project Management:

• Provide guidance to the PM regarding anticipated tasks and relative effort.
• Achieve project success, adhering to work plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Oversee design team and facilitate QA/QC.

Technical Expertise:

• Planning and design of new construction and redevelopment sites.
• Preparation of engineering plans, specifications, reports, studies, technical memoranda, and other project documentation.
• Regulatory knowledge within the project's jurisdiction.
• Familiarity with Zoning & Land Use Codes, Subdivision Regulations, and Design Standards
• Stormwater management, quantity/quality controls. Understanding of Best Management Practices for design and construction.
• Functional knowledge of sanitary sewer, water, power, gas, and telecom utilities.
• Grading design for mass earthwork, roadways, parking lots, building pads, sidewalks, and other site improvements. Understanding of ADA & PROWAG design requirements.
• Competency in Land Surveying practices. Ability to interpret plats, deeds, easements, legal descriptions, etc.
• Expertise with topographic models of existing and proposed conditions.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Civil3d, hydrologic/hydraulic modeling programs, Auto Turn and similar civil engineering design software.

Teamwork and Leadership:

• Work collaboratively with team of internal staff, external consultants, and regulatory authorities.
• Mentor staff and contribute to organizational growth.
• Communicate effectively with clients, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders.