Civil Engineer - Principal

As a Civil Engineering Principal for Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) in our Civil Practice at the Greenville, SC office, you’ll play a key leadership role in growing our Civil/Site practice across the Carolinas while leading and delivering high-quality land development projects. We’re looking for an established civil engineering and business leader who brings strong technical and project management capabilities, a demonstrated track record of developing and expanding client relationships, and an established network within the regional land development market.

You’ll work with commercial, institutional, industrial, and energy clients while identifying and pursuing new opportunities, expanding existing client relationships, and positioning CEC for continued growth in the region. You’ll be expected to leverage established client and industry relationships to generate new opportunities for the Civil/Site practice and introduce CEC’s broader multidisciplinary capabilities, creating opportunities across multiple practices and service lines.

You’ll maintain an active presence in the regional business and development community and work collaboratively with professionals across CEC’s practices and offices to understand client needs and bring the full capabilities of the firm to those relationships.

In addition to your business development responsibilities, you’ll lead project teams and oversee project execution, including reviewing work products, quality control, client interaction, budgeting, and mentoring junior engineers. In managing junior staff, you’ll review design aspects such as site layouts, grading plans, stormwater management facilities, water quality best management practices, and utilities. You’ll provide leadership throughout all phases of a project—from conceptual planning and design through regulatory review, bidding, construction, and project completion.

At CEC, every team member is personally invested in serving our clients with integrity, delivering results that matter, and growing meaningful careers. As employee-owners, we’re accountable not just for our work, but for creating an environment that supports and challenges one another. Our people are our priority — and that’s what drives us to dig deeper, collaborate smarter, and build lasting relationships inside and outside of our company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead business development efforts for the Greenville Civil/Site practice, including identifying prospective clients, developing relationships, pursuing opportunities, and converting those relationships into new work
• Leverage and expand an established network of developers, architects, contractors, brokers, energy clients, and other land development stakeholders throughout the Carolinas
• Leverage existing client and industry relationships to identify and create opportunities for CEC’s broader multidisciplinary services, expanding relationships across multiple practices and service lines
• Develop and execute strategic client growth plans for new and existing clients
• Maintain active presence in the regional development community through client engagement, industry organizations, and networking
• Collaborate across CEC practices and offices to identify client needs, develop integrated solutions, and bring the full capabilities of the firm to client
• Lead proposal development, client presentations and interviews, scope and fee development, and contract negotiations
• Manage land development and civil engineering projects from proposal through construction, including oversight of scope, schedule, budget, and client expectations
• Review project designs, including site layouts, grading plans, stormwater management facilities, utilities, and water quality best management…