Civil and Aviation Designer

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Your impact

Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better?

The Jacobs Hawaii Aviation Team is experiencing exciting growth within our established practice therefore we have a need for an experienced Civil and Aviation Designer to support aviation site civil projects from our Honolulu, Hawaii office.

In this role you’ll have the opportunity to execute 3D modeling of surfaces, airports, and pipelines as well as develop detailed construction drawings for civil projects. Using your experience, you’ll collaborate and coordinate with multiple design disciplines throughout the design process and can mentor civil technicians with less experience.

• Develop site civil designs for airfield projects, including grading, drainage, and utility layouts.
• Develop surface models for airfield projects using Civil 3D.
• Collaborate with engineers and other stakeholders to ensure the design meets project specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Manage and organize documents using Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC).
• Assist in the development of design plans for airfield projects and other civil design tasks.
• Support project teams in meeting schedules, budgets, and quality standards.
• Review and interpret survey data for integration into design models.

• Associate’s degree and minimum 10 years related experience in a professional civil engineering setting that provides the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the responsibilities of the position.
• Knowledge of FAA Advisory Circulars and airfield design requirements.
• Experience in design of airfield/site civil projects including alignments, profiles, typical sections, site grading and drainage.
• Knowledge and experience with Hawaii‑specific aviation requirements and standards.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and ever‑changing environment.
• Proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D and AutoCAD.
• Understanding of the latest releases of Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams.
• Experience using Bluebeam Sessions for drawing markup and quality control.
• Ability to effectively communicate information to project team and clients.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret red line drawings from Engineers, Managers, or others on the project team.
• Implement and maintain document control processes to track revisions, version control, and file management within the Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC).
• Ability to work as part of a team and coordinate with multiple design disciplines.
• Planning and organizational skills and ability to see a project through to completion.
• Excellent attention to detail of complex civil design components.

Posted Salary Range:
Minimum

86,600.00

Posted Salary Range:
Upper

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well‑being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off (allocated plans start date 17 days per calendar year), seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount as well as legally mandated benefits.

The base salary range for this position is $86,600.00 to $; though will be paid hourly based on hours worked. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Job posted on December 30, 2025. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in‑person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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