Site Civil Engineer

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of civil engineering scope of work and budgets for proposals.
• Serve as the Engineer of Record on non‑complex projects.
• Coordinate with internal and external resources to complete all due diligence research and documentation.
• Develop concept site layouts compliant with jurisdictional requirements.
• Coordinate with jurisdictional authorities to determine design and submittal requirements and to implement design solutions that comply.
• Attend and contribute to client meetings.
• Design and plan general civil construction for a wide variety of projects through schematic and construction design processes, including site layouts, horizontal and vertical control, grading and drainage, paving, site utilities, details, and associated civil engineering activities.
• Help prepare site civil engineering calculations in support of the site development (stormwater pond sizing, culvert and pipe capacity analysis, hydrology calculations, etc.).
• Prepare specifications and contract documents.
• Perform complex assignments exercising judgment in evaluation, selection and modification of standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• Make decisions on significant design and engineering procedures as needed.
• Function as a Technical Specialist or Project Manager on mid‑size projects as needed; project management is not the sole focus of this position.
• Supervise a small staff of professionals and technicians as needed.
• Be independent in pursuit of information.
• Manage time and organization of multiple tasks/projects.
• Communicate effectively with managers and team members.
• Mentor junior staff and delegate appropriately.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• A minimum of 5 years experience in general civil engineering.
• Proficient and demonstrated applied experience with CAD civil engineering software such as Autodesk Civil 3D; specialty civil platforms (e.g., Open Flows) as required.

• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example:
  Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.