Civil Engineer, Sportworks

Passionate about sports and design? Then Kleingers is the perfect place for you! Sportworks Design is a dedicated group of land surveyors, civil and sports engineers, and landscape architects focused on sports facility planning and design. Over the past decade, we’ve used innovative engineering modeling technology and national sports industry standards to design award-winning athletic facilities, campus site plans, synthetic turf fields, and field performance testing.

The Staff Civil Engineer will provide technical leadership to project teams working on planning, evaluation, design and implementation of civil engineering projects. The successful candidate will lead the study‑phase and/or design‑phase of projects related to the civil, environmental, construction and industrial fields. The Staff Civil Engineer will regularly interact with employees outside of their department, clients, occasionally with the public (agencies, government entities, etc.),

and rarely participate in selling to clients. The role includes managing assigned co‑ops/interns and serving as a professional presence representing the company.

• Consults with and provides guidance to project stakeholders and managerial staff regarding engineering requirements for construction of various designs, and modifications.
• Uses design software and drawing tools to accurately render and communicate designs; plans and designs other necessary improvements related to type of project assigned.
• Sets design specifications by computing appropriate engineering requirements (e.g. water flow rates, traffic demand, earth work balance, etc.).
• Plans projects based on the analysis of relevant materials such as drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, survey reports, maps and other geologic and topographical data.
• Drafts and presents reports on topics related to projects such as detention reports and engineering due diligence reports.
• Performs calculations for materials, equipment and labor needed to determine probable construction cost.
• Collaborates with architects, contractors and other engineers to ensure projects progress properly.
• Collaborates with surveyors (or directs and participates in surveying) to establish installations or reference points, grades, elevations and other factors that will affect construction.
• Monitors project progress and ensures design specifications and standards are met.
• Is able to teach and explain to others the methodologies used by the company.
• Has intermediate level of understanding of design tools and civil engineering practices.
• Fundamental design of projects for sites, including detention design.
• Participates in appropriate meetings, association memberships and events to establish, develop and grow networking contacts.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Civil Engineering Degree (or related).
• Minimum 2 consecutive years of Civil Engineering experience.
• Public speaking ability, desired.
• Execute basic design projects from start to finish as the primary designer of the project.
• Develop baseline knowledge of state and local regulations.

• Basic understanding of civil engineering principles, practices and tools.
• Proficient in computer‑assisted design (CAD) and other design, data recording and analysis software.
• Basic understanding of materials, methods and tools involved in the construction or repair of site and transportation infrastructure improvements.
• Ability to identify and solve complex problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to be both creative and analytical.
• Extremely detail‑oriented and accurate.

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to travel to various project sites.
• Must be able to access and navigate job sites and construction areas.

The Kleingers Group provides design solutions for a wide range of public, private, institutional and corporate clients. We focus on site civil engineering, athletic field design, transportation engineering, land surveying, 3D laser scanning,…