Civil Project Engineer
Summit Design and Engineering Services
- Franklin, VA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Plans, develops and coordinates projects with limited supervision
- Understanding, reviewing, and/or participating in preparing proposals
- Calculate/review costs and time schedules for proposed work
- Can effectively manage, and assign duties and schedules to assigned team members
- Checks all technical work for accuracy
- Exceeds client's expectations and fosters client relationships by collaboration and problem-solving with the client as needed.
- Communicates with clients weekly to provide project status and updates
- Recommends changes to the client as required and as approved by the Dept/Project Manager
- Keeps logs or client contacts
- Insures Individual and Department QA/QC procedures are followed
- Fully permit and ensure entitlements of projects, including rezoning, special use permits, conditional use permits, site plan approvals, and required construction drawing approvals and permits.
- Supervision of Civil Designers assigned to project/teams and ensuring all responsibilities of the designer are carried out and that time is spent efficiently and effectively
- Assist in review and processing of Invoices for assigned projects and sub-consultants
- Business Development by maintaining existing client relationships and acquiring new contacts/clients through attendance to local meetings, workshops and/or social events
- BSCE and Professional Licensure
- 5+ years of experience on various site design projects, retail, commercial, and public sector projects, with increased experience in residential layouts, planning and engineering
- Specific design experience required with site layout, grading, storm drainage, stormwater management, water & sewer utilities, and erosion control
- Familiarity with entitlement processes and local permitting regulations
- Experience with technical software including Autodesk Civil 3D 2015 or newer, Hydraflow Storm Sewers/Hydrographs/Express Extensions, WaterCAD, and Microsoft Excel is required
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Effective collaboration skills
- Team Player with the willingness to adapt and learn new responsibilities and task