Civil Site Engineer Job Description
Civil site engineer
provides technical expertise in the areas of machine and process design, manufacturing processes, and state and federal government regulations.
Civil Site Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Providing support for senior\lead engineers and project managers with respect to water\wastewater infrastructure expansion, relocation and rehabilitation design efforts
Tasks will include activities focused on site specific design of Civil/Site and utilities projects
Activities will include the design of various site design and utilities aspects of large site development and industrial projects
The projects will be for both local, US and international clients
Conducts site reconnaissance to examine field conditions, drainage and erosion control needs, as built conditions
Actively participate in the execution of municipal and government infrastructure and civil engineering projects, water/wastewater distribution projects and civil/site land development projects
Project Leadership - Demonstrated experience serving in a senior task lead, Deputy Project Manager, or Project Manager role as part of a large project leadership team
Design Leadership - Provide senior level technical expertise on all project aspects associated with conceptual engineering, presentations, detailed engineering design, and preparation of contracts for construction
Design Management - Experience in managing the execution of large engineering design assignments ($10M+ in engineering fees) executed by interdisciplinary civil engineering teams and in coordination with architecture and landscape architecture disciplines
Communications - Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to interface with internal team members and external entities including the contracting agency, owner and key stakeholder groups
Civil Site Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Civil Site Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: FE/EIT, EIT, EI, HAZWOPER, PE, UNDP, E.I.T
Education for Civil Site Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the civil site engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Civil Engineering, Engineering, Design, Science, Performance, Industrial, Environmental Engineering, Technical, Construction, Education
Skills for Civil Site Engineer
Desired skills for civil site engineer include:
Design of engineered systems
Discipline engineering techniques
Latest technology and processes
Precedents in the industry
Precedents in the specialty area
Principles and practices of related technical areas and of coordinating work with other technical disciplines
State
County and state land use processes and regulations
Federal regulations and permit requirements
Local city
Desired experience for civil site engineer includes:
Landfill experience
Water, Wastewater or Stormwater design experience
Land development experience
2+ years of experience in civil engineering or site development, including stormwater and sedimentation control analyses, development of grading plans and report preparation for projects including dams, surface impoundments, landfills, final covers, roadways, and other industrial and commercial development
Initiative, self starter, highly motivated
Basic understanding of construction principles
Civil Site Engineer Examples
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Civil Site Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a civil site engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for civil site engineer
- Manage exposure to severe weather (heat, cold, high wind, rain, snow)
- Perform a variety of civil/site design tasks and may be involved in multiple projects at the same time
- Requires appropriate registrations necessary in order to seal project plans
- Experience working on projects of $20M+
- Review local requirements and layout to ensure proper placement of ground space and utilities and cables
- Work with existing processes to correctly open collocation projects
- Perform analyses on projects of low complexity using hand calculations, hydroCAD, and other accepted methods
- Assist in design of modifications for compound expansion
- Work with Designer staff on the development of construction drawings
- Lead and facilitate civil engineering design staff
Qualifications for civil site engineer
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline from an ABET-accredited curriculum
- At least 16 years of civil engineering experience, with at least seven years of experience acting in responsible charge of engineering design work products
- Professional Engineer License required, or ability to obtain through reciprocity within 6 months of employment
- Experience with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and/or MicroStation preferred
- Experience with SpecsIntact preferred
- Experience with site development design and construction drawing preparation with a focus on leading the integration of grading, paving, utilities, and storm drainage engineers
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Civil Site Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a civil site engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for civil site engineer
- Work in a timely fashion to meet project budgets
- Prepare graphics, exhibits, and site/civil construction plans
- Compose technical reports, memorandums and other written communications
- Manage large volume projects for various customers to meet deadlines and cycle time requirements
- Perform storm water analysis on projects of low-to-intermediate complexity using hand calculations, hydroCAD, and other accepted methods
- Coordinate topographical surveys with subcontractors and utilize the surveys to determine the most efficient centerline for access roads
- Prepare stream crossing design and work with vendors for appropriate products
- Prepare designs for long gravel access roads and include complex drainage solutions
- Assist in preparing innovative designs for storm water mitigation
- Assist in design and grading for modifications to compounds and expansion
Qualifications for civil site engineer
- Experience in working on USACE projects and understanding of MILCON site development requirements
- Experience with DoD standards and requirements including use of Uniform Facility Criteria (UFC) standards and use of Uniform Facility Guide Specs (UFGS) as applied to civil engineering projects
- Work well in a team structure including leading and collaborating with multidisciplined professionals both within and outside the firm
- Located in the NCR
- Experience in executing site/civil engineering design assignments for USACE projects in the NCR is preferred
- LEED or Envision Certification is desirable, but not required
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Civil Site Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a civil site engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for civil site engineer
- Develop and manage project scope, budgets and schedules
- Site/civil development design items including master stormwater management systems, stormwater collection system and grading, utilities master and detailed systems and roadway design
- Working on design teams for all aspects of a given project to develop detailed design documents, calculations and construction plans
- May also conduct code and project related research, write specifications and process permits
- May also conduct code research, write specifications, and obtain permitting
- Functional oversight of Tactical System Equipment (TSE), Plumbing, Power Distribution, HVAC Mechanic/Water Treatment, Machinist/Welder, Diesel Power Production, Electrical Mechanical, Heavy Equipment Operation and Maintenance, Maintenance Control, Carpentry, and General Labor
- The Base Civil Engineer/Facility Manager ensures that the Civil Engineering team fulfills the PWS requirements along with submission of all required Reports
- The Base Civil Engineer is also responsible for Contract Emergency Management and the Emergency Ops Center
- All aspects of civil engineering including structural and foundation design, permitting support, site layout, grading design, stormwater analysis, survey coordination, and civil construction inspection
- Development of civil construction specifications, drawings, and calculations
Qualifications for civil site engineer
- Florida Engineering Intern (EI) registration
- Knowledgeable in utility design, grading and stormwater management systems
- Experience with stormwater and utility modeling software (AdIcpr, Civil 3D Storm and Sanitary Analysis)
- Licensed civil engineer or on path to obtain registration within 3 years
- Licensed Florida Civil Engineer registration
- Ability to confidently and clearly define engineering requirements
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Civil Site Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a civil site engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for civil site engineer
- Development of civil construction specifications, cost estimates, engineering proposals, and project schedules
- Structural steel and foundation design
- Support of substation physical design consisting of layout, conduit, and grounding
- May act as Project Manager or Task Manager on small to medium sized projects
- Expected to mentor and assist junior staff from a technical standpoint
- Monitor the quality activities of the partners and sub-contractors versus the Inspection and Test
- Plan, check the results of the tests are documented according to the relevant standards
- Ensure (or do) opening of NCR’s when technical deviations are identified
- Monitor the proper and timeliness delivery of the disposition, implementation and archiving of NCR’s opened at Site
- Train the Alstom, sub-contractors and partners for the use of the quality tools
Qualifications for civil site engineer
- Previous experience on projects located in high-density areas dealing with drainage, earthworks, combined service routes (CSR), pavement, utility relocations and protections
- Basic knowledge of storm water analysis and remedial design methods
- Basic knowledge of CAD software, preferably AutoCAD 2012 and Civil 3D or higher
- Manager screens assignments and provides guidance in techniques and procedures to be applied
- Proficient with computer software programs, including Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel
- At least one year of communication tower design and analysis
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Civil Site Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of civil site engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for civil site engineer
- Check the completeness and correctness of the Site Work Conformance Files (SWCF)
- Provide a support to the quality functions for complying with quality roadmap assessment
- May provide support for the use of the quality methodologies and tools (8D’s)
- Support both office and field based activities, including technology assessments, writing specifications, evaluating vendors, design reviews, troubleshooting and problem resolution, testing support, and failure investigations
- Lead project task assignments
- Lead and mentor junior transportation staff and work closely with senior leadership
- Develop and produce conceptual, preliminary and final design drawings
- Review plans and engineering studies
- Communicate well when interacting with team members, clients and project stakeholders
- Engineer will support both office and field based activities, including technology assessments, writing specifications, evaluating vendors, design reviews, troubleshooting and problem resolution, testing support, and failure investigations
Qualifications for civil site engineer
- At least one year in construction or field engineering of steel structures
- At least one year of site civil engineering
- Working knowledge of Civil 3D, Autoturn and HydroCAD and other relevant specifications a plus
- At least one year AutoCAD experience preferred
- Active member of professional organization or technical society encouraged
- BS/MS degree in Civil Engineering with 4-6 years’ experience in land development/site work design