Senior Civil Engineer

Lead complex civil infrastructure delivery across renewable energy, water, and environmental projects for a multidisciplinary team in an onsite role.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning, design, and delivery for civil engineering projects including dam removals, embankment dam repairs, fish passage facilities, stream restorations, recreation facilities, and renewable energy developments.
• Create and review construction drawings, engineering calculations, specifications, material schedules, quantity takeoffs, and technical documentation.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to support technical accuracy and ensure adherence to project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and quality reviews for engineering staff through project execution.
• Deliver civil site design for roadways, drainage systems, land development, and water resources infrastructure projects.
• Support project execution with site visits, field investigations, data collection, engineering analyses, and construction support activities.
• Use AutoCAD Civil 3D to develop alignments, profiles, grading plans, earthwork models, and design deliverables.
• Collaborate with scientists, analysts, engineers, and regulatory stakeholders to develop innovative project solutions.
• Review and apply hydraulic and hydrologic modeling results to inform planning and design decisions.
• Prepare technical reports, specifications, presentations, and construction observation documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience developing and reviewing construction drawings, specifications, technical details, material schedules, and quantity takeoffs.
• Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D, including grading design, corridor modeling, profiles, alignments, and earthwork analysis.
• Experience with civil site development, roadway and drainage design, land development, dam decommissioning, stream restoration, and/or fish passage engineering.
• Proven ability to lead engineering projects, coordinate design development, and manage technical quality and delivery.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams, mentoring staff, and managing project scope, schedule, and budgets.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and client interaction skills.
• Ability to conduct field work, site visits, and construction support activities.
• Permanent authorization to work in the United States.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel.
• 10+ years of progressive civil engineering experience with project leadership responsibilities.
• Project management experience on complex infrastructure or water resources projects.
• Knowledge of CSI-format specifications and construction documentation.
• Familiarity with AACE cost estimating methodologies and Opinion of Probable Construction Cost (OPCC) development.
• Experience with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, SRH-2D, or HydroCAD.
• Familiarity with BIM workflows and Autodesk Revit.

Technologies

• AutoCAD Civil 3D
• HEC-RAS
• HEC-HMS
• SRH-2D
• HydroCAD
• Autodesk Revit

Location

• Portland, OR (onsite)

This full-time Senior Civil Engineer role supports an engineering firm focused on renewable energy, water, and environmental solutions, with an onsite-based listing also open to candidates located in Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Pittsfield, Maine; Falmouth, Maine; and Madison, Wisconsin.