Senior Civil Design Engineer

Brown and Caldwell; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 133,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown and Caldwell has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Civil Site Design Engineer to join their team. In this role, you will lead and coordinate design efforts on various water and wastewater projects while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams. With a focus on innovative and cost-effective solutions, this position offers a dynamic work environment where you can excel professionally and personally. Join a company that values collaboration and invests in your development.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off and parental leave

Retirement Savings Plan with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral bonuses

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of professional experience in civil design, including pipelines and site work.
• Experience with municipal and industrial clients and construction administration.
• Field and construction experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead site design for water and wastewater projects, including grading and drainage.
• Collaborate with diverse project teams and oversee data collection and design.
• Assist in project scope, budgets, and business development activities.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Hydrology

Hydraulics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Professional Engineering license (P.Eng.)

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

MathCAD

HEC-RAS

GIS

Job description

Brown and Caldwell has an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated Senior Civil Site Design Engineer to join our Civil Design Team. This is a great opportunity to work in a growth-oriented professional consulting firm. The successful candidate will work on various projects for municipal, industrial, and federal clients. We offer a collaborative, multi-discipline environment to develop innovative, cost-effective designs for new facilities, expansions, upgrades and retrofits.

In this position, you will be responsible for leading the design efforts for site design, grading and drainage, yard piping, and linear construction efforts on small to large water, wastewater, and stormwater projects. This includes both leading teams of engineers and designers and collaborating with structural, mechanical, process, and electrical engineers and designers. Projects include both conventional design/bid/build and alternative delivery such as design/build.

You will be responsible for working effectively with local and remote design team members to meet and exceed project schedule and quality goals. You will assist in the civil discipline portions of business development activities. This includes developing civil scope and engineering level of effort estimates as well as maintaining project budgets and schedules. You will find that we offer a non-hierarchical, collaborative, and supportive environment, allowing you to do your best work. You will be trusted to do the right thing by our project managers and external clients and given flexibility to manage your schedule to achieve this.

When you join Brown and Caldwell you will enjoy a unique and welcoming culture and we are proud that many of our employees have been with us a decade or more. The work we do is interesting, challenging, and wide-ranging in nature, and so is our client base.

Detailed Description:

Our ideal candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills, be highly organized, proactive, and capable of working in a diverse team environment and handling multiple tasks with competing priorities. You will be working with technical staff and executing the following types of work:

• Perform engineering work with the Civil Design Discipline team on water, wastewater, recycled water, and stormwater projects including pipelines, site layout for pumping stations and treatment plants, and grading and drainage efforts for municipal and private industrial clients.
• Engineering work will include preparation of alternative analyses, preliminary engineering reports, technical memorandums, basis of design reports, construction drawings and specifications, and permitting packages
• Use a range of software for developing designs
• Knowledge and understanding of hydrology and hydraulics associated with the design of both open channel, closed conduits, stormwater management facilities, reservoirs, and erosion control practices
• Review work of others for quality and help to resolve design and development problems
• Oversee and complete data collection, manipulation, analysis, and documentation
• Conduct field work such as site investigations, sampling, condition assessments, and construction observation duties
• Perform submittal reviews, requests for information, correspondence, change requests, and change orders for construction projects
• Assist in project scope and budget development.
• Assists in client contact and communication, and attends client meetings
• Communicate effectively and coordinate with internal project teams
• Provide scope reviews, coordination, and QC with subconsultants surveyors, geotechnical, architectural, process, mechanical, and electrical engineers and consultants
• Contribute to company standard detail and specification development and updates.
• Supervise employees, including managing performance, mentoring, and training.
• Mentor junior- and entry-level engineers
• Possess a strong sense of urgency and self-initiative to meet client deadlines
• Additional duties may include marketing and business development, project management assistance, professional development, proposal preparation, and other business-related functions.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering or related engineering field required; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 12 years of professional experience in municipal and/or industrial civil design including water and wastewater pipelines and site work; construction administration preferred
• Professional Engineering license (P.Eng.) in Canada is required; additional professional engineering license in the United States is preferred
• Experience working with local and regional permitting agencies to obtain site, zoning, and storm water permits for industrial/municipal site development required.
• Proficiency in standard computer programs such as Microsoft Office suite and Bluebeam or Adobe Acrobat is required
• Experience coordinating with staff performing Civil 3D is a plus
• Experience using engineering calculation software (e.g. MathCAD) is a plus
• Experience using hydrology and hydraulic calculations/modeling software (e.g. HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, Hydraflow Storm Sewers, etc.) is a plus
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Civil 3D, MEP/Revit a plus.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record required
• Field and construction experience is a plus
• GIS experience is a plus
• Good technical skills with the ability to articulate ideas and concepts both visually and verbally
• Good written and verbal communication skills essential.

Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Canada- $133,000 - $181,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, In US: 401(k), and In Canada: Retirement Savings Plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 70 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com

In U.S: This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test. In Canada: This position is subject to Previous employment verification.

Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer. Minorities/Women/Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. In US: Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

About the company

Brown and Caldwell is the largest engineering consulting firm solely focused on the U.S. environmental sector. In a climate of tightening regulations, even tighter budgets and swift advances in technology to bridge the gap between compliance and fundin...

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