Assistant Civil Engineer - Environmental Services (Multiple Locations)

Burns & McDonnell; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell seeks an Assistant Civil Engineer to join the Environmental Services Global Practice in the Mid-Atlantic region. The role supports civil and environmental design on projects including high-voltage routing, natural gas, renewables, water treatment, and more.

The position offers exposure to site civil design, hydraulic analyses, stormwater, regulatory compliance, and construction documentation.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field from ABET-accredited program.
• Internship or related consulting experience preferred.
• Basic knowledge of civil engineering techniques and procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work analytically in a problem-solving environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist engineering teams to deliver well-coordinated, high-quality designs for civil or environmental projects.
• Assist with coordinating, executing, and monitoring multidisciplinary projects of varying complexity.
• Prepare documentation for design projects: criteria, letters, memos, reports, drawings, cost estimates.
• Assist with researching and compiling project data as required by managers.
• Update drawings with senior engineers to reflect corrections across CAD software.
• Assist with client presentations, shop drawing review, and contract administration.
• Establish client relations and participate in meetings with marketing, management, and design teams.
• Follow QA/QC procedures and contribute to internal training.

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Revit (BIM)

Civil 3D

PLS/PLS-CADD

RISA-3D

MathCADD

Job description

Description

Burns & McDonnell is seeking an Assistant Civil Engineer to add to our growing Environmental Services Global Practice engineering team in our Mid-Atlantic Region. We are searching for a self-motivated engineer to support a wide variety of civil and environmental engineering designs, alterations, and redevelopments on a variety of projects, including high-voltage transmission line routing and siting, natural gas, renewable projects, commercial development, power generation, water treatment facilities, emergency response and contribute to implementing department strategy, vision, and culture.

The position offers the opportunity to practice in a variety of technical areas, including but not limited to site civil design, hydraulic analyses, stormwater management, regulatory compliance, preparation of construction documents, and construction administration and management.

• Assists engineering teams to deliver well-coordinated, high-quality designs for civil or environmental engineering projects.
• Assists with coordinating, executing, and monitoring all aspects of multidisciplinary projects with varying technical complexity.
• Assists in preparing documentation for design projects, including design criteria, technical letters, memorandums, reports, drawings, detailed design packages, and cost estimates.
• Assists with research and complies project related data as required by the project managers. Assists with compiling studies and reports.
• Assists with correcting and updating drawings provided by senior engineers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD related software.
• Assists with client presentations, shop drawing review, and contract administration for the design of civil and environmental engineering projects.
• Establishing client relations and involvement with marketing, contractual, management, and design meetings.
• Follows QA/QC procedures.
• Executing internal personnel training.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from a recognized, accredited program. ABET accreditation strongly preferred.
• Prior internship and/or related consulting experience preferred.
• Basic knowledge in standard civil engineering techniques, principles and procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment and demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Proficient computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite).
• Basic computer skills (e.g. AutoCAD, MicroStation, BIM (Revit), Civil 3D, PLS, PLS-CADD, RISA-3D, MathCADD), and civil analysis programs.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Engineers in Training-EIT Certification preferred.
• Minimum of a 3.0 GPA strongly preferred.
• Involvement on campus or in the community preferred.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work permanently (i.e., without time limitations, without restrictions or without need for work sponsorship) in the country where this position is located.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Civil Engineering

Primary Location US-VA-Richmond

Other Locations US-VA-Roanoke, US-NC-Raleigh, US-SC-Greenville

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Req ID: 263885

Job Hire Type New Grad #LI-JF #ENS