Civil Designer

WSP Global Inc.; Exton (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Civil Designer to join our Site Civil Engineering team in Cincinnati, Ohio. Candidates located in Exton, Pennsylvania, or Billings, Montana, will also be considered.

The role focuses on site civil design, drainage, grading, and stormwater management using AutoCAD Civil 3D, with MicroStation knowledge helpful for drawing packages. Strong English communication and team collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• 7+ years post-education drafting/design experience.
• Familiarity with drafting/design principles and methods.

Responsibilities

• Provide innovative recommendations and solutions on project challenges.
• Coordinate with project teams to understand and meet expectations.
• Maintain quality and efficiency aligned with project scope and due dates.
• Communicate work schedule clearly to project teams.

Skills

AutoCAD Civil 3D

English communication

Self-checking work

Team coordination

Education

High School Diploma

Associate degree preferred

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

MicroStation

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

WSP is hiring a Civil Designer to join our Site Civil Engineering Business Line in Cincinnati, Ohio. Candidates located in Exton, Pennsylvania, or Billings, Montana, will also be considered.

The Opportunity

Join our Power Delivery Team and help deliver impactful projects that solve complex challenges for our clients. You’ll collaborate with talented professionals and multiple design teams to support successful project delivery. Through hands‑on project experience, departmental training initiatives, and mentorship from senior staff and engineers, you’ll continually expand your technical knowledge and skills.

Your Impact

• Capable of working independently
  • Provide innovative recommendations and solutions on project challenges
  • Self‑motivation to provide high quality of work
  • Moderate understanding of civil engineering infrastructure, sitework and environmental construction procedures, specifications, and materials
  • Moderate understanding of site layout, grading, drainage and storm water management design
  • Moderate to strong understanding of AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Basic understanding of MicroStation to produce Civil Drawing Packages
  • Moderate understanding of Microsoft Office Suite
  • Develop working knowledge of Industry and Client/Power Standards and Compliance
• Participating in dialogue with project teams, ensuring project expectations are understood prior to task execution
• Maintain a high level of quality and efficiency in alignment with project scope and coordinate with project teams on product delivery status in relationship to required due date
• Clear communication of work schedule with project teams to provide confidence that project expectations will be met

Who You Are

• High School Diploma.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant post education experience in discipline with prior drafting and design support experience.
• Knowledge of drafting and design support principles, practices, process, methods and techniques.
• Understanding of AutoCAD Civil 3D sheet set production, topographic models and grading modeling
• Willing and able to self-check own work for completeness and accuracy
• Willingness to coordinate with other team members to meet project needs
• Must be flexible to changes in work assignments as changes occur in project needs
• The candidate must have strong command of the English language with good written and oral communication skills in order to work effectively with other team members

Desired Education/Experience

• Associate’s degree in closely related discipline is preferred.
• Advanced understanding of AutoCAD Civil 3D Site/Land Development experience, grading, drainage, stormwater management design modeling
• Working knowledge of survey coordinate systems is a plus

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
www.wsp.com
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.