Civil Engineer

Leidos; College Park (MD); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Civil Engineer to join the National Airspace System Integration Support Contract (NISC IV) team. You will perform design engineering, cost estimating, scheduling, and field coordination on FAA facilities across the Eastern Service Area, ensuring timeliness and accuracy.

The position offers 50% telework and up to 25% travel. A Civil Engineering ABET degree and several years of design/construction experience are required; AutoCAD proficiency is preferred.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited civil engineering degree required.
• Four years of design/construction experience or a master's with 2 years.
• Knowledge of building codes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to obtain public trust suitability.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design facility projects including buildings and foundations.
• Perform on-site surveys and prepare detailed reports.
• Coordinate construction activities to meet milestones.
• Review contractor submittals and design documents.
• Prepare site-specific specifications and cost estimates.
• Provide monthly and semi-annual work status reports.
• Maintain safety plans and risk management documents.

Skills

Cost estimating

Scheduling

Project coordination

Inspection

Communication

Education

ABET-accredited Civil Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Engineering software tools

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Civil Engineer to join the National Airspace System Integration Support Contract (NISC IV) team.

In this role you will support the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Eastern Service Area (ESA) performing design engineering, cost estimating, scheduling, coordinating, inspecting, and acceptance and report project progress and issues against project goals, scope of work, and schedule. The projects support air traffic control facilities over the geographic scope of the ESA. You will ensure accuracy of design, products and timeliness of project completion.

This position located in College Park, GA

50% telework

Up to 25% travel

Civil Engineer Primary Responsibilities:

• Plan and design a variety of facility establishment, replacement and modernization projects (e.g. buildings, roofing, antenna towers, site work, structural systems, seismic reinforcement, foundations and environmental assessments)
• Perform on-site surveys to develop designs and detailed reports
• Conduct and analyze studies of existing facilities
• Utilize relevant software tools to assist in analysis and design
• Generate sketches showing relation of proposed work in existing or new facilities with specifications and dimensions
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate construction project activities to meet milestones and deadlines working directly with stakeholders and contractors
• Confer with multi-disciplinary engineering staff and other personnel to identify and resolve problems with the design or implementation
• Prepareconstruction drawings and prepare site-specific specifications and contract documents and independent cost estimates
• Review contractor design and construction submittals
• Perform project management related tasks and communication (including safety plans, sequence of work, cutover plans, risk management plans, lead and asbestos work permits)
• Participate in on-site coordination meetings, inspections, cutovers, testing and restoration of facilities
• Provide periodic updates of project to team, management, and stakeholders
• Provide timely responses for requests for information and project related submittals
• Provide monthly and semi-annual work status reports
• Track and reconcile closure of project punchlist exceptions
• Manage multiple projects towards successful on-time completion
• Perform internal design reviews of other projects

Civil Engineer Basic Qualifications:

• Civil Engineering degree from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
• Four years of experience in design and construction of commercial or institutional facilities. Or a Masters degree and 2 years of relevant experience.
• Current and relevant knowledge of building codes.
• Experience using Microsoft Office suite.
• Proficiency in engineering analysis and design software tools.
• Ability to obtain and maintain public trust suitability.

Civil Engineer Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to create and edit project drawings in AutoCAD.
• Understanding of the National Airspace System components within an air route traffic control center (ARTCC).
• Registered Professional Engineer in good standing in the United States.

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Original Posting:

August 19, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.