Civil Engineer - Federal Planning & Infrastructure

The Diallo Group; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Diallo Group is actively seeking a Civil Engineer with federal planning experience for our Alexandria, Virginia office. This role focuses on civil infrastructure, utilities, and site constraints within long-range installation planning and facility development.

Ideal candidates will have a background with DoD, military installations, federal agencies, or A/E planning firms supporting government clients. This position supports planning studies, IDPs, ADPs, IRPs, TMPs, and related federal

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Professional experience in civil engineering, infrastructure planning, site development, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience supporting federal, DoD, military installation, or other government planning/design projects.
• Understanding of the relationship between infrastructure systems and installation/facility development.
• Ability to evaluate civil engineering conditions at a planning and conceptual-design level.
• Experience working as part of multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Support federal and DoD planning, programming, and infrastructure projects.
• Provide civil engineering input for master planning, installation planning, facility planning, and site development studies.
• Evaluate existing infrastructure conditions, development constraints, utilities, transportation systems, grading, drainage, and site accessibility.
• Participate in planning charrettes, stakeholder meetings, site investigations, and client presentations.
• Support development of Installation Development Plans (IDPs), Area Development Plans (ADPs), Installation Resilience Plans (IRPs), Transportation Management Plans (TMPs) and other federal planning documents.
• Assist with facility programming efforts, including DD Form 1391 documentation and Basic Facility Requirements (BFRs).
• Assess infrastructure requirements associated with proposed facility development and mission changes.
• Coordinate with planners, architects, GIS specialists, engineers, cost estimators, and other disciplines.
• Review planning concepts for engineering feasibility and identify potential infrastructure impacts or constraints.
• Assist with preparation of reports, technical memos, planning graphics, and client deliverables.
• Support civil/site design activities when required, including conceptual grading, utilities, drainage, roadways, parking, and site development.

Skills

Civil engineering

Federal planning

Technical writing

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Work Arrangement: Primarily In-Office / Hybrid – One Remote Day per Week

Employment Options: Full-Time, Part-Time, or Contract

Company: TDG, Inc. dba The Diallo Group (TDG)

About The Diallo Group

The Diallo Group (TDG) is a veteran-owned architecture, engineering, planning, and consulting firm specializing in planning and design services for federal and Department of Defense clients. Our work supports military installations and federal agencies through facility and infrastructure planning, programming, master planning, and design.

As TDG continues to expand its presence in the National Capital Region and its federal planning portfolio, we are seeking a Civil Engineer with federal planning experience to join our Alexandria, Virginia office.

Position Summary

TDG is seeking a Civil Engineer who brings a strong understanding of both civil engineering and federal installation/facility planning.

This is not solely a traditional civil site-design position. We are specifically seeking someone who understands how civil infrastructure, utilities, transportation, site constraints, development capacity, and engineering considerations influence long-range installation and facility planning.

This position is particularly suited for an engineer who has worked with the Department of Defense, military installations, federal agencies, or A/E planning firms supporting federal clients.

The successful candidate will contribute technical civil engineering expertise to planning studies, installation development plans, infrastructure assessments, facility planning efforts, programming documents, and related federal planning and design assignments.

Key Responsibilities

• Support federal and DoD planning, programming, and infrastructure projects.
• Provide civil engineering input for master planning, installation planning, facility planning, and site development studies.
• Evaluate existing infrastructure conditions, development constraints, utilities, transportation systems, grading, drainage, stormwater, and site accessibility.
• Participate in planning charrettes, stakeholder meetings, site investigations, and client presentations.
• Support development of Installation Development Plans (IDPs), Area Development Plans (ADPs), Installation Resilience Plans (IRPs), Transportation Management Plans (TMPs), and other federal planning documents.
• Assist with facility programming efforts, including DD Form 1391 documentation, Basic Facility Requirements (BFRs), and supporting technical analyses.
• Assess infrastructure requirements associated with proposed facility development and mission changes.
• Coordinate with planners, architects, GIS specialists, engineers, cost estimators, and other technical disciplines.
• Review planning concepts for engineering feasibility and identify potential infrastructure impacts or constraints.
• Assist with preparation of reports, technical memoranda, planning graphics, cost-supporting information, and client deliverables.
• Support civil/site design activities when required, including conceptual grading, utilities, drainage, roadway, parking, and site-development considerations.
• Participate in quality-control reviews of planning and engineering deliverables.
• Support project managers in meeting federal project schedules, budgets, and technical requirements.
• Travel to federal and military installations for site visits and planning charrettes as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Professional experience in civil engineering, infrastructure planning, site development, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience supporting federal, DoD, military installation, or other government planning/design projects.
• Understanding of the relationship between infrastructure systems and installation/facility development.
• Ability to evaluate civil engineering conditions at a planning and conceptual-design level.
• Experience working as part of multidisciplinary architecture, engineering, planning, or environmental teams.
• Strong technical writing, communication