Civil Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $80/hr

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor, headquartered in San Francisco, connects elite civil engineering talent with leading AI labs. We are seeking Civil Engineering Experts for a contract, remote role.

You will lead large-scale infrastructure designs, oversee multi‑stakeholder permitting, and navigate regulatory reviews with precision. You will develop engineering scenarios using AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit, STAAD.Pro/ETABS, and HEC-RAS, and you will author clear technical narratives for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working as a civil engineer or engineering lead at a major firm, construction company, or public infrastructure agency.
• Direct ownership of large-scale infrastructure designs or construction project delivery.
• Fluency in civil engineering tooling and methodologies, plus understanding of regulatory approvals and public agency oversight.

Responsibilities

• Construct civil engineering scenarios for large-scale infrastructure design cycles, multi-stakeholder permitting, and regulatory review.
• Build tasks across structural design, transportation engineering, water resources, geotechnical engineering, and construction project management.
• Develop engineering scenarios using AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit, STAAD.Pro/ETABS, HEC-RAS, and enterprise project management platforms.
• Apply civil engineering methodologies like structural load analysis, geotechnical site assessment, and hydrology/hydraulic modeling; produce reference design plans and stakeholder-facing technical narratives.
• Author rubrics to distinguish authentic civil engineering judgment from generic textbook recall.

Skills

Civil engineering tools

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Revit

STAAD.Pro/ETABS

HEC-RAS

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey . Position: Civil Engineering Experts Type: Contract Compensation: $70–$80/hour Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Construct civil engineering scenarios for large-scale infrastructure design cycles, multi-stakeholder permitting, and regulatory review.
• Build tasks across structural design , transportation engineering , water resources , geotechnical engineering , and construction project management .
• Develop engineering scenarios using tools such as AutoCAD Civil 3D , Revit , STAAD.Pro/ETABS , HEC-RAS , and enterprise project management platforms.
• Apply civil engineering methodologies like structural load analysis , geotechnical site assessment , and hydrology/hydraulic modeling . Produce reference design plans and stakeholder-facing technical narratives.
• Author rubrics to distinguish authentic civil engineering judgment from generic textbook recall.

Qualifications Must-Have

• 5+ years working as a civil engineer or engineering lead at a major firm, construction company, or public infrastructure agency.
• Direct ownership of large-scale infrastructure designs or construction project delivery.
• Fluency in civil engineering tooling and methodologies, plus understanding of regulatory approvals and public agency oversight.

Preferred

• Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred.
• Experience in rubric, engineering-training curriculum, or design documentation authorship.