Civil Engineer - Senior Technical

BL Companies; Meriden (CT); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6 paid holidays

Generous PTO

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401k matching

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Job summary

BL Companies is seeking a Senior Technical Civil Engineer to oversee land development projects from concept to completion. This role emphasizes direct project execution, ensuring deliverables meet scope, budget, and timeline across retail, commercial, and residential sectors.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of civil/utility engineering experience and a PE license in the state of employment, with leadership and mentoring capabilities to guide junior staff.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of civil or utility-related engineering experience.
• PE license preferred; active in-state licensure is a plus.
• Experience leading and mentoring junior staff.
• Strong design and permitting experience for land development projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee land development projects from start to finish.
• Provide site layout and grading/earthwork calculations.
• Lead stormwater management design and permitting.
• Lead erosion and sedimentation control design and permitting.
• Prepare/submit local land development permits.
• Ensure quality assurance on deliverables.
• Mentor and develop junior staff.

Skills

Site layout

Grading and earthwork

Storm water design

Erosion control design

Mentoring

Construction/field issue resolution

Communication

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Civil Engineer - Senior Technical

Our growth offers an exciting opportunity for a Senior Technical Engineer to oversee land development projects from start to finish. This role requires direct project execution, and ensure high-quality deliverables within scope, budget, and timeline.

Qualifications

Civil Engineer - Senior Technical

Our growth offers an exciting opportunity for a Senior Technical Engineer to oversee land development projects from start to finish. This role requires direct project execution, and ensure high-quality deliverables within scope, budget, and timeline.

A successful candidate in this role will have 8+ years of experience as a civil engineer with a PE license in the state they will be working out of. This individual will have experience with leadership and mentoring junior staff members.

The role primarily focuses on land development projects primarily within the retail, commercial, and residential space and will focus on working municipal agencies and multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities Include

• Site Layout
• Grading and Earthwork calculations
• Storm Water Management Design and Permitting
• Erosion and Sedimentation Control Design and Permitting
• Preparation/Submission of Local Land Development Permits
• Quality Assurance
• Mentoring and Development of Junior Staff

Required Experience

• 8 years of civil or utility-related engineering experience
• PE License, preferred
• Site layout, grading, storm water and erosion control design expertise
• Civil-related utility design expertise
• Trenchless technology design expertise
• Construction/constructability expertise as it relates to production of design drawings and resolution of field issues
• Foundation/geotechnical experience and understanding
• Specification writing
• Ability to mentor and develop junior engineers is a plus
• Excellent communication skills

BL Companies is 100% employee owned, giving us a competitive edge and a unique distinction from most other companies. We offer a competitive benefit package which includes 6 paid holidays plus the week from Christmas to New Years paid, generous PTO, Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, 401k matching, and our Employee Stock Ownership Plan. We are an ENR Top 500 firm that provides engineering, architecture, land surveying, and environmental consulting services to the public and private sectors. BL has 18 offices and is expanding.

Our employee owners are capable of being successful working in hybrid environments, and we are now offering opportunities to continue in this setting.