Drainage Engineer

Mannik Smith Group; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Plan

Vision Plan

Dental Plan

Group Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Voluntary Term Life Insurance

Liberty Mutual Insurance

PTO

Paid Holidays

401K

Flexible Benefits Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Bonus

Job summary

Wilson Engineers in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Drainage Engineer with 4–8 years of civil design experience. The role focuses on grading, drainage, and utility pipeline design using Civil 3D and related tools, with opportunities to collaborate across disciplines.

The position is full-time, on-site in Tempe, requiring a BS in Civil Engineering and professional licensing progress (AZ PE preferred or EIT with PE within 12 months).

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
• 4–8 years of Grading and Drainage/Utility Pipeline design experience.
• Arizona Professional Engineer license preferred - EIT with ability to obtain PE license within 12 months required.
• Experience in grading and drainage and utility pipeline fields with related design work.
• Experience reviewing shop drawings, specifications, RFIs, and Engineers Directives.
• Proficiency with Civil 3D and related software; MS Word/Excel/Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Develop grading and paving designs using Autodesk Civil 3D, including corridor modeling.
• Design water and wastewater infrastructure with Civil 3D pipe networks.
• Prepare plan and profile sheets with exaggerated features for construction docs.
• Process LiDAR data in ReCap and create accurate ground surface models.
• Collaborate with PMs, principals, and teams to deliver high-quality designs.
• Translate technical direction into engineering plans meeting schedules and standards.
• Support successful delivery of infrastructure projects.

Tools

Civil 3D

DDMSW

HEC-1 Models

CulvertMaster

FlowMaster

StormCAD

SewerCAD

SWMM

WaterCAD

GIS

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Drainage Engineer

Department: Civil/Municipal

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Tempe, AZ

Description

Wilson Engineers is a respected Arizona-based consulting firm delivering innovative water and wastewater engineering and construction management solutions for communities throughout the region. We are known for our commitment to integrity, technical excellence, and client service, while fostering a collaborative and rewarding workplace where employees are empowered to grow and succeed.

As a high-growth firm, Wilson Engineers offers the opportunity to work on impactful and technically challenging projects alongside a talented and passionate team.

We are seeking an experienced Civil Project Engineer (Grading/Drainage/Pipeline Design) to join our team. This position requires 40 hours per week in our Tempe office (This job is not remote nor hybrid).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop grading and paving designs using Autodesk Civil 3D, utilizing feature lines and corridor modeling to create accurate, constructible finished ground surfaces.
• Design water and wastewater infrastructure, including gravity sewer and pressurized water pipeline systems, using Civil 3D pipe network tools.
• Prepare and annotate plan and profile sheets, including exaggerated paving, sewer, storm drain, and water profiles for design and construction documentation.
• Apply advanced surveying principles by importing field survey data, generating easement and property boundary linework from legal descriptions, and creating or modifying existing and proposed ground surfaces within Civil 3D.
• Prepare legal descriptions and exhibits from CAD linework and perform grid-to-ground coordinate conversions using appropriate scale factors.
• Process LiDAR point cloud data in Autodesk ReCap and develop accurate existing ground surface models for engineering design.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Principals, and multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver coordinated, high-quality design solutions.
• Translate technical direction into accurate engineering plans and design deliverables while meeting project schedules and quality standards.
• Contribute to the successful delivery of infrastructure projects by producing precise, constructible designs that support client and project objectives.

Requirements

• Must possess a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
• Requires a minimum of four (4) to eight (8) years of Grading and Drainage/Utility Pipeline design experience including construction-related engineering services.
• A current Arizona Professional Engineer (P.E.) license preferred - EIT with ability to obtain PE license within 12 months required.
• Experience working in Grading and Drainage and Utility Pipeline fields. Relevant experience shall include site vertical grading design, drainage/sewer/water report preparation and specification writing.
• Construction-related engineering services experience with the ability to review Shop Drawings, Specification, RFIs, issuing Engineers Directives etc.
• Computer experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
• Proficiency with Civil 3D, DDMSW (Rational Method and HEC-1 Models), CulvertMaster, FlowMaster software.
• StormCAD, SewerCAD, SWMM, WaterCAD, and GIS experience a plus.

Benefits

The comprehensive benefits plan offered by Wilson Engineers exceeds industry standards, and is aimed at meeting each employee's personal and professional expectations. Benefits include personal time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision coverage; plus a flexible spending plan and short and long-term disability. Wilson Engineers also helps in securing your financial future by offering 401k plans with employer matching.

Benefits plan offered to our full-time employees:

• Medical Plan
• Vision Plan
• Dental Plan
• Group Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• Liberty Mutual Insurance
• Personal Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• 401(K) Retirement Plan
• Section 125 Flexible Benefits Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus

EEO — All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic