Entry Level Civil Engineer - FED/DFW

Jacobs Solutions Inc.; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Stock at a discount

Deferred compensation plan

Executive Deferral Plan

Unlimited PPTO

Seven paid holidays

Caregiver leave

merit increases

Performance discretionary bonus

Stock

Job summary

Jacobs Solutions Inc. seeks a Civil Engineering Graduate to support our federal team in a hybrid capacity at Dallas or Fort Worth, TX offices. You will develop site, utility, and grading plans for Federal design standards while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams on DoD government projects.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, communication, and proactive learning, with opportunities for progressive site design experience and mentorship in a global company.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and high quality standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams and proactively learn.

Responsibilities

• Develop site plans, utility plans, and grading plans to meet Federal design standards.
• Perform watershed analyses and design stormwater management systems.
• Prepare engineering assessments, calculations, and basis of design reports.
• Implement designs compliant with regulatory codes and client standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Engineer In Training (EIT) Certificate

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil3D

Microsoft Office

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

We are looking for a driven and curious Civil Engineering Graduate to support our federal team in a hybrid capacity at our Dallas or Fort Worth, TX Offices.

As a key member of our team, you’ll join our collaborative team providing our clients with award-winning planning, engineering, architectural design, construction management, and design-build project delivery. Our ideal candidate is one who is passionate about traditional site civil layout, grading, and utility design as well as addressing our country’s water, resiliency, and disaster recovery challenges. You’ll have the opportunity to work in a team environment and coordinate project assignments with other engineers and technicians on important work for many different Federal Civilian and Department of Defense (DoD) government agencies.

You will work closely with comprehensive design teams and project managers to gain progressive site design experience and total job understanding. You will develop site plans, utility plans, and grading plans to meet Federal design standards; perform watershed analyses and design stormwater management systems; and implement designs that are compliant with a variety of regulatory code requirements and client standards. You can expect to prepare engineering assessments, calculations, and basis of design reports.

To be succesful in this position you will need to have an exceptional attention to detail, high standards for quality of work and a forward-thinking mindset and eagerness to learn best practices and contribute innovative ideas. We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and problem solving skills, with the ability to work effectively across highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams. You will be expected to continually develop skills by being proactive in advancing your own workflows, systems, tools, and communication techniques.

Although frequent travel is not expected in this position, occasional travel to project and client sites for observations and meetings may be necessary.

You’ll be surrounded by expert mentorship opportunities to help you thrive in your new career. Working together, we’ll help you grow and pursue what fulfills you so that we can make impacts on the future – big and small, global and local.

Join us and we will assist in growing your career and exploring all that you can do across our global company, with opportunities to share your knowledge along the way.

Here's what you'll need

• United States Citizenship is required for this role
• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil3D and Microsoft Office suite
• Engineer In Training (EIT) Certificate or ability to obtain within 3 months of hire

Ideally You’ll Also Have:

• At least one relevant internship in with a government agency, municipality, corporate engineering, or consulting firm

• medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• company stock at a discount
• deferred compensation plan
• Executive Deferral Plan
• unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees
• seven paid holidays
• caregiver leave
• merit increases
• performance discretionary bonus
• stock

The base salary range for this position is $70,000.00 to $100,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on October 07, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.