Municipal Project Engineer

Garver; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Garver in Austin, TX is seeking a Project Engineer or Senior Project Engineer with 5-10 years of transportation experience to join our Municipal Transportation Team. You will lead the design and delivery of municipal roadway, drainage, and multimodal projects for Central Texas clients while supporting project management, client relationships, and staff mentorship.

This role provides growth toward greater project and client leadership within Garver's expanding Municipal Transportation practice;

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited civil engineering degree or CE technology.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas or able to obtain within six months.
• 5–10 years of transportation or municipal engineering experience.
• Experience with municipal roadway and infrastructure projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of municipal transportation projects.
• Prepare and review roadway, drainage, utility coordination, and PS&E packages per standards.
• Support/manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client communication.
• Build relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to EITs and junior engineers.
• Review calculations, reports, plans, and construction docs.
• Support construction administration including RFIs and submittals.
• QA/QC SME for reviews of project deliverables.
• Assist in marketing, proposals, client interactions, and public engagement.

Skills

Texas PE license

OpenRoads/MicroStation

Civil 3D

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication

MS Office

Education

ABET-accredited B.S. in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology

Tools

OpenRoads/MicroStation

Civil 3D

Job description

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Municipal Project Engineer

Austin, Texas

Garver is seeking a Project Engineer or Senior Project Engineer with 5-10 years of experience to join our Municipal Transportation Team in Austin, TX. In this role, you will lead the design and delivery of roadway, drainage, and multimodal transportation projects for municipal clients across Central Texas while supporting project management, client relationships, and staff mentorship. This position offers a clear path for growth into increased project management, client management, and leadership responsibilities within Garver's expanding Municipal Transportation practice.

Responsibilities in this position will include:

• Lead the design and delivery of municipal transportation projects.
• Prepare and review roadway, drainage, utility coordination, and PS&E packages in accordance with municipal, TxDOT, and applicable local agency standards.
• Support and/or manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client communication.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, agencies, utility companies, and project stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to EITs and junior engineers.
• Review engineering calculations, reports, design plans, and construction documents prepared by junior staff.
• Support construction administration activities, including RFIs and submittal reviews.
• Serve as a Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Subject Matter Expert (SME) for reviewing project deliverables.
• Assist the Business Team Leader and Project Manager with marketing efforts, including proposal writing, client interactions, and public engagement activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas or ability to obtain Texas PE within six months.
• 5-10 years of transportation or municipal engineering experience.
• Experience with municipal roadway and infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of TxDOT, AASHTO, MUTCD, ADA/PROWAG, and local agency design standards and criteria.
• Experience developing construction plans and engineering estimates.
• Proficiency with OpenRoads/MicroStation and/or Civil 3D.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ability to lead a design team to meet a deliverable schedule within a defined budget.
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) proficiency.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with Central Texas agencies, including Austin-area municipalities, counties, or TxDOT.
• Experience delivering projects through municipal capital improvement programs (CIPs).
• Project management experience with responsibility for scope, schedule, and budget.
• Experience with roadway widening and reconstruction, intersection improvements, complete streets, sidewalks, shared-use paths, trails, and multimodal transportation projects.
• Drainage and utility coordination experience.
• Familiarity with TxDOT Local Government Project Procedures (LGPP).
• Experience preparing Water Pollution Abatement Plans (WPAPs).
• Proposal development and business development experience.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop junior engineering staff.
• Bentley OpenRoads Designer proficiency.
• PTOE, ENV SP, CCM, or other relevant professional certifications.

Grow With Us

Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance.

Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,400 employees, Garver has a people-first culture that drives innovative, client-first service and is consistently recognized as a best firm to work for by Zweig Group. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at GarverUSA.com.

Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.