Senior Civil Engineer

Progressive Companies; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Summer hours

Profit sharing

Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)

Award-winning wellness program

Job summary

Progressive Companies in Grand Rapids seeks a Senior Civil Engineer to guide complex projects from conception through execution. You will lead cross-disciplinary teams and provide trusted technical leadership to clients and partners.

You will mentor staff, ensure code-compliant, performance-based designs, and grow the firm through innovative engineering and quality deliverables across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) licensure is required.
• Typically 15+ years of post-graduation professional engineering experience and/or 15+ years of professionally licensed experience.
• Expert proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD, along with proficiency using standard technology, software tools, and search engines.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex civil engineering projects from conception through execution.
• Head cross-disciplinary project teams and communicate technical information clearly to clients and partners.
• Develop and enforce advanced design standards and documentation procedures.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Team Leads on detailed plans, schedules, budgets, and decisions.

Skills

Revit

AutoCAD

Leadership

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer licensure

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical leader guiding complex civil engineering projects from conception through execution. You will lead cross-disciplinary teams, act as a trusted technical subject matter expert, and build strong client relationships while translating complex needs into innovative, code-compliant solutions. You will also mentor others, strengthen team capabilities, and help identify opportunities that expand Progressive Companies' impact and business.

Deliver Results

• Develop innovative civil engineering designs and specifications for complex, multidisciplinary projects that advance Performance Based Design principles, regenerative strategies, and code compliance.
• Establish advanced documentation standards and procedures in Revit and AutoCAD to promote consistency, accuracy, and alignment across engineering deliverables.
• Lead cross-disciplinary project teams, communicating complex technical information clearly to clients, project partners, and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Team Leads to develop and execute detailed plans for large-scale initiatives, coordinating complex scopes, schedules, budgets, and technical decisions.
• Advise clients, internal leaders, and government agencies as a civil engineering subject matter expert, applying current regulations, industry trends, and best practices to reduce risk and strengthen outcomes.
• Review complex technical documents and project deliverables for design accuracy, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance, and lead field inspections to confirm construction aligns with design intent.
• Mentor team members, lead lessons‑learned and professional‑development activities, and provide technical guidance that expands team capability and supports major strategic project decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) licensure.
• Typically 15+ years of post-graduation professional engineering experience and/or 15+ years of professionally licensed experience.
• Expert proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD, along with proficiency using standard technology, software tools, and search engines.

People Matter

Each individual’s background, knowledge, ability, and experience contributes to strengthening our organization and projects. Our dedication to diversity includes company provided training and education, equitable recruitment, a grassroots employee DEI committee, and robust community partnerships.

Progressive Companies is comprised of people with a variety of abilities, races, colors, religions, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, ages, veteran statuses, and more. As an equal opportunity employer, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements of innovative design. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Transforming Spaces. Empowering People.

The talented professionals of Progressive Companies are designers of a bold new future, creating high-performance structures and pathways, delivering on today’s needs and preparing for what’s to come. We live by the idea that design isn’t simply about beauty, it’s about improving strategic outcomes—what we call Performance Based Design. Our work spans across the nation, allowing team members to work on a variety of exciting projects and maximize impact as trusted partners to our clients and communities.

Sustainable and Inclusive

We are dedicated to human-centered, sustainable, and inclusive design practices. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to building trust, respect, and truly innovative design making spaces welcoming and accessible to all. Our sustainability approach embraces the AIA 2030 Commitment, together with a range of high performance, restorative, and regenerative strategies with a focus on climate responsive results to maximize positive impact in our industry.

Employee Owned

We act like owners—because we are. From modest beginnings of four original engineering partners in 1962, to almost 300 architects, engineers, designers, and consultants across multiple regional offices today, the energy, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial mindset you expect from a CEO come standard with every team member.

Culture of Excellence

The firm is continually ranked as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation®, with comprehensive benefits including an award-winning wellness program, hybrid work schedule, summer hours, profit‑sharing, and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). We take our work seriously, but have fun along the way, which fuels the creative spirit and supports a focus on work and life integration.

Progressive Companies is committed to development and growth of team members through continuing education, mentorship, growth opportunities, and more. We are dedicated to giving back to our communities, with paid service‑learning hours available to every employee and corporate sponsorship for a wide range of community organizations and activities.