Senior Civil Engineer (10+ years)

Coffman Engineers Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Coffman Engineers is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer with at least ten years of experience to join our Dallas, Texas office. You will lead civil design efforts, coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams, and support business development through technical proposals.

Expertise in site grading, drainage, stormwater, utilities, and erosion control is preferred. You will mentor staff and deliver high-quality designs for commercial, institutional, and government projects.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited B.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering is required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Civil Engineering required.
• Minimum 10 years of applicable industry experience.
• Experience delivering site grading, drainage, erosion control, and utilities design.
• Strong lead for multi-discipline design teams and client interactions.

Responsibilities

• Perform civil analysis, design, and detailing on diverse projects.
• Lead multiple concurrent projects with budget/schedule awareness.
• Interpret technical drawings accurately.
• Coordinate with architects, owners, and contractors on deliverables.
• Develop proposals and support business development activities.

Skills

Civil design leadership

Project management

Technical drawing interpretation

Team mentoring

Budget & schedule control

Proposals & business development

Education

ABET-accredited B.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering

PE license (Civil Engineering)

10+ years of industry experience

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Civil design software

HydroCAD

StormCAD

SWWM

Job description

Company Description

At Coffman Engineers, we serve as both prime consultant and sub consultant on projects large and small, including commercial, retail, institutional, government, industrial, and project/construction management. Incorporated in 1979, we have employees in more than 24 locations serving clients across the United States and overseas. To meet client objectives and to integrate our many disciplines, we can create teams comprised of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and corrosion control, as well as project/construction managers and professionals in a variety of specialty services. This ability has made us a leader in the engineering and construction communities, and has strengthened our reputation as being progressive, innovative, and a great place to work.

Job Description

Coffman Engineers is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer with at least ten years of experience. The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated team player looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity within a dynamic and progressive firm. The successful individual will work closely with our business development team and other discipline leaders in developing technical proposals and will take a proactive role in marketing/business development. This role provides the opportunity to help build and mentor a dedicated team of engineering professionals within a collaborative multidiscipline office. This candidate will be working directly with clients providing consulting services.

The ideal candidate will have experience in providing engineering for a variety of projects involving in the design of sites, grading, drainage, stormwater management systems, utility infrastructure, erosion control measures and coordinating multifaceted projects. We are seeking innovative, results-oriented individuals who value high standards of performance and collaborative teamwork.

Qualifications

Essential Engineering Skills and Functions:

• Perform the following functions:
  • Civil analysis, design, and detailing on a variety of projects
  • Manage and design multiple concurrent projects
  • Strong ability to interpret technical drawings
  • Lead design team efforts
  • Manage project team for budget and schedule control
  • Develop fee and qualification-based proposals
• Proficient in AutoCAD Civil 3D, and a variety of Civil Engineering design software applications.
• Proficient in Hydro CAD, Storm CAD and SWWM (or similar) stormwater modeling programs.
• Technical experience with hydrologic and hydraulic calculations, technical studies, mapping documents, preparation and processing of civil construction documents, and earthwork calculations
  • Stormwater experience in Texas areas preferred
• Collaborate with the architect, owner, and contractor to provide a well-coordinated and high-quality set of structural drawings.
• Able to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Possess strong critical thinking, organizational, and analytical abilities.
• Maintain positive working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint software preferred. Must understand database concepts. Working knowledge of marketing databases and proposal resources files.
• Conduct marketing/business development activities
• Positive contributor to overall office and department goals, culture, and morale.
• Ability to travel

Education/Experience/Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering from an ABET accredited program required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Civil Engineering required
• 10 years of applicable industry experience.
• Experience performing consulting services for internal and external client utilizing Site Grading, Earthwork Calculations, Drainage (Calculations & Reports), erosion and sediment control design and calculations, Utility Layout & Sizing, Technical Report Writing, review and preparation of Technical Specifications, cost estimating, develop project specifications; design for compliance with current applicable federal, state, and local regulations; as well as general civil engineering concepts.
• Land development experience in the design of life sciences, commercial, office, higher education, mixed-use, residential, healthcare, municipal, alternative energy (solar, BESS, etc.) and/or Federal projects including:
• Lead Project Teams to complete project design deliverables.
• Lead the development of preliminary to final design calculations and drawings.
• Perform site due diligence and entitlement investigation and reporting.
• Review field information and perform field inspections of existing stormwater facilities.
• Perform technical writing for design reports and permitting applications.
• Desire to lead inter-disciplinary projects and project teams
• Local AHJ experience and relationships is a plus
• Active local industry involvement is a plus

This position is not eligible for sponsorship. This is not a remote position.

Additional Information

Why You Want to Work Here

You could choose to work anywhere, so why work at Coffman Engineers? Because we are different - our culture sets us apart. Simply stated, we are a group of creative, high-performing people who like working together and believe that what we do makes a difference. Employees say that it feels like working with a group of friends in a small office while enjoying the benefits and perks of working for a large firm. Our culture isn't the only thing that makes us different, but it drives everything we do.

Coffman offers comprehensive benefits, including a flexible PTO program and a fun environment with family-friendly policies. We support and encourage individually tailored professional and technical advancement as well as personal growth.

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Coffman at a Glance:

• 47 years in business
• 900+ employees serving clients throughout the U.S. and overseas from more than 23 locations
• Multi-discipline engineering services plus corrosion control, commissioning and project/construction management
• 70+ employees in 9 offices, providing Fire Protection services since 2014
• #34 Top 80 Engineering Firms, Building Design + Construction, 2022
• #29 Zweig Group Hot Firm List, Zweig Group, 2021
• #161 Top 500 Design Firms, Engineering News-Record, 2023