Senior Civil Engineer / HPM

Hoar Construction; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoar Construction is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to serve as the Owner’s technical advisor on site development, land feasibility, and civil infrastructure. You will guide design strategy, oversee preliminary design, perform due diligence, and review EOR packages to optimize schedules and costs.

The role demands 10–15+ years of site civil experience, a PE license, and strong communication to summarize risks for executives. Travel to project sites is expected in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Civil Engineering required.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 10–15+ years in site civil design or related fields.
• Experience with municipal, master planning, or heavy industrial projects.
• Strong due diligence, permitting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical evaluations of candidate sites and assess risks before land purchase.
• Provide design oversight and peer review of civil packages from third parties.
• Evaluate site plans for constructability, codes, and cost efficiency.
• Lead value engineering on earthwork, pavements, and utilities to reduce CAPEX.
• Verify master site layouts for logistics, truck access, and rail requirements.
• Map permitting requirements and coordinate with authorities to maintain schedules.
• Act as neutral technical escalation between Owner, GC, and EOR.

Skills

Site civil design

Land development

Permitting strategy

Mass earthwork analysis

Project coordination

Education

B.S. in Civil Engineering

Job description

The Senior Civil Engineer serves as the Owner’s primary technical advisor for site development, land feasibility, and civil infrastructure. Demonstrated experience in design delivery will be leveraged within the owner’s advisory role. This role provides design strategy, preliminary design, site selection due diligence, peer review of EOR design packages, evaluates mass earthwork balances, and oversees permitting strategy across municipal, commercial, industrial, and institutional programs.

Key Responsibilities

Site Due Diligence & Pre-Development Feasibility:

Lead technical evaluations of candidate sites, reviewing geotechnical reports, topography, flood hazards, wetlands, and utility access to identify site risks prior to land purchase.

1. Design Oversight & EOR Peer Review (Site Civil & Infrastructure):

2. Peer-review 30/60/90% civil engineering deliverables (grading, drainage, paving, utility connections, erosion control) from third-party Engineers of Record (EOR).

3. Evaluate site plans for constructability, code compliance, and cost efficiency.

4. Mass Earthwork & Subsurface Value Engineering:

5. Audit EOR cut/fill earthwork calculations and subgrade remediation strategies.

6. Lead Value Engineering (VE) efforts on earthwork, pavement sections, retaining walls, and underground utilities to minimize CAPEX.

7. Logistics & Master Site Layout Verification:

8. Review site layouts for industrial and commercial functionality, ensuring adequate truck turn-radii, loading dock clearances, rail access, and heavy-duty pavement structures.

9. Permitting & Entitlement Strategy:

10. Map out local, state, and federal permitting requirements (NPDES stormwater, DOT access, municipal zoning, utility connections).

11. Represent the Owner in meetings with municipal planning boards, utility authorities, and state environmental regulators to maintain project schedules.

12. Technical Escalation & Conflict Resolution:

13. Serve as the neutral technical expert in resolving design disputes between the Owner, General Contractor, and Engineer of Record.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: B.S. in Civil Engineering.

• Licensure: Active Professional Engineer (PE) license.

• Experience: 10–15+ years of experience in site civil design, land development, or civil infrastructure engineering. Preferably with a strong background in municipal, master planning,commercial and/or heavy industrial projects.

• Technical Breadth: Expertise in site due diligence, local municipality and utility navigation, mass earthwork analysis, stormwater management, geotechnical report interpretation, heavy industrial logistics layout, and environmental permitting.

• Communication: Exceptional technical writing and client presentation capabilities, with the ability to summarize site risk data into actionable recommendations for executive leadership. Preferable experience with industry boards, affiliates, etc.

• Valid Drivers License required

Physical Demands and Working Environment:

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment: Work is performed mainly in an indoor and outdoor setting with exposure to all types of weather and temperature conditions, and travel from site to site.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.

Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

EOE – Vets/Disabilities