Senior Civil Engineer, PE — Path to Ownership & Autonomy

Huska & Horgan Engineering; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Group life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid holidays

PTO growth with tenure

401(k) employer match

Job summary

Huska & Horgan Engineering, LLC in Washington, DC, seeks a Senior Civil Engineer, PE, to run land development projects at a small, profitable firm. You’ll sign and seal your own work and own scope, schedule, fee and client from proposal through permit.

Base salary is $130,000 to $150,000 with upside as you build your own book. In person at 1050 30th St NW, then up to three days remote; you should live in the greater DC area. The firm has completed over 1,250 site civil projects since 2016.

Qualifications

• Active PE license; DC license helpful but not required
• Experience as the responsible engineer owning fee and schedule
• Direct client management from proposal to permit
• At least one project that went sideways and actions taken
• Experience obtaining DC-area permit approvals and dealing with agencies
• Fluency in site civil design and AutoCAD plan production, including hydrologic/hydraulic modeling
• Ability to run multiple projects without a CAD department or admin support
• Based in the greater Washington, DC area

Responsibilities

• Manage 8–10 small to mid-size projects simultaneously, each with its own client and permit clock
• Scope and price jobs, and manage the client, architect and contractor directly
• Run site design and plan production in AutoCAD: grading, stormwater management, utility design, erosion and sediment control
• Prepare hydrologic and hydraulic models, basis of design reports and agency comment response letters
• Get plans through DCRA, DOEE, DC Water and DDOT public space, and Virginia/Maryland equivalents
• Sign and seal drawings, visit sites and support construction after permit issuance
• Mentor the Civil Engineer hired alongside you

Skills

Site civil design

Hydrologic modeling

Hydraulic modeling

Project leadership

Client management

Permitting

PE license

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Huska & Horgan Engineering, LLC in Washington, DC, seeks a Senior Civil Engineer, PE, to run land development projects at a small, profitable firm. You’ll sign and seal your own work and own scope, schedule, fee and client from proposal through permit.

Base salary is $130,000 to $150,000 with upside as you build your own book. In person at 1050 30th St NW, then up to three days remote; you should live in the greater DC area. The firm has completed over 1,250 site civil projects since 2016.