Senior Civil Project Engineer (PE) – Public Works Lead

Huitt-Zollars; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

MDLive Telehealth

Disability insurance

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Tuition Reimbursement

Commuter Benefits

Retirement plans

Job summary

Huitt-Zollars, Inc. in Houston West is seeking a Civil Project Engineer (Eng V) with 5–10 years of experience and a PE license for our Public Works Practice.

The role focuses on design development from concept through construction documents, coordinating with multiple disciplines on diverse projects including grading, drainage, and utilities. Candidates must hold a BSCE and be licensed as a Professional Engineer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering (BSCE).
• 5+ years of civil engineering design experience in Public Works.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.).
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Excel and Word software.
• Ability to work independently in a team environment and to manage multiple projects with limited supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written skills, communicating engineering information clearly and concisely.
• Ability to present in a meeting.
• Ability to design printed and digital engineering documents.
• Ability to write clearly to communicate technical issues and design ideas.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Civil Engineer in the development of design schematics, construction plans, specifications and estimates.
• Coordinate with EITs, designers and drafters.
• Review shop drawings, perform field observations, and facilitate the construction administration.
• Support project proposals, scopes, budgets, and manage execution and tracking of projects.
• Complete projects within client specifications, budgets and schedules.
• Coordinate online meetings, preparation of meeting agendas, and distribution of meeting.
• Focus on Public Works projects from concept through construction documents.
• Coordinate site development: grading, floodplain mitigation, drainage, utilities, etc.
• Provide direction to engineers-in-training and project support staff for permit drawings.
• Support construction administration: submittal reviews, RFIs, invoices, meetings, site visits.

Skills

Independent work

Project coordination

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

BSCE

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Excel

Word

Job description

Huitt-Zollars, Inc. in Houston West is seeking a Civil Project Engineer (Eng V) with 5–10 years of experience and a PE license for our Public Works Practice.

The role focuses on design development from concept through construction documents, coordinating with multiple disciplines on diverse projects including grading, drainage, and utilities. Candidates must hold a BSCE and be licensed as a Professional Engineer.