Senior Drainage & Grading Engineer

Mannik Smith Group; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Plan

Vision Plan

Dental Plan

Group Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Voluntary Term Life Insurance

Liberty Mutual Insurance

PTO

Paid Holidays

401K

Flexible Benefits Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Bonus

Job summary

Wilson Engineers in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Drainage Engineer with 4–8 years of civil design experience. The role focuses on grading, drainage, and utility pipeline design using Civil 3D and related tools, with opportunities to collaborate across disciplines.

The position is full-time, on-site in Tempe, requiring a BS in Civil Engineering and professional licensing progress (AZ PE preferred or EIT with PE within 12 months).

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
• 4–8 years of Grading and Drainage/Utility Pipeline design experience.
• Arizona Professional Engineer license preferred - EIT with ability to obtain PE license within 12 months required.
• Experience in grading and drainage and utility pipeline fields with related design work.
• Experience reviewing shop drawings, specifications, RFIs, and Engineers Directives.
• Proficiency with Civil 3D and related software; MS Word/Excel/Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Develop grading and paving designs using Autodesk Civil 3D, including corridor modeling.
• Design water and wastewater infrastructure with Civil 3D pipe networks.
• Prepare plan and profile sheets with exaggerated features for construction docs.
• Process LiDAR data in ReCap and create accurate ground surface models.
• Collaborate with PMs, principals, and teams to deliver high-quality designs.
• Translate technical direction into engineering plans meeting schedules and standards.
• Support successful delivery of infrastructure projects.

Tools

Civil 3D

DDMSW

HEC-1 Models

CulvertMaster

FlowMaster

StormCAD

SewerCAD

SWMM

WaterCAD

GIS

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Wilson Engineers in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Drainage Engineer with 4–8 years of civil design experience. The role focuses on grading, drainage, and utility pipeline design using Civil 3D and related tools, with opportunities to collaborate across disciplines.

The position is full-time, on-site in Tempe, requiring a BS in Civil Engineering and professional licensing progress (AZ PE preferred or EIT with PE within 12 months).