Senior Municipal Infrastructure Planner & Design Engineer

Houston Engineering, Inc.; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Annual bonuses

Generous benefits package

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Parental leave

HSA & FSAs

Flexible schedules

Employee logo wear

Job summary

Houston Engineering, Inc. seeks aSenior Civil Engineer for its municipal infrastructure team in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

You will work on water, wastewater, and utility master plans, capital improvements programming, and long-range infrastructure decisions, contributing from planning through construction. The role emphasizes leadership, client engagement, and cross-team collaboration across design and project management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in municipal engineering.
• Professional Engineer license or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Excellent leadership and project management skills.
• Working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local codes.
• Ability to communicate effectively with groups both internally and externally.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Experience with ArcGIS, AutoCAD, and discipline specific software.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Planning & Capital Improvements Programming.
• Assist with the development of water, wastewater, stormwater, and utility master plans.
• Evaluate existing infrastructure systems and identify long-term improvement needs.
• Support capital improvement planning, project prioritization, and infrastructure investment strategies.
• Perform data analysis, asset management evaluations, service area reviews, and system performance assessments.
• Develop planning-level opinions of probable construction cost and support funding-related project documentation.
• Help communities connect infrastructure condition, growth, regulatory requirements, and available funding with implementable projects.
• Engineering & Design: Prepare or assist with technical memorandums, facility plans, reports, specifications, construction schedules, and design documents.
• Assist with planning and design for water distribution systems, sanitary sewer collection systems, lift stations, water storage facilities, utility extensions, replacement projects, and rural water infrastructure.
• Perform hydraulic analyses, engineering calculations, feasibility evaluations, and alternatives analyses.
• Prepare plans, specifications, bidding documents, and construction cost estimates.
• Support bidding, construction administration, field observation coordination, change orders, pay applications, and project closeout activities.
• Client & Community Engagement: Collaborate with city staff, public works departments, utility operators, rural utility boards, elected officials, and internal project teams.
• Participate in client meetings, workshops, planning discussions, and public engagement efforts.
• Help communicate technical concepts clearly for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build trusted client relationships from project conception through planning, design, construction, and implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer licensure encouraged

Tools

ArcGIS

AutoCAD

Job description

Houston Engineering, Inc. seeks aSenior Civil Engineer for its municipal infrastructure team in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

You will work on water, wastewater, and utility master plans, capital improvements programming, and long-range infrastructure decisions, contributing from planning through construction. The role emphasizes leadership, client engagement, and cross-team collaboration across design and project management.