DEA’s Land Development Business Unit is currently hiring for a Project Engineer in our Tustin, CA office. This role is to carry out individual tasks delegated to them by the Project Manager. This is a hands-on technical career-track position. The Project Engineer plans and conducts work requiring judgment regarding the independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. Successful candidates should possess expertise in land development design, grading, drainage, streets, sewers, storm drain and utilities.

  Position Duties:

• Apply civil engineering principles to assigned projects, either as a team leader or functioning independently.
• Create a design plan and lead specification production on a wide variety of projects which include site layouts, horizontal and vertical control, grading and drainage, paving, site utilities, and associated civil engineering activities
• Perform calculations, specifications and proposal preparation, and permitting applications
• Schedule projects (understanding, creating, modifying, identifying the critical path), prepare and review cost estimates, and client coordination
• Execute complex assignments utilizing judgment in evaluation, selection, and modification of standard engineering techniques and procedures
• Devise new approaches to problems encountered
• Interface with clients and public agencies
• May supervise project staff with the ability to mentor junior staff

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
• Minimum of 4 years relevant design experience related to Land Development projects consisting of commercial, residential, public works, institutional, or industrial
• Demonstrated experience with Civil 3D, AutoCAD and Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are necessary.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance
• Health Savings and Lifestyle Spending Account with employer contribution
• Support for continuing education and training opportunities
• Paid Time Off (PTO)/Holiday Pay
• 401k and Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Flexible 9/80 (every other Friday off) work schedule
• Holistic Wellbeing Program with a focus on physical, emotional, financial, career and community health
• Opportunity for growth with support and mentoring to help with professional goals

Land Development Jobs with DEA:

Dave Evans built a successful professional services consulting firm based on his skill in designing residential communities. Since 1976, DEA has been recognized for preparing innovative designs that balance growth with environmental sensitivity. Today, our land development experts not only thoughtfully design residential communities, we find workable, creative solutions for complex land development projects, including industrial and transit-oriented development; commercial, retail, and entertainment projects; parks and recreation facilities; streetscapes; and master planned communities. DEA also excels at redevelopment. Converting blighted industrial areas into attractive mixed-use communities, mineral extraction sites into clean industry locations, and industrial waterfronts into gathering places are the kind of projects that speak to DEA’s core purpose of improving the quality of life while demonstrating stewardship of the built and natural environments.