What are the responsibilities and job description for the Civil Engineer position at Actalent?
Description
The Sr Civil Project Engineer is responsible for the profitable design and completion of assigned projects and contracts, leading a team of professionals with responsibility for completing designs within budgets, schedules, and deliverable quality.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with proficiency. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and PE License
10 - 20 years experience in Civil Engineering
Proficient using AutoCAD Civil 3D
Proficient using Microsoft Office
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Prepare civil design calculations for items such as drainage, grading and ADA compliance, utility, storm water management systems, sanitary water, water main, hydrology/hydraulic studies, earthwork volumes, roadways, and paving. Estimate and calculate quantities from construction drawings both by hand and from digital media.
Draft, review, and finalize site plans, construction plans, and documents for infrastructure and/or land development projects including plan drawings, specifications, bid documents, and quantity/cost estimates.
Ability to analyze survey data and existing site conditions.
Complete edits and modify plans as reviewed by agencies, municipalities, and clients.
Direct and supervise Engineers, Design Technicians, CAD Operators, Surveyors.
Train Junior Professional Surveyors.
Understand the client’s design criteria, process, and preferences.
Understand the local codes, ordinances and permitting processes and how to guide a project through the applicable regulatory agencies for approval.
Maintain Client Relations Management through communication and retain new clients.
Day-to-day:
This person will spend 80% of their day managing the drafting and design on projects. Duties that fall into the management of drafting and design are attending meetings with clients/municipalities, preparing engineering estimates, working on proposals, and overseeing site plan submittals. Once the specifications have been collected from a client (they will be a part of those discussions), this person will take the specifications to the drafting team and convey the concept in order to start the drafting process. They will need to be able to discuss with the drafting team how the site plans fit within municipal ordinance. Once the drafting process is started, they'll be working with the drafting team to make sure that all aspects of the draft are aligned with what the client needs (this person will NOT be micromanaging the drafters, rather being a guide for them throughout the drafting and design process). Once the drafts are complete, the drafter(s) will submit the drawings to this person for review. Once they've reviewed them, Rick or Bill will take a look before they're sent off to the client.
The other 20% of their day will be spent taking care of administrative duties. This could be logging, documentation of work, and contacting clients or attending internal meetings.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Must Have:
- Active Michigan PE license
- BS in Civil Engineering
- AutoCAD (2 years of exp.)
Nice to Have:
- Civil 3D
- Private utility experience
Experience Level
Expert Level
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $36.00 - $45.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Sterling Heights,MI.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 17, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
Salary : $36 - $45
