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Civil Design Engineer

Commercial Development Resources
Costa Mesa, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/11/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/14/2025

Position Summary

This is a full-time in-office role for a Design Civil Engineer. As a Design Civil Engineer at CDR, you will be responsible for civil engineering design, planning, and other related tasks. You will work closely with the project team to ensure successful project delivery and client satisfaction. This role requires strong technical skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.


About Us – Commercial Development Resources (CDR)

CDR is a civil engineering firm focused on land development located in Costa Mesa, California. Outside the building, CDR delivers all land development services including:

  • Civil engineering
  • Dry utilities
  • Landscape architecture
  • Planning and permitting

Our greatest asset is our strong relationships with top tier corporate clients, architects, developers, and consultants. Since 2007, CDR has built a reputation on delivering results with integrity and solutions that provide maximum ROI.

Our core values—collaboration, a sense of urgency, integrity and accountability, persistence, and an entrepreneurial spirit—guide how we work and how we support one another. We foster a culture in which every team member contributes to our shared success. With a growing base of loyal clients, CDR is recognized as a leading development partner in Southern California with projects expanding across the U.S. We offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative team culture committed to excellence.

🔗 Learn more: www.cdrwest.com


Responsibilities:

  • Positive attitude and strong willingness to continually learn and grow
  • Committed to teamwork and project deadlines
  • Research, interpret and apply city standards, codes and zoning requirements as it applies to sites
  • Prepare grading, storm drain, utility, sewer, as-built, and street improvement plans under direction of Project Manager
  • Communicate with agencies and plan checkers
  • Prepare comment response letters
  • Adherence to CDR standard and core values


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
  • 2 years in Land Development
  • Knowledge of relevant regulations and codes
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team
  • Proficiency in AutoCad
  • EIT and Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred


Why Join Us?

  • Opportunity to lead a new office with an established, respected firm.
  • Competitive salary, benefits, and performance-based incentives.
  • $3,000 relocation stipend offered if applicable.
  • Support from a collaborative leadership team committed to your success.
  • Unique company culture dedicated to work/life balance and flexibility - we believe in a "work hard, play hard" attitude!


Commercial Development Resources is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Salary : $75,000 - $88,000

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