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Civil Engineering Designer

ESP Associates
Morrisville, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 10/28/2025 CLOSED ON 12/27/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Civil Engineering Designer position at ESP Associates?

ESP Associates, Inc. is looking for motivated individuals with a strong desire to learn and a demonstrated ability to work in a team environment to join our team in Raleigh (Morrisville), NC.

The position includes design in land development and construction document preparation for roads, storm drainage systems, storm water management facilities, water and sanitary sewer utility design, sediment and erosion control, and traffic control associated with residential, commercial, and institutional projects. 

This is a great opportunity to continue to grow your career in land development with a well-established and dynamic Engineering, Surveying and Planning firm! 

Responsibilities: 

  • Perform work with a small team through civil site/land development design, permitting, and construction observation on a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional projects.
  • Develop strong relationships with team members. 
  • Perform design of land development projects within Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D software.
  • Perform and prepare technical design calculations associated with land development projects (i.e., storm drainage hydraulic sizing, water distribution modeling, best management practices (BMP), sanitary sewer collection systems, erosion control measures, etc.). 
  • Perform preliminary engineering evaluations, including quantity take-offs and opinions of probable construction cost. 
  • Perform site visits and prepare associated field reports. 
  • Observe and provide general coordination for various field testing (i.e., water pressure testing, gravity sewer low pressure testing, manhole vacuum testing, etc.). 

Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (BSCE) or Engineering Technology (BSCET).
  • EI/EIT certification required.  PE preferred
  • 2 years of qualifying civil engineering design. 
  • Previous experience with AutoCAD and/or Civil3D preferred. 
  • Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
  • Possess a strong desire to continue learning, advance professionally, and demonstrate ability to work in a fast-paced, design team environment. 
  • Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy.  

Corporate Information:

ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.

Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 195 on the 2025 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Texas & Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2025 ranking of 52.


ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including:   

  • Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
  • 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days) 
  • PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
  • Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days) 
  • Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
  • Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Education Reimbursement Opportunities
  • Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
  • Referral Bonuses

 

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