Senior Civil Designer

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Job Title: Senior Civil Designer

Job Location: Avondale, AZ

Job Type: Permanent Employment

Requirements

Summary of Position Responsibilities:

Seeking a Senior Civil Designer. The Senior Civil Designer is responsible for providing professional guidance, leadership, and training to other personnel. These responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for planning and coordinating new projects related to land development for site and commercial projects
• Responsible for designing and developing civil layouts.
• Establishing and improving standards, practices, guidelines, and specification for civil discipline area.
• Advanced knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices and construction specifications.
• Provide real time advice and decisions, technical in nature and cost estimates as needed to the project managers.
• Review and direct revisions to design packages as required.
• Review drawings and documents to assure compliance with company design and production standards
• High level of attention to detail.
• Takes pride in work and takes initiative to expand knowledge base.
• Review as-builds, submittals and redlines.
• Coordinate with all disciplines involved (Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, and Structural), including outside consultants and contractors.
• Technical interface with code officials and contractors and customers.
• Ability to use the latest version of Civil 3D and/or AutoCAD to prepare design drawings with plans and details as designated by the engineering team.
• Must be able to work well in a team environment.
• Participate in meetings with Customers, and Owners to review the scope of work, discuss ways to reduce costs, and provide value engineering ideas.
• Strong problem solving and critical-thinking skills when designing/developing engineered drawings.
• Coordinate changes and gather information from various resources to enable correct information flow.
• Review and interpret engineering specifications.
• Mentor and provide professional guidance and training to junior level designers.
  
  

Minimum Requirements:

• 10 years of relevant civil engineering experience with land development projects and/or a bachelor s degree in Civil Engineering.
• Superior proficiency in AutoCAD/Civil 3D, recent versions.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with construction plan preparation for utility, stormwater, and land development/site design for local governmental agencies.
• Advanced understanding of construction plan preparation and details.
• Review and interpret and provide expert level technical input for multiple projects with proven success providing exceptional technical oversight on projects that meet contract specifications and technical standards to the client on time and within budget.
• Hard working, detail oriented, and advance understanding of ACAD principles & practices.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite is required, and a high adaptability to learning new software and technology.
• Possess advanced knowledge of design standards, principles, and practices.
• Professionally perform multiple, detailed-oriented tasks with simultaneous deadlines.
• Ability to work both individually and with a team.
• Ability to give and take direction.
• Solid writing and organization skills.
• Team player with the ability to work well under pressure.
• Understanding the importance of excellent customer service and maintaining a positive attitude.
• Authorized to work in the U.S.