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Land Development Engineer

Mungo Homes
Columbia, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 4/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/5/2026

Mungo Homes has a need for an Engineer on our Land Development team in the Columbia, SC market!


This position is responsible for quality control regarding the grading and drainage of fully developed residential lots.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:


Sketch Plans

  • Review sketch plans for compatibility with product.


Construction Plan Review

  • Review and evaluate site construction plans for internal and external development.
  • Attend Land Development meetings with Design Engineers to assist the Land Team with managing the engineering design of all subdivisions.
  • Assist the Land Team with the resolution of issues with all developed lots through communication and coordination with design engineers, external developers, contractors, utilities, and government employees.
  • Review all developed project cost estimates for accuracy.
  • Earthwork: Check, compare, and reconcile design engineer and contractor earthwork calculations.
  • Review and evaluate site construction plans for internal and external development.
  • Provide design engineers with all comments and suggested plan revisions and follow-up to confirm that changes have been made.
  • Prepare cost estimates for land development projects.
  • Ensure that design meets all established criteria and allows for proper drainage on all lots.
  • Coordinate appropriate team members for review and comment on all plans.
  • Interface with design engineers to assure quality of design.
  • Maintain portfolio of standard lot grading details for each product.
  • Conduct field review for quality control at milestone inspections and when changes are made to our standard design criteria, work with the LD team and design

Lot Fits

  • Prepare house fits for each lot showing placement of each house that fits on each lot.
  • Review plot plans based on matrix, development, cost estimates and house fit.
  • Review sketch plans for compatibility with product.


Miscellaneous

  • Prepare and conduct land engineering presentations when required.
  • Review and work closely with outside engineer and developers to ensure as-builts are accurate and submitted in a timely manner.
  • Attend as needed escalated outstanding warranty calls to create solutions for customers.


Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. 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: Civil Engineering and CAD experience. Working knowledge of grading and drainage design. Ability to work independently and in a team environment, in an office and in the field.


Computer Skills:

  • Bluebeam Revu
  • Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Pdf Expert or similar software
  • KOVA software preferred
Company Description
The Mungo family started building new homes in Columbia, South Carolina in 1954, and now builds in Markets throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia. While still family-focused today with Steven Mungo as Executive Chairman, Mungo Homes proudly became part of the Clayton Properties Group family of companies in 2018, and remains dedicated to quality construction, and an exceptional customer experience.

Mungo Homes a long tradition of improving the communities in which we build, and through the Mungo Homes Foundation provide economic, educational, health, housing, and emergency hardship support to charitable organizations. A portion of each home sold is invested in each local community.

2022-2025 Top Workplace in South Carolina
2024-2025 Top Workplace in Virginia
2024 Best Places to Work in Raleigh, NC
2023-2025 Top Workplace in the United States
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