CIVIL ENGINEER (BUILDING CONSTRUCTION)

Job Responsibilities

• Provides technical leadership for a specialty and is considered to be a fully capable professional in their field.
• Applies intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields. Makes decisions independently on technical problems and methods and represents the organization in conferences.
• Resolves important questions and plans and coordinates work.
• The knowledge and expertise required for this level of work usually result from progressive experience.
• Supervision and guidance relate largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters.
• Receives direction on unusual conditions and developments.
• Comprehends regulations and employs or develops standards and theories necessary to carry out project design and permitting work.
• Organize and prepare reports, maps, drawings, tests, and other topographical and hydrologic data to plan and design projects.
• Incorporates schedules, budgets, constructability, and other project criteria into Civil design and layouts.
• Conduct occasional site reconnaissance to examine field conditions, drainage and erosion control needs, as-built conditions, etc.
• Work closely with the project team, including civil, geotechnical, transportation engineers, surveyors, and senior designers to provide value to each project.
• Oversees entry-level engineers and technicians, and works under limited supervision of Project Manager or Senior Civil Engineer.
• Exercises judgment needed to develop and execute scopes of work, make decisions and methodology and material selections, and adaptations of engineering alternatives under limited supervision.
• Efficiently employs standard techniques, procedures, and criteria while developing advanced methods to improve efficiency.