Site Civil Engineer

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Your impact

Jacobs’ Gainesville, Florida office is looking for a highly motivated site civil engineer to work in their Engineering and Design Group supporting multi-discipline designs including site development, water/wastewater facilities, constructed wetlands, environmental remediation, conveyance projects, ports, roads and highways, etc. This position will also support Project Managers and Senior level engineers to complete planning/study documents, preliminary design, detailed design, permitting documents, and engineering reports.

Each day you will be an important team member as you collaborate in multi-discipline team environment in the evaluation, design, coordination, and execution of projects for our clients. Our team is committed to strong mentorship and providing opportunities to work independently and with peers. The candidate should be a self-motivated professional with a desire to grow personally as well as professionally with each project in our diverse and fast-paced office. Candidate skills should include good oral and written communications, strong data analysis & technical problem solving, strong organizational skills, multitasking ability, excellent computer skills and team-oriented work practices.

Our Civil Engineers

• Perform a wide variety of routine assignments which are clearly defined and require the application of standard design engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria
• Support conceptual and detailed designs for multi-discipline projects for civil infrastructure/water/wastewater/environmental/transportation
• Coordinate with other disciplines such as architects, mechanical, structural, electrical, and process
• Perform civil design tasks related to
• Site development and layout
• Stormwater and drainage
• Roadway and pavement alignment
• Grading
• Erosion and sedimentation control
• Site/facilities layout
• Utilities and conveyance piping
• Complete tasks assigned on time, within budget, and to a high level of quality
• Assist in the preparation of plans and specifications, engineering reports, engineer’s cost estimates, and quantity take-offs
• Assist in the preparation of technical documents and reports
• Assist in performing site civil design using CADD tools such as Microstation and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Assist in the preparation of engineering calculations and details
• Exercise judgment required in developing plans or alternatives
• Demonstrate time management and organizational skills
• Possess high ethical values and a strong sense of commitment to self-development, teamwork, and desire to work in a deadline-driven team environment
• Perform field activities such as observation of construction activities, as required
• Review construction submittals for conformance to contract and design documents
• Perform the routine aspects of assignments requiring knowledge and application of engineering principles
• Work with Excel, AutoCAD, Microstation, and other modeling tools to perform site civil calculations and designs
  
  

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Here's what you'll need

• BS in Civil Engineering from a four-year degreed ABET accredited civil engineering program
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in the civil engineering field
• Engineer in Training or ability to obtain within 12 months of employment
• Experience in the use of CADD tools, such as Microstation and/or AutoCAD, Inroads, OpenRoads or Civil 3D
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Site Civil Design experience, such as performing stormwater design calculations, roadway and pavement design, grading and drainage design, erosion and sedimentation control design, and stormwater pollution prevention plan development and calculations
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master degree in Civil Engineering
• Experience supporting site civil design projects
• Advanced user of Bentley OpenRoads, or AutoCAD Civil 3D
  
  
  

Posted Salary Range Minimum

65,000.00

Posted Salary Range Upper

90,000.00

Jacobs’ health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $65,000.00 to $90,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.