Description
Design and produce civil engineering plans and digital models for land development and infrastructure projects, performing layout, grading, drainage, roadway, and utility design under the direction of licensed engineers, and preparing construction documents and permitting exhibits using CAD and civil design software.
- • Perform civil design calculations for grading, drainage, roadways, and utilities using CAD and civil design software.
- • Create detailed plan and profile sheets, cross-sections, details, and 3D models to project and code standards.
- • Analyze site constraints including topography, survey, utilities, zoning, and environmental data; prepare exhibits and maps.
- • Interpret and apply codes, standards, and specifications to guide design decisions.
- • Document design assumptions, calculations, and revisions; maintain organized project files and CAD standards.
- • Coordinate with project engineers to define scope, design criteria, schedules, and deliverables.
- • Conduct or support site visits to verify existing conditions and collect as-built information.
- • Coordinate with surveyors; import, process, and QA/QC survey and GIS data for base mapping.
- • Develop construction documents, quantities, and bid item lists; support cost estimating.
- • Identify and resolve utility conflicts and geometric constraints; evaluate and model design alternatives.
- • Build and maintain digital terrain models, alignments, corridors, and stormwater models; generate design reports.
- • Prepare grading, erosion and sediment control, and stormwater management plans.
- • Support permitting by assembling submittals and responding to agency review comments.
- • Provide construction-phase support by issuing plan revisions and responding to RFIs and shop drawings.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
