Senior Civil Engineer

Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer IV for the Carolinas to be based in Columbia, SC or one of our other Carolinas offices (Charleston, SC; Greenville, SC; Charlotte, NC; Raleigh, NC). As a Senior Civil Engineer IV with growing technical expertise and experience in demanding design driven projects, you will work with interdisciplinary teams on High Tech and Logistics Projects in a Programmatic approach. We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of Opportunity.

About AECOM

At AECOM, we believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

We take on the most complex challenges and pioneer innovative, iconic solutions that push the limits of what’s possible – the world’s longest cable-stayed bridge, record-breaking sports events, the largest greenfield port development mega project, life-sustaining and disaster recovery programs, and the tallest tower in the Western Hemisphere.

On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, governments, energy and the environment, we deliver professional services throughout the project lifecycle.

We are proud to be recognized for excellence:

• Named Fortune’s World’s magazine's "World's Most Admired Companies" for the sixth consecutive year

• #1 in Transportation and General Building in Engineering-News Record's 2020 “Top 500 Design Firms”

• VIQTORY 2020 Military Friendly® Gold Employer

• Perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index for 2017-2019

About Buildings Places

AECOM’s Buildings Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building engineering, workplace strategy, business transformation, asset advisory, economics and development planning, master planning, urban planning, and landscape architecture.

With a range of expertise from strategy and design through project realization, we create better outcomes to grow economies, protect natural systems, conserve natural resources, make societies more equitable and connect and engage people through innovative, sustainable design solutions.

Our South Carolina teams focus on providing design services in the Industrial and High Tech and Logistics market for projects such as data centers, logistics centers, and industrial facilities.

Job Summary/Responsibilities

The Senior Civil Engineer will work on High Tech, Logistics Industrial facility and similar projects that are designed in the South Carolina Regional B P group, with a focus on the civil aspects of the design including grading, drainage, and utilities.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Performs specific and limited portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer.

• Gathers and correlates basic engineering data using established and well-defined procedures

• Works on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations and relatively simple tests.

• Proposes approach to solve new problems encountered.

• Performs interdisciplinary review of project deliverables and identifies discrepancies in results

• Provides guidance to entry level engineers.

• Prepares technical specification sections.

• Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with moderate supervision

• Designs utilities, roadways, general site development, grading and drainage, best management practices, erosion control, profiles, typical sections, cross sections, hydraulics

• Performs drainage studies, including low impact development strategies & hydrology

• Prepares drawings, specifications, basis of design, technical memos.

• Prepares permits such as NPDES, SWPPP, Grading, DCAB, Civil Support of an Environmental Assessment

• Works with other professional staff members to collaborate on reports, studies, drawings, and design narratives

• Familiar with AutoCad Civil 3D and Microsoft Office products including Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint

• Works in an office setting with potential meetings outside of the office or visits to sites where a project may be located

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited University plus six (6) years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications:

• A current EIT in the State of South Carolina with ability to attain PE within 2 years

• Excellent working knowledge of CAD Civil 3D, BIM-Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Sketchup, Lumion, V-Ray and Rhino 3D

• Experience in Autodesk Revit

• Experience with Bluebeam, Navisworks and Enscape

• Experience with Adobe Photoshop and InDesign

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

• Ability to meet quality, schedule and budget expectations

• Desire to be mentored by leadership and provide mentorship to junior staff

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Awareness of ones own abilities

• Detail-oriented and technical, yet experienced enough to see the big picture

• Must be a highly motivated self-starter with solid writing and verbal communication skills

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy of work with a innate desire for follow-through

• Ability to work independently and with large groups of technical minded people with minimal oversight

• Ability to multi-task and be flexible and able to adapt to rapidly changing project requirements and deadlines

• Ability to apply passion and enthusiasm for design in a collaborative and progressive team-oriented work environment

• Knowledge seeker that is curious about their profession and innovations to serve in better ways

• Appreciative and service oriented with a willingness to serve in a sense of urgency

Additional Information

Sponsorship is not available for this position now or in the future.

Relocation assistance is not provided for this role.

Exempt Position: Offered rate of compensation (Virginia locations only) will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The salary range for this position is $90,000 - $120,000.

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D and disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, wellness and global well-being, and global EAP, Business Travel, and Service Awards programs.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10097637

Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: East

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Salary : $90,000 - $120,000