Civil Engineer

Job Posting End Date 06-11-2026 (Job closes the day before the posting end date.) Job Summary In this role, you are responsible to the assigned manager for performing intermediate-level engineering work activities and projects requiring the application of engineering knowledge in a safe, effective, efficient, and economic accomplishment of assigned objectives. Job Description Seeking a Civil Engineer with civil site engineering experience and leadership skills to join the Civil / Geotechnical Engineering (CGE) group at American Electric Power (AEP). This position offers unique career development opportunities and challenging assignments across AEP’s 11-state footprint, performing civil site engineering, land development, stormwater management design, and roadway design assignments for electric substation, transmission line, and telecommunications projects. Primary location: New Albany, OH. Key Responsibilities Lead and coordinate civil site engineering projects: site grading, stormwater management, drainage design/analysis, roadway design, erosion and sediment control, permitting, surveying. Assess and recommend best-case civil engineering solutions and collaborate with non-civil engineers and other project stakeholders. Travel (~10%) to the field within a five-hour driving distance to diagnose civil engineering issues related to electric transmission lines and substations. Perform intermediate-level engineering analysis using AutoCAD and Civil3D; develop technical reports and provide training and guidance to lower-level employees. Use scheduling techniques (CPM, PERT) for budgeting and planning; initiate corrective actions when project objectives are not met. Resolve routine problems, identify opportunities for improvement, and make decisions within established policies, maintaining awareness of risks. Communicate and document engineering analyses and recommendations clearly and concisely. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering (ABET accredited) with two or more years of related engineering experience. Master’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program may be considered for entry at this level. Alternative: Bachelor’s degree (non-ABET) plus a Master’s or PhD in engineering from a university with an ABET-accredited Bachelor’s program. Knowledge of civil site engineering principles and demonstrated project experience in site grading, stormwater management, drainage design/analysis, roadway design, erosion and sediment control, permitting, and surveying. Preferred experience using AutoCAD and Civil3D. Strong communication, problem solving, leadership, and decision-making skills. Additional Information Travel: ~10% within five-hour distance. Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 hours per day; some overtime may be required. Compensation Grade: SP20-007. Compensation Range: $74,551.00 – $109,543.00. Physical Demand: Sedentary work with occasional lifting up to 10 pounds. EEO Statement American Electric Power (AEP) provides Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship, including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company-sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. When required by law, we might record certain information or invite applicants to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics. #J-18808-Ljbffr American Electric Power