Civil Engineer

Environmental At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

When it comes to environmental consulting, we’re passionate about helping our communities today to improve our tomorrow. We’re looking for a Civil/Environmental Engineer to support innovative waste solutions and other projects.

Based out of Michigan, you’ll support solid waste, remediation, and sustainability projects for numerous public and private clients in key areas. Your responsibilities will include supporting and delivering projects through design, engineering, and site investigation and monitoring. You will help Jacobs advance the industry by delivering sustainable solutions that help our clients.

You’ll connect with other Jacobs’ practitioners throughout the US and Canadian s to design innovative and sustainable solutions for our clients. You’ll have opportunities to support the design of landfill and remediation liners, ET covers, dredge prisms, closure caps, compost facilities, transfer stations, MRFs, and other related features. As an associate engineer, you’ll have opportunities to lead design tasks that should harness your ability to delegate and work with engineers and other design practitioners who are both more junior and more senior than you. These opportunities will give excellent opportunities to grow as you mentor more junior practitioners and learn from more senior practitioners. You’ll develop and maintain strong client relationships to organically drive business through proposals, networking, and sole source opportunities. 

Bring your engineering background, creativity, and desire to address many of today’s most prevalent waste, remediation, and sustainability issues, and we’ll empower you to deliver the boldest solutions for our clients.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental, or geotechnical engineering or related engineering degree.
• Experience conducting field investigations and other onsite work and preparing corresponding reports.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client facilities as needed.
• Experience with report writing (engineering design reports, stormwater reports and/or specs).

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Master’s degree in civil, environmental, or geotechnical engineering or a related engineering degree.
• Professional design related experience
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration or possess the ability to gain licensure.
• Experience with site civil design and 3-D modeling, including roadways, grading, drainage/stormwater, and related technologies.
• Experience working with diverse, remote teams.
• Experience with transfer stations, composting, waste collection and processing, sustainable waste management practices, and waste-to-energy technologies.
• Project management experience, including proposal and business development experience.
• Experience with project and account management tools and applications, such as pricing tools, project tracking tools, and customer account relationship tools.

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Posted Salary Range: Minimum

85,000.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

120,000.00

Our 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, 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 $85,000.00 to $120,000.00. 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. Job posted on June 12, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.

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.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support .

Locations

City State Country
Troy	Michigan	United States