Civil Engineer - Public Works

Job Description

Job Description

Ardurra is seeking an Engineer III to join our Public Works team in San Antonio, TX!

Ardurra is a multidisciplinary civil engineering services firm delivering practical, innovative solutions to public-sector clients. Our San Antonio team works closely with local agencies on critical infrastructure projects serving over two million residents.

This role supports municipal utility and infrastructure projects, with a focus on water, wastewater, sanitary sewer, force mains, and storm drainage systems serving treatment facilities and municipal systems.

Primary Function:

The Engineer III will perform detailed engineering design and analysis for public works and municipal infrastructure projects. This position will work closely with Project Managers, senior engineers, designers, and other technical staff through all phases of project delivery.

Primary Duties:

• Perform engineering design for water, wastewater, sanitary sewer, force main, storm drainage, and related municipal infrastructure projects
• Prepare plans, profiles, calculations, technical specifications, cost estimates, and other construction documents
• Perform utility design and coordination for public infrastructure projects
• Utilize MicroStation extensively for preparation and development of engineering plans and construction documents
• Assist with hydraulic calculations, utility sizing, drainage analysis, and other engineering calculations
• Support preparation of engineering reports, technical memoranda, studies, and design documentation
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary project teams, municipal clients, utility providers, and regulatory agencies
• Review drawings and technical work for accuracy and compliance with applicable standards
• Assist Project Managers with project coordination, schedules, budgets, and client deliverables
• Provide technical guidance and support to junior engineers and design staff
• Participate in field investigations, site visits, and construction-phase engineering support as needed

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited program
• 4–6 years of related civil engineering experience, preferably involving public works, municipal utilities, water/wastewater, or similar infrastructure projects
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification required; Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Texas preferred or ability to obtain within a reasonable timeframe
• Experience developing engineering plans and construction documents
• Proficiency with MicroStation strongly preferred
• Experience with municipal utility design, including water and wastewater systems, strongly preferred
• Familiarity with SAWS standards, specifications, and design requirements is a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.

Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We’re not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.

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