Senior Civil Engineer

Job Title: Senior Civil EngineerJob Description

As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will lead engineering and management efforts in collaboration with cross-discipline teams on a variety of projects. You will oversee aspects such as resources, work scope, project schedule, and budget. Your work will span from site planning and land development to underground utility design, including water, stormwater, and wastewater systems, throughout all project phases.

Responsibilities

• Collect and prepare data/information and perform detailed engineering design and calculations with support from a licensed professional engineering manager.

• Develop technical specifications and work scopes.

• Lead fieldwork for design development and problem-solving activities.

• Support collaboration with Owner, Vendor, and Contractor submittals and coordinate with Owner representatives and other stakeholders to ensure project success.

• Interact with other departments and suppliers to gather pertinent information.

• Serve as Discipline Lead on complex, multi-discipline projects by estimating work hours, developing scope of work, making staffing recommendations, and checking drawings.

• Self-perform or collaborate to produce engineering deliverables in compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer contract specifications.

• Design industry rail access and yard track layout.

• Prepare permit applications and documents for review agency permitting.

• Coordinate work with the project team.

• Coordinate and direct survey services performed by others.

• Prepare exhibits for client or public presentations.

Essential Skills

• Civil engineering degree with a minimum of EIT (preferably PE).

• 10+ years of experience in planning and designing engineering plans including site grading, land development, water/wastewater, and underground utility layouts.

• Proficiency in using Civil 3D and BIM modeling software (Revit).

• 10+ years of experience creating plans, specifications, exhibits, scope of work plans, and design calculations.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with Civil 3D and BIM capabilities.

• Expertise in land development, site planning, grading, and utility design.

• Familiarity with AutoCAD Civil 3D, drainage, and grading.

Work Environment

This role offers the flexibility of working in an office environment or remotely. Candidates can be based in Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, North Carolina, or Greenville, SC. If not near an office, full remote work is an option. If local, there is an option to work three days in the office and two days from home.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Cleveland, OH.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $44.00 - $61.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: - Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Cleveland,OH.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 7, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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