Civil Engineer III

The Civil Engineer III owns the engineering scope for assigned projects or major systems, providing technical leadership across Design, construction, and commissioning. This role coordinates interdisciplinary efforts, guides technical decisions, manages engineering risks, and mentors junior engineers and designers to support safe, constructable, cost-effective, and on-schedule project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead the engineering scope for assigned projects or major systems from design through commissioning.

• Coordinate engineering disciplines, designers, construction teams, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure integrated project execution.

• Provide technical direction to junior engineers and designers and support their professional development.

• Lead design integration, technical reviews, constructability assessments, and resolution of interdisciplinary issues.

• Assess technical and project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and communicate impacts to project leadership.

• Drive value-engineering initiatives and make sound technical decisions that support safety, quality, cost, schedule, and performance objectives.

• Monitor engineering progress, deliverables, cost drivers, and schedule commitments, escalating concerns and recommending corrective actions as needed.

• Communicate technical requirements, decisions, and project status clearly to internal and external stakeholders.

• Support contract interpretation, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities related to the engineering scope.

Required Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.

• Five to eight years of relevant engineering experience, including demonstrated responsibility for project engineering scope.

• Advanced knowledge of the applicable engineering discipline and its interfaces with other disciplines.

• Strong understanding of design integration, constructability, contracts, commissioning, cost drivers, and project risk management.

• Proven ability to lead interdisciplinary coordination and make technical decisions that positively influence project performance.

• Strong problem-solving, risk-assessment, value-engineering, and technical decision-making skills.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor and provide technical direction to junior engineers and designers.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred where applicable.

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