Site Civil Engineer - Grading Design

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McMillen is excited to announce plans to open a new office in Columbus soon! We're seeking talented professionals to join our growing team and play a key role in shaping this exciting new chapter. If you're passionate about making an impact and being part of our expansion, we'd love to hear from you!

We are looking for a Site Civil Engineer with strong experience in grading design to join our growing team. This position involves designing and managing grading, drainage, and earthwork components for a wide range of site development projects. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of civil engineering principles, be capable of independent project work, and work collaboratively with senior engineers and other project stakeholders to deliver successful site design solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and preparation of grading plans that address site grading, stormwater management, and erosion control for commercial, residential, and infrastructure projects. Includes generating contours, slopes, drainage patterns, and cut-and-fill calculations.
• Design and implement effective stormwater management strategies, ensuring compliance with local and state regulations, while maintaining sustainable design practices. Design detention basins, swales, inlets, and outfalls.
• Prepare earthwork estimates and perform cut-and-fill analysis to optimize site grading and minimize excavation and hauling costs. Ensure that grading plans align with the overall site layout and design.
• Conduct site assessments, review surveys, and analyze topographic maps to understand site conditions. Identify potential issues related to drainage, soil conditions, or topography that may affect design decisions.
• Work closely with project managers, senior engineers, CAD team, architects, and environmental consultants to ensure that grading and site design integrates with other project disciplines (e.g., utilities, roadways, and foundations).
• Ensure that all grading designs comply with local zoning codes, building codes, stormwater regulations, and environmental guidelines. Assist in obtaining necessary permits for site development and coordinate with local authorities as needed.
• Provide support during the construction phase by reviewing contractor submittals, attending site meetings, and ensuring grading work is performed according to design specifications. Help resolve any field issues related to grading and drainage.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and assist with reviewing their work to ensure quality and compliance with project standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
  3-5 years of experience in site civil engineering with a focus on grading design. Experience with both residential and commercial site development projects is preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred.
• Experience with geotechnical site analysis or environmental consulting is a plus.
  Strong proficiency in Civil 3D, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office Suite. Experience with hydrology and drainage design software (e.g., HEC-HMS, HydroCAD, StormCAD) is a plus.
• Strong understanding of grading, earthwork calculations, and stormwater management principles.
• Familiarity with soil mechanics, site drainage, and erosion control practices.
• Experience working with land development codes, environmental regulations, and stormwater management guidelines.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and work efficiently under deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) to liaise with clients, contractors, and other project stakeholders.

Compensation Package:

• Pay Range: $80,000 - $110,000 (DOE)
• Benefits: McMillen provides a full Benefits Program consisting of Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, FSA, EAP, 401(k) and match, 9 Paid Holidays, generous PTO, opportunity for Stock Ownership and Wellness Reimbursement.

Who We Are: McMillen, Inc. (McMillen) is an engineering, environmental, and construction firm providing scalable, multi-disciplinary capabilities. We are a design and build firm providing clients with balanced perspective and realistic solutions. With experts in the United States, Canada, Australia, and France, our staff bring best practices from the water resources, energy, dams, infrastructure, fisheries, aquaculture, and restricted access markets.

We balance technical precision with collaborative delivery throughout all project phases. We have the resources and expertise to contribute to a project at the feasibility and planning stage, navigate the reguatory and permitting requirements, develop detailed designs, self-perform construction, and participate in startup, testing, and commissioning. We offer strategic planning, technical expertise, comprehensive project management, and integration of multi-disciplinary studies for traditional and alternative project delivery methods.

We want our employees to make a career doing what they love to do. We aren't looking for the complacent or the comfortable. We are looking for the highly technical, the creators, the manic obsessives, the outliers who know being the best is a journey, not a finish line. We support our employees' efforts to stay on the cutting edge of technology while fostering a great work-life balance.

EEO: McMillen, Inc. is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa sponsorship, including renewal during employment, will not be provided for this position.

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