Sr. Civil Engineer – Municipal Services

Clark Dietz, Inc. is an employee owned, multidiscipline consulting engineering firm with offices in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Wisconsin. We are a recognized leader in transportation, civil, environmental, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering.

We are guided by the belief that fostering a culture of inclusion is fundamental to driving innovation and strengthening our teams. We empower our talented staff to collaborate and serve our clients with sustainable solutions that improve the quality of life for the communities we live and work in. Our mentoring and training programs, Communities of Practice (CoPs), and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide everyone with a place to connect, learn, and grow.

We’re seeking a highly motivated and experienced Sr. Civil Engineer to join our growing team in Michigan and help lead the expansion of our municipal services practice. This is a key leadership position that offers the opportunity to work directly with clients, manage a variety of infrastructure projects, and play a pivotal role in business development across the state.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serves as a trusted advisor for municipal clients and provides guidance on project planning, development, and budgeting.
• Assists clients with identifying and applying for funding and obtaining necessary permits at the local, state, and federal levels.
• Teams with marketing and MI leadership to identify opportunities with prospects and existing clients to pursue civil/environmental engineering projects in the MI region.
• Collaborates with technical staff throughout the company to provide a wide range of services and solutions to public sector clients in MI.
• Develops project approach, schedule, and budget; negotiates scope and fee and any contract amendments with client.
• Develops high level design criteria and project work plan (PWP) for engineering projects.
• Leads the project team and coordinates/manages tasks with other engineers, designers, and construction staff.
• Conducts project team coordination meetings and serves as the point of contact for the client on all project-related matters; ensures QA/AC processes are implemented.
• Accountable for project performance and project deliverables; manages scope creep and takes corrective action as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Position Requirements

• B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and MI PE license are required.
• 15 years of broad-based experience as a civil engineer with a focus on selling and managing municipal engineering projects.
• Experience working with municipal government and serving in an advisory role for capital budgeting, project development, and deliverables.
• Technical experience with the planning, design and construction of local roads, water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and drainage projects.
• Experience with project management functions including project scoping, schedule, budget development and QA/QC.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to develop client relationships, market new business, make public presentations and write technical reports.
• Knowledgeable with civil/environmental design and modeling tools including one or more of the following: AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation, Arc GIS, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, HEC-GeoRAS, XP-SWMM.
• Valid driver’s license and the ability to travel to client and project sites as needed.
  
  

Compensation

As an employee-owned firm, Clark Dietz offers an employee focused culture, flexible work/life balance and hybrid WFH schedule. The starting salary range is $114,483 - $160,576 hiring bonus and industry leading incentive compensation plan. We also offer comprehensive insurance benefits, education & professional license reimbursement, 401k & ESOP plans with un-capped company match, and individual ownership opportunity. To learn more about our firm please visit www.clarkdietz.com

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