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Civil Designer – Job Description

The Civil Designer shall lead and support the design team as a civil designer on commercial development projects (including but not limited to residential multi-family, parks, industrial centers, parking areas, etc.). The Civil Designer shall collaborate with Engineers, Field Technicians, Administrators, Surveyors, Subconsultants, Municipal Staff, in addition to State and Federal Agencies. The role of the Civil Designer is to ensure civil designs serve the best interests of clients, communities, and the Florida environment.

As a Civil Designer, you will be responsible for researching state and local code and ensuring aspects of a project comply accordingly. The Civil Designer will be responsible for participating in meetings with, modify project designs for, and assist in the permitting process of local development committees, building departments, Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)/ Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)/South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)/Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)/U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE).

To succeed in this role, you should possess keen design and mental assessment skills and have strong critical thinking skills. You should also have well-rounded communication skills as well as be able to work comfortably in a flexible environment. The Civil Designer shall primarily report to the Business Operations Manager and other senior leadership as directed.

Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):

· Studying surveys, maps, and plat data in the creation of preliminary conceptual design and master planning.

· Determining effective layer, xref, and file management methods and educating associate designers on best practices and procedures of CAD structures and civil design.

· Reading field reports, traffic studies, wetland delineation studies, and geotechnical data to identify actionable decisions for design.

· Utilizing Autodesk programs (ect.) for design of site plans, control structures, parking lots, and grades.

· Paying close attention to the scope of work and design impact on the potential cost of a project.

· Ensure designs comply with all state and local land development code, administrative code, regulation, and environmental best practices.

· Following all required municipal/agency rules and regulations.

· Adhering generally accepted design precautions and protocols.

· Taking a team role in project development and proactively answering questions from clients and municipal/state/agency staff.

Requirements

· High School Diploma required.

· Minimum 2 years of work experience as a Civil Designer or a related role in the engineering industry.

· Ability to follow safety rules and guidelines.

· Extensive knowledge of various programs used in the design office.

· Knowledge of the natural Florida environment and general water runoff behaviors.

· Excellent detail-oriented and hardworking individual.

· Relationships and familiarity with construction processes and permit procedures of municipal and regulatory agencies

· Understanding of construction materials and civil structures.

· Good time management skills.

· Ability to lift objects up to 30 lbs, twist, pull, push, and stand for lengths of time.

· Unafraid of geeks, computers, comic book trivia, gamers, history debates, one-liners, dad jokes, or other generally awesome folks.

About Creek Engineering

Established in 2002, Creek Engineering serves the communities of Florida with exceptional Civil, Structural, Geotechnical, Environmental, and Septic engineering services. Our chief aim is to accomplish our mission to be educators in our community and effective stewards of construction design within the Florida environment. As a team, we support one another in our separate but integrated fields of focus, thus we dubbed ourselves the Creek Crew.

Our hiring process is as follows:

• First, we review all applications and contact candidates with applicable experience for brief phone screens.
• Second, we invite eligible phone screened candidates to in-person interviews.
• Third, we make a final candidate selection from those in the in-person interview pool. This process usually takes approximately one week for each phase.

Lastly, we love meeting new people, however, we are currently overwhelmed with the interest we have experienced on our recent job postings. As such, we kindly ask that you please refrain from calling the office so we can continue serving our clients and reviewing new resumes. We thank you for your interest and look forward to connecting with you soon! If you read this far, please make sure to let us know during the interview process. We look forward to considering you for the next addition to our firm.

Yours,

The Creek Crew

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $62,000.00 - $66,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $62,000 - $66,000