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Project Civil Engineer

The Foth Companies
Des Moines, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/2/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/1/2025
Do you like to solve problems in an engaging, collaborative, team environment? Are you excited about discovery, technical innovation, and achievement? Does working in a flexible culture with professional growth opportunities, a family friendly vibe, and smart, caring colleagues make for a great day? If so, consider an employment opportunity at Foth and join these members who enjoy their employment experience.

Our Infrastructure Solutions business focuses on working with public agencies to solve challenges with our built infrastructure, improving the quality of life for all by helping people safely and efficiently travel, delivering clean water, and protecting public health. We partner alongside clients in all project phases, from planning through construction, on building roads, airports and water systems. Our focus is on the people we serve, and their success is our inspiration.

Foth is currently undergoing exciting growth in our Des Moines, IA office. We are seeking a team-focused and results-oriented Project Civil Engineer eager to be a significant contributor to the design of civil infrastructure projects.

Growth, safety, and aging infrastructure – these are all challenges faced by nearly every community today. As a member of the Foth's Infrastructure Solutions engineering team, you will help clients meet these challenges while minimizing impacts to the community and the environment. From airports to utilities, roads, and bridges, you will be a part of providing effective solutions that are cost-conscious and practical.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Provide engineering support for roadway and transportation projects with municipal or DOT clients
  • Assist in the planning, design, and construction administration of transportation projects
  • Complete feasibility studies and technical design reports
  • Coordinate roadway design project plans with associated utilities
  • Attend client project meetings, participate in proposals/presentations, manage projects, meet with regulatory agencies, and serve as a client project contact
  • Lead, coordinate and build teamwork among other team members and disciplines at all levels
  • Demonstrate eagerness to learn new areas of engineering

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related field
  • Professional Engineer License in Iowa or ability to obtain license within 12 months of start date
  • Minimum of 4 years related experience in urban and/or rural roadway design, MicroStation (including Corridor Modeling), working with relevant permitting agencies/processes, completing technical reports and design projects

Preferred Qualifications

  • Professional Engineer License in Iowa
  • 5 years of experience to include a combination of municipal design, urban arterial and/or rural roadway design, public utilities design (stormwater, sanitary, drinking water), pedestrian/bicycle facilities design
  • Proficiency in Open Roads Designer (ORD)
  • Working in the engineering consulting industry

All Foth Companies are equal opportunity employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. All locations are tobacco-free.

About Foth

Foth, the largest engineering and science consulting firm headquartered in Wisconsin, employs more than 650 members and operates in 28 locations to provide our national and international clients with convenient, personal services.

Our dynamic science and engineering teams at Foth are organized into business units – Environment Solutions, Infrastructure Solutions, and Production Solutions – each comprised of extraordinary talent embodying decades of knowledge and specialized expertise. We bring our 85 year history of success and interdisciplinary knowledge to every client we serve, understanding their business, providing trusted advice, and developing customized, innovative solutions with remarkable energy and ingenuity.

Foth provides engineers, scientists, and other talented professionals an award-winning employment experience, including flexibility to balance work and life. We take on our clients’ toughest challenges which provides meaningful project assignments working alongside creative and dedicated team members.

Foth’s commitment to our members is demonstrated by annually reinvesting 5% of professional fee revenues in professional development activities. Our work environment is professional, collaborative, and fun. Each day, we work together in a unified, values-based culture, helping our clients’ achieve their goals and improving the world we live in.

Join our team and experience the Foth difference!

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