Senior Civil Engineer

JOB-10046750

Anticipated Start Date

September 7, 2026

Location

Kansas City, MO

Type of Employment

Contract-to-Hire

Employer Info

Our client is a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental, and consulting solutions firm, based in Kansas City, Missouri, focused on planning, designing, permitting, constructing, and managing facilities all over the world.

Job Summary

The Senior Civil Engineer will lead civil design project teams to create world-class designs for new projects, alterations, and redevelopments on a variety of projects, including data centers, power, process, corporate, healthcare, pipeline, airports, institutional, industrial, manufacturing, government, and military facilities.  The Senior Civil Engineer will lead the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting civil plans according to budget constraints, design factors, or client needs. Lead civil design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers.

Job Description

• Review civil vendor drawings; data interface with suppliers, clients, other engineering disciplines, detailers, and designers.
• Participate in development of project schedule, scope, budget, staffing planning, and construction planning. Responsible for effective management of change orders.
• Applies expert knowledge of commonly used civil concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the civil engineering services industry.  Compiles studies and reports. Writes specifications.
• Applies knowledge and experience to complex projects, find's/develops non-standard design solutions.
• Quality reviews production drawings for a variety of projects and project-related data as required by the project managers to verify design compliance with project, client, and industry standards, including constructability.
• Quality review the construction administration, including coordination with field personnel to resolve design-related installation issues, calculations, field inspections, and testing of materials.
• Leads field inspections, installation, measurements, or calculations for public and private clients.
• Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications.
• Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities. Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met.
• Participate in sales and marketing efforts and identify, lead and manage key pursuits.
• Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.
• Prepare, present, and manage project budgets and cost estimates. Report project performance.
• Provide leadership, guidance and instruction to the civil engineering practice. Mentor and guide less experienced engineers.
• Responsible for QA/QC process adherence.
• Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines.
• Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Skills Required

• 6-7 years of civil engineering experience
• EPC project experience preferred. EPC project experience preferred
• Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures.  Strong computer skills (e.g., AutoCAD, MicroStation, BIM (Revit), Civil 3D, PLS, PLS-CADD, RISA-3D, MathCADD), and/or hydraulic, hydrologic, pavement, and civil analysis programs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members. Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment
• Professional Engineer (PE) License preferred

Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related Engineering Technology from an ABET-accredited program
• Successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam

Additional Requirements

• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications
• Ability to travel.