Project Engineer
Senior Site Civil / Land Development Engineer
Indianapolis, Indiana
Company Overview
Our client is a growing multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firm with offices across the United States and approximately 115+ employees nationwide. Their Indianapolis office serves as one of their largest locations and is home to a collaborative team that works across architecture, landscape architecture, transportation, civil engineering, and planning disciplines.
Since its founding, the company has built a reputation for collaboration, professional development, diversity of thought, and delivering high-quality engineering and design solutions. With continued growth across multiple markets, they are now looking to expand their Site Civil and Land Development capability in Indiana.
Position Overview
This is a unique opportunity to become the key Site Civil presence in Indianapolis.The successful candidate will join an established multidisciplinary organisation with significant internal project demand and backlog, helping support site civil engineering needs across a variety of project sectors.Unlike many traditional Land Development opportunities, this role is not solely focused on residential subdivisions. The work includes roadway design, drainage, grading, utilities, and civil site development projects that support a wide range of commercial, institutional, public, and multidisciplinary developments.The role offers significant long-term growth potential, including the opportunity to help build and lead a Site Civil team in the Midwest as the practice continues to expand.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead and support Site Civil and Land Development projects throughout Indiana and the Midwest.
- Prepare and oversee grading, drainage, utility, and roadway design plans.
- Collaborate closely with Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Transportation, and other internal disciplines.
- Support existing internal project demand and backlog across multiple business units.
- Coordinate technical deliverables and project execution.
- Participate in client-facing activities and relationship management where appropriate.
- Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers.
- Contribute to the continued growth and development of the Site Civil practice.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
- Professional Engineer (PE) licence required.
- Ideally 6-15+ years of Site Civil, Land Development, Grading, Drainage, Roadway, or Utility Design experience.
- Experience working on commercial, institutional, municipal, mixed-use, transportation, or public-sector projects preferred.
- Strong understanding of grading, drainage design, utility coordination, and civil site development.
- Experience collaborating across multiple disciplines.
- Business development experience is beneficial but not required.
- Strong communication and leadership skills.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary dependent on experience.
- Performance-based bonus programme.
- 3-4 weeks PTO depending on experience level.
- Nine company-paid holidays annually.
- Flexible working arrangements for experienced and autonomous professionals.
- Continuing education support.
- PE licence support and professional development investment.
- Strong long-term career progression opportunities.
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