Civil Engineer - Land Development

About the Role

• Perform site development engineering and manage residential and commercial land development projects. • Design land development site plans and utility layouts. • Conduct research, coordinate with stakeholders, and manage project schedules and budgets. • Oversee staff, estimate costs, and prepare permitting documents and bid packages with technical specifications. • Monitor project progress and ensure compliance with quality standards. • Collaborate with engineers, designers, jurisdictions, and contractors to deliver projects.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸site engineering
• ▸land planning
• ▸utility layouts
• ▸cost estimation
• ▸permit prep
• ▸quality assurance

What You Bring

Kimley-Horn’s Huntsville, Alabama office is seeking a Civil Engineer with at least four years of experience to join its Land Development team. The role involves site development engineering and project management for residential and commercial projects, including land development site designs. The position requires strong technical expertise, research, coordination, staff management, cost estimating, permitting for land disturbance, and preparation of bid packages and technical specifications. The engineer will assist in monitoring project progress, budgets, and schedules while building meaningful internal and external professional relationships. Candidates must have 4+ years of relevant engineering design experience, a Professional Engineering (PE) license (or ability to obtain within 12 months), and proficiency with site civil design, permitting, and software such as hydrology modeling, storm drainage programs, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D. This is an on-site role, not remote. • Minimum 4 years of civil engineering design experience. • Professional Engineer (PE) license or eligibility to obtain within 12 months. • Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D and storm drainage/hydrology modeling software. • Experience with site civil design, permitting, utility planning, and drainage analysis. • Ability to develop plan sets, construction documents, and due-diligence reports. • Strong client communication, meeting facilitation, and task management skills.

Requirements

• ▸pe license
• ▸autocad
• ▸civil 3d
• ▸hydrology modeling
• ▸site design
• ▸4+ years

Benefits

• 2-to-1 company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation plus profit-sharing. • Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options. • Flexible scheduling, personal leave, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays. • Student-loan matching in 401(k) and performance-based bonuses. • Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs. • New parent leave, family-building benefits, and childcare resources.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time