Senior Supervising Engineer/Civil Design Discipline Lead – Water & Wastewater

Job Description:

• Lead civil design for site infrastructure: grading, paving, drainage, erosion and sediment control, underground utilities, and stormwater pollution prevention.
• Develop and review engineering calculations, drawings, and specifications for design‑bid‑build and design‑build projects.
• Produce and oversee construction documents (plans, profiles, details, sections, specifications).
• Perform and review hydraulic and hydrologic calculations (stormwater, open channel, and pressure systems).
• Complete material quantity takeoffs and support cost estimating.
• Review contractor submittals (shop drawings, RFIs, and deviation requests).
• Provide technical guidance to design staff and stamp/seal documents as the responsible engineer.

• Act as civil discipline lead on large, complex projects or multiple smaller assignments.
• Plan and manage discipline scope, schedule, budget, and staffing.
• Assign and reassign work to civil staff based on project needs and priorities.
• Coordinate closely with other disciplines (structural, mechanical, electrical, I&C, architecture, landscape, etc.).
• Interface with clients, subconsultants, and suppliers as the civil technical lead.
• Identify and manage scope changes; prepare and review change order requests.
• Monitor team productivity, quality, and compliance with company and project standards.

• Supervise and mentor CAD designers, junior and mid-level engineers.
• Conduct performance reviews and support training, development, and technical growth.
• Promote a culture of quality, safety, and technical excellence.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (or related field) and typically 15+ years of related work experience

• Licensed Civil Engineer (PE) in the State of California (required).

• Site layout, grading, runoff, and drainage
• Underground pipeline and utility design
• Water and wastewater infrastructure (treatment plants, pumping stations, water/sewer/storm drain pipelines)
• Demonstrated ability to lead civil design on large infrastructure projects and manage a team of engineers and designers.
• Strong experience producing drawings and specifications for public works construction.

• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Civil 3D and/or MicroStation (required).
• Experience with MicroStation OpenRoads and/or REVIT (preferred).
• Strong background in hydrology and hydraulics; able to prepare and review calculations.
• Ability to perform pipeline design calculations for steel, ductile iron, HDPE, PVC, and concrete per AWWA standards.
• Experience preparing civil specifications (sitework, earthwork, paving, pipelines).
• Ability to develop digital terrain models (DTMs), establish alignments, and generate plan‑and‑profile drawings.
• Proficient with specialty engineering software for calculations and CAD/BIM.
• Familiarity with applicable civil codes, standards, and design practices.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary modeling and drawing production and performing quality checks per company QC procedures.

• Proven supervisory and team leadership skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including technical writing.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction while managing multiple priorities.