Senior Civil Engineer

Job summary

The Senior Civil Engineer will lead the technical design and plan production for complex site development projects, including site layouts, grading, and stormwater management. They will also serve as a technical expert, mentor junior staff, and coordinate with clients and multidisciplinary teams to ensure project success.

Job details

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story' Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part of HDR’s Building Engineering Services Group, you’ll help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive. From high-performance data centers driving the future of AI to dynamic commercial environments, your work will directly support technological advancement, sustainability, and human experience. We bring together mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering experts to solve complex design challenges with precision, creativity, and collaboration. Whether you're optimizing energy efficiency, integrating resilient systems, or engineering the backbone of next-generation facilities, your contributions will help define the future of the built environment. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence. HDR is seeking a Senior Site Civil Engineer to join the growing Site-Civil team with Building Engineering Services (BES) group in Canada. Senior Site Civil Engineer serves as a key technical leader on our site development engineering team. This is a hands-on technical role where you will have the opportunity to lead the design on a wide variety of complex site development projects, from initial site evaluation through development of construction documents, permitting, and construction. You will serve as a technical expert, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality site civil projects for our clients. In the role of Senior Civil Engineer, we'll count on you to: Lead initial site evaluation, including the research of zoning and land development permitting requirements for local and state agencies. Lead the technical design and plan production for site development projects, including site layouts, grading, drainage, stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, and utilities. Perform site civil engineering calculations and generate associated calculation reports. Prepare and review technical specifications, contract documents, and cost estimates. Perform complex assignments exercising judgment in evaluation, selection and modification of standard engineering techniques and procedures Lead land development permitting processes with AHJ’s. Serve as a technical expert, exercising judgment in the evaluation and application of advanced engineering techniques to solve complex challenges. Delegate tasks to and mentor junior engineering staff and technicians while working together on project teams. Coordinate directly with clients, permitting authorities, project managers, and multidisciplinary design teams to ensure technical excellence and project success. Serve as a project manager as needed, although project management is not the sole focus of this position. Perform other duties as needed. Preferred Qualifications Experience using AI productivity tools to accelerate project workstreams including technical writing, code and specification research, and performance simulation and modelling Ability to rigorously audit, validate, and verify all AI-generated outputs (examples: technical correspondence and code interpretations) against core engineering fundamentals and regulations Project experience with land entitlement and development processes locally and in other surrounding areas. Experience with site development design and construction plan development. Proficiency with the following software: Civil3D, Microsoft Office, and Bluebeam Revu and other site civil engineering software (e.g. HydroCAD, Autodesk Hydraflow Extensions, etc.) as required. Strong skills with Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel), AI-enhanced research and design process support Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree A minimum of 10 years design experience managing various civil/site design projects Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license. Project Engineering and Project Management experience An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must What We Believe HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve. Our Commitment As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

What you’ll do

The Senior Civil Engineer will lead the technical design and plan production for complex site development projects, including site layouts, grading, and stormwater management. They will also serve as a technical expert, mentor junior staff, and coordinate with clients and multidisciplinary teams to ensure project success.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree and possess a minimum of 10 years of design experience managing civil and site development projects. A professional engineering license (P.Eng or equivalent) is required for the position.

Benefits

• Employee-owned culture • Inclusive environment • Employee network groups

Listed skills

• Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Site civil engineering
• Land development
• Stormwater management
• Grading
• Drainage
• Civil3D
• Project management
• Technical leadership
• Permitting
• Construction documentation
• Utility design
• Erosion and sediment control
• HydroCAD
• Autodesk Hydraflow
• Bluebeam Revu
• Mentoring
• Autodesk
• Project Engineering
• Resilience
• Technical Design
• Research
• Artificial Intelligence
• Architectural Engineering
• Auditing
• Construction
• Built Environment
• Calculations
• Civil Engineering
• Civil Engineering Software
• Creativity
• Data Centers
• Erosions
• Executive Sponsor
• Innovation
• Land Development
• Professional Engineer (PE) License
• Project Management
• Microsoft Office
• Productivity Software
• Sediment Controls
• Stormwater Management
• Technical Writing
• Land Zoning
• High Dynamic Range
• Grading (Landscape)

Job areas

• Engineering
• Construction
• Management & Leadership
• Energy
• Environmental & Sustainability
• Civil Engineer
• Civil Engineers