Senior Civil Engineer

Description

A recognized employee-owned engineering firm with more than 900 professionals and 23 offices nationwide is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join its growing San Diego team. This role offers the stability, resources, and project diversity of a national organization while maintaining the culture, visibility, and collaboration of a local office.

The San Diego office supports a variety of healthcare, mixed-use, commercial, life science, higher education, municipal, and land development projects throughout Southern California. This is an opportunity for a licensed Civil Engineer who enjoys leading projects, working directly with clients, mentoring staff, and taking projects from entitlement through construction.

Senior Civil Engineer Responsibilities:

• Lead land development projects through all phases of planning, design, permitting, and construction support.
• Prepare and oversee grading, drainage, stormwater, hydrology, and hydraulic designs and calculations.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, deliverables, and multidisciplinary team coordination.
• Serve as a primary client contact while building and maintaining long-term relationships.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across project teams.

Senior Civil Engineer Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• PE license required; California PE strongly preferred.
• 8+ years of land development experience within an AEC consulting environment.
• Strong experience with grading, drainage, stormwater, hydrology, and hydraulic design.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Experience managing projects, budgets, schedules, and client relationships.
• Ability to lead design teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Healthcare, mixed-use, higher education, life sciences, municipal, or commercial project experience preferred.

Perks and Benefits:

• Recognized employee-owned engineering company with 900+ professionals and 23 offices nationwide.
• Opportunity to work on impactful healthcare, mixed-use, commercial, and infrastructure developments throughout Southern California.
• Hybrid schedule with work-from-home flexibility on Thursdays and Fridays.
• Paid overtime and discretionary annual bonus program.
• Direct access to office leadership and strong career growth opportunities.
• Collaborative multidisciplinary environment with civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and fire protection teams.
• Strong project backlog and long-term stability with the feel of a close-knit local office.

Not eligible for sponsorship.

If you're a licensed Civil Engineer looking for project ownership, leadership opportunities, and a strong land development portfolio, we'd welcome the opportunity to connect. Our team will guide you through the interview process, advocate for your success, and help you evaluate whether this opportunity aligns with your long-term career goals.

About Onward Search

Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing, and technology professionals. We work with our nationwide clients to continuously pipeline and fill specialized roles. As such, not all jobs contain an application deadline. For questions about our employment process, please contact [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Employment

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected category. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment.
EOE/M/F/D/V/SO

Inclusive Hiring Practices

We’re committed to making every part of our hiring process accessible and inclusive. If you need any accommodations or adjustments to support you during the application or interview process, please contact us at [email protected].

Employment Eligibility

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired must verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. We are unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp / Independent Contractor arrangements. All freelancers will be hired as W2 employees.

Benefits

We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a 401(k) retirement plan to all eligible full-time temporary employees. Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.

Virtual Interview Process

To help streamline the hiring process and ensure a more flexible and accessible experience for all candidates, we’ve partnered with Alex.com, a virtual interviewing platform. For select job openings, you may receive an invitation to interview with Alex via email at [email protected].

Alex will guide you through a brief set of questions to help us better understand your background and interests. The virtual interview can be completed on your own time, and your responses will be reviewed by our recruiting team as part of the screening process.

To learn more about the platform, visit https://www.alex.com/.

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