Senior Site Civil Design Lead

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 work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves:
What is our impact on the world? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better.

HDR is looking for a Senior Site Civil Design Lead to join our Building Engineering Services Group in our Cincinnati, Ohio office. In this position, you will lead a site civil project team in design of site development projects in a variety of different market sectors including healthcare, education and science, commercial, technology & media, federal, industrial, water/wastewater, power, etc.

• Lead the project design and plan production for site development on a wide variety of projects, including site layout, grading, erosion and sediment control, site utilities, drainage, stormwater management, and associated civil engineering activities.
• Perform routine engineering design calculations.
• Prepare specifications and contract documents.
• Lead land development permitting.
• Perform assignments exercising judgment in evaluation, selection and modification of standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• Make independent decisions on design and engineering procedures as needed.
• Delegate tasks to other project team members.
• Sign and seal design plans, calculations, and specifications as the Engineer of Record.
• Serve as the Project Manager on small to medium sized site civil projects as needed, but project management is not the sole focus of this position.
• Actively train and oversee up to three (3) design staff on a project basis.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Masters in Civil Engineering a plus
• Project Management experience a plus
• Local candidates are preferred

• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 10 years design experience managing various civil/site design projects
• 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

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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.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location.

(Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) Pay Transparency Ohio: $116,270 - $166,100.

Primary

Location:

United States-Ohio-Columbus

Other Locations:
United States-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh

Industry: Building Engineering

Schedule:

Full-time

Employee Status:
Regular

Business Class:
Building Site Civil

Job Posting:
Jun 3, 2025