Site Civil Engineer

Overview

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?

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 currently seeking a Site Civil Engineer for our Building Engineering Services Business Group located in Kansas City MO, Springfield MO, or Saint Louis MO. Our team is an integrated facility and infrastructure design team consisting of core services of Mechanical, Electrical, Structural and Site Civil Engineering. This person will be responsible for the design of facilities-related sites in support of a variety of markets including Corporate/Commercial, Healthcare, Water/Wastewater, Municipal, Industrial, Federal and Mission Critical buildings and infrastructure.

They will be expected to coordinate and work closely with a multidiscipline design team throughout the entire life cycle of projects from planning stages, through the development of construction documents, and construction administration. Experience in site development and the design of building related site civil (grading, utilities, storm drainage, stormwater management, and erosion control) is required. This individual should be self-motivated, collaborative and possess strong leadership skills with an initiative to deliver high quality, technically sound civil site designs.

Primary Responsibilities

In the role of Site Civil Engineer, we ll count on you to:

• Design and plan production for general civil on a wide variety of projects, including site layouts, horizontal and vertical control, grading and drainage, paving, site utilities, and associated civil engineering activities
• Perform quantity calculations
• Prepare specifications and contract documents
• Conduct permitting with Jurisdictional Authorities
• Perform complex assignments exercising judgment in evaluation, selection and modification of standard engineering techniques and procedures
• Function as Project Manager or Project Engineer as needed
• Oversee work of other professionals and technicians as needed
• Prepare/Review civil engineering scope of work and budgets/estimates for proposals
• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings
• Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to schedule
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with an architectural/engineering or engineering consulting firm desired
• Ability to thrive in a team environment
• Ability to handle multiple assignments
• Advanced knowledge of AutoCAD Civil3D or other applications (Navisworks, Infra Works, Micro Station and Open Roads)
• Ability to mentor and teach skills to others
• Advanced understanding of all discipline relations and site civil design
• Strong knowledge of storm modeling software such as Hydraflow Storm Sewers, Hydraflow Hydrographs, Hydro
  
  CAD, Storm
  
  CAD, SSA, Hecras, or similar software
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