Entry-Level Site/Infrastructure Civil Engineer

Brown and Caldwell has an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated Junior Site / Infrastructure Civil Engineer to join our Civil Design Team.

This is a great opportunity to work in a growth-oriented professional consulting firm. The successful candidate will work on various projects for municipal, industrial, and federal clients.

We offer a collaborative, multi-discipline environment to develop innovative, cost-effective designs for new facilities, expansions, upgrades, and retrofits.

If you would like to know a bit more about this opportunity, or are considering applying, then please read the following job information.

In this position, you will be responsible for providing support for site design, grading and drainage, yard piping, and linear construction efforts on small to large water, wastewater, and stormwater projects.

You will be working with other civil engineers and design staff, and collaborating with our structural, mechanical, process, and electrical engineers.

Projects include both conventional design / bid / build and alternative delivery such as design / build.

When you join Brown and Caldwell you will enjoy a unique and welcoming culture and we are proud that many of our employees have been with us a decade or more.

You will find that we offer a non-hierarchical, collaborative, and supportive environment, allowing you to do your best work.

You will be trusted to do the right thing by our project managers and external clients and given the flexibility to manage your own schedule to achieve this.

The work we do is interesting, challenging, and wide-ranging in nature, and so is our client base.

Our ideal candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills, be highly organized and capable of working in a diverse in-person and virtual team environment, and handling multiple tasks with competing priorities.

You will be working with technical staff and executing the following types of work :

• Perform engineering work with the Civil Design Discipline team on water, wastewater, recycled water, and stormwater projects including pipelines, site layout for pumping stations and treatment plants, and grading and drainage efforts for municipal and private industrial clients.
• Support civil efforts to prepare basis of design reports, construction bid plans, specifications, calculation, and equipment selection.
• Calculate and model pipeline hydraulics for both open channel and closed conduits.
• Preparation of technical memoranda, reports, and electronic deliverables.
• Support planning studies, alternatives analysis, and permitting.
• Check performance or conformity with plans and specifications through field inspections as part of engineering services during construction.
• Conduct field work, such as site investigations, as necessary for various projects.
• Communicate effectively and coordinate with project teams including other disciplines.
• Assist with data collection, manipulation, analysis, and documentation.
• Coordinate civil project work with geotechnical, architectural, process, mechanical, and electrical engineers and consultants.

Desired Skills and Experience :

• Bachelor's degree in Civil / Environmental Engineering or related engineering field required, Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years experience required.
• EIT preferred.
• Coursework in fluid mechanics, hydraulics, soil mechanics, and surveying preferred.
• Experience using AutoCAD C3D is preferred.
• Experience using ArcGIS, PCSWMM, HEC-RAS is a plus.
• Experience with site and drainage design, hydrology / hydraulics, pipeline design is required.
• Field / construction experience a plus.
• Good technical skills with the ability to articulate ideas and concepts both visually and verbally is essential.
• Good written and verbal communication skills essential.
• Demonstrated ability to use standard computer programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint required.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record required.

Salary Range : The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee's primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education.

These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location A : $72,000 - $98,000

Location B : $79,000 - $108,000

Location C : $87,000 - $118,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation : We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, and long-term care insurance.

Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell :

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific.

For more than 70 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies.

We strive to be the company of choice to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation.

Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities.

For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com.

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO / AAP Employer. Minorities / Women / Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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