Civil Engineer - Surface Water

Kimley-Horn - West Palm Beach, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - West Palm Beach, FL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Kimley-Horn's West Palm Beach, Florida office is seeking a Civil Engineer with over 4 years of experience to join their Surface Water team. This position is not remote and requires a dedicated professional who is ready to engage in various phases of civil engineering projects. The role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities across the design, bidding, and construction phases of projects, ensuring that all aspects are handled with precision and expertise. During the design phase, the Civil Engineer will be responsible for conducting constructability reviews, developing design schedules, determining contract time, coordinating with franchise utilities, and preparing opinions of probable construction costs. Additionally, the engineer will be involved in the development of specifications and bid packages, including the competitive sealed proposal method, as well as designing temporary traffic control measures and planning construction phasing. In the bidding phase, the responsibilities will include scheduling and coordinating bids, advertising projects, leading pre-bid meetings, managing addendum coordination and distribution, performing bid tabulations, conducting contractor reference checks, and making recommendations for contract awards. The construction phase will require the engineer to manage construction schedules, review contractor schedules, facilitate progress meetings, conduct submittal reviews, perform construction inspections and observations, review pay applications, handle change orders, conduct time impact analyses, and ensure thorough project closeout and documentation. The ideal candidate will possess a Professional Engineering (P.E.) License or the ability to obtain one within 12 months, along with excellent written and oral communication skills. A positive attitude, self-motivation, and a sense of urgency to produce high-quality work are essential. The candidate should also be capable of managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines, with an entrepreneurial spirit and the potential to lead a practice and manage clients and a team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct constructability reviews during the design phase.
• Develop design schedules and determine contract time.
• Coordinate with franchise utilities and prepare opinions of probable construction costs.
• Develop specifications and bid packages, including competitive sealed proposal methods.
• Design temporary traffic control measures and plan construction phasing.
• Schedule and coordinate bids during the bidding phase.
• Advertise projects and lead pre-bid meetings.
• Manage addendum coordination and distribution.
• Perform bid tabulations and conduct contractor reference checks.
• Make recommendations for contract awards.
• Manage construction schedules and review contractor schedules during the construction phase.
• Facilitate progress meetings and conduct submittal reviews.
• Perform construction inspections and observations.
• Review pay applications and handle change orders.
• Conduct time impact analyses and ensure thorough project closeout and documentation.

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) License (or ability to obtain within 12 months).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Positive attitude and self-motivated with a sense of urgency to produce high-quality work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with the potential/desire to lead a practice and manage clients and a team.

Benefits

• Robust benefits package including health insurance and retirement plans.
• Employee retention programs and a supportive work environment.
• Recognition as one of the Fortune '100 Best Companies to Work' for 17 years.