Civil Engineering Technician - Land Planning Market

Gresham Smith - Nashville, TN

Full-time

Nashville, TN

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Civil Engineering Technician in the Land Planning Market at Gresham Smith plays a crucial role in planning, designing, and consulting on projects that contribute to the development of healthy and thriving communities. This position involves collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to create site plans, manage stormwater, and design public spaces, ensuring that projects meet both client and regulatory requirements. The role emphasizes professional growth, community involvement, and a flexible work environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, conduct, or coordinate civil engineering work.
• Conceptualize the initial design approach for major phases of land planning projects.
• Support senior engineers by performing elementary engineering assignments and collaborating on designs within the team.
• Design and produce conceptual plans and specifications for design projects involved in site layout, grading and drainage systems, stormwater management, paving, and utility design.
• Assist in the preparation of improvement plans, specifications, supporting documents, and permit applications for subdivisions, commercial developments, multi-family developments, and public works projects.
• Check, interpret and revise engineering drawings, engineering reports, plans, and specifications for major projects.
• Conceive, plan and conduct research in problem areas while resolving a variety of problems.
• Participate in contract bidding and administration.
• Supervise and observe the design and ongoing progress of a project, including coordination with city, state, and county officials and other outside agencies.
• Coordinate projects with clients, contractors, outside consultants, and firm staff.
• Communicate and interact with project team members, client representatives, review agencies, and others as appropriate to the project.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering required.
• Minimum of 2 years of job-related experience with land/site planning and design of water services and large industrial projects preferred.
• Knowledge of basic AutoCAD and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D techniques and principles is required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and Excel.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of Microstation, Geopak, Land Desktop or other CADD software is a plus.
• Summer Internship experience is acceptable.

Benefits

• Flexible schedule