🚀 Senior Civil Designer

Job Description

Zachry Engineering Corporation (ZEC) is currently looking for a talented and self-motivated Senior Civil Designer to join our engineering team at the Omaha Design Center. The ideal candidate will produce engineering drawings and 3D design models of grading, drainage, paving, and roads utilizing Autodesk Civil 3D. This is a great opportunity to get involved with challenging and interesting design projects for various industrial clients.

Responsibilities

• Perform and prepare civil designs and modifications of industrial sites for one or multiple assigned projects.
• Generate complete sets of civil design drawings from Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) through Issued for Construction (IFC) stages.
• Develop detailed Civil 3D models incorporating surfaces, pipe networks, and corridors to support accurate design visualization and analysis.
• Create multiple grading surfaces to achieve high-precision volume material takeoffs.
• Design, implement, and manage AutoCAD Civil 3D templates, code sets, and standards tailored to client specifications and project needs.
• Lead the end-to-end development of comprehensive civil design packages, ensuring alignment with project scope, technical standards, and client requirements.
• Create and integrate detailed 3D design models and engineering drawings across all project phases, coordinating inputs from multidisciplinary teams to maintain design integrity.
• Perform rigorous quality checks on 3D models and drawings to verify accuracy, completeness, and full compliance with applicable civil design criteria, codes, and specifications.
• Generate precise grading, drainage, erosion control, paving, and roadway designs using Autodesk AutoCAD and Civil 3D, adhering to established civil engineering standards and project-specific requirements.
• Optimize design workflows and modeling techniques to accelerate production timelines, maintain schedule adherence, and support efficient project delivery.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Drafting/Design/Engineering Technology or equivalent job-related experience (2 years job-related experience equivalent to 1 year college)
• Minimum 12 years of Civil Design experience.
• High level of proficiency with Autodesk Civil 3D required. (MicroStation, OpenRoads, and GeoPak, are desirable).
• Autodesk Certified Professional (ACP) in Civil 3D preferred.
• 10+ years of experience creating Surfaces, Alignments, Pipe Networks, Profile Views, Profiles, Assemblies, Corridors, Automatic labels, Section Views, and Sections.
• Must have good working technical knowledge of other discipline design requirements and interfaces.

Zachry Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.