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Houston, TXJob$120–223K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Fluor seeks a Senior Design Engineer - Civil to lead assigned project areas or perform complex engineering assignments. The role applies advanced engineering techniques and provides technical direction, including site and civil engineering scopes such as grading, drainage, street design, stormwater management, erosion control, and utility design. The engineer also supports project estimates, schedules, procurement, technical specifications, and team development.
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Full job description
At Fluor, we are proud to design and build projects and careers. We are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking, brings out the best in our employees, and helps us develop innovative solutions that contribute to building a better world together. If this sounds like a culture you would like to work in, you’re invited to apply for this role.
Job Description
The purpose of this position is to provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge, and direction as listed. This role has the responsibility to promote Fluor’s competitiveness within the global marketplace by delivering quality services of unmatched value and technical competence. This position serves as an Area Lead or Lead on assigned projects or performs complex to difficult engineering assignments, evaluates, selects, and applies advanced engineering techniques to a broad set of complex assignments.
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Develop and review estimates and schedules, progress reports, including workforce forecasts
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Establish, track, and monitor material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts
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Develop and review specifications, including design criteria
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Participate in activities associated with equipment and material procurement, permitting, and subcontracting
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Perform and check calculations, specify equipment, and solve problems of complex to difficult engineering complexity
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Participate in people development through mentoring, development of training material, conducting training seminars, and performance appraisal input and counseling
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Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding solutions to problems with varying complexity in accordance with organization and/or project objectives and guidelines
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Other duties as assigned
Basic Job Requirements
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Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in engineering field of study and ten (10) years of work-related experience; a recognized professional certification or registration in the applicable field, if required; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements
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Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors
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Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
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Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines
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Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
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Professional registration and membership in technical society (preferred)
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Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards, commercial availability and cost of materials
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Effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting
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Managing and leading a large project
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Project set-up, developing control-level schedules, progress reporting and project close-out
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Practical field experience
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Intermediate computer and software skills to include the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs
Other Job Requirements
- Perform with a high degree of independence and be capable of leading site/civil engineering scopes such as but not limited to: site development and grading, drainage systems, street design, stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, SWPPP, underground utility design including wet and dry utilities layout and design.
Preferred Qualifications
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Industrial, commercial, or residential land development experience, intermediate to advanced operating knowledge of Civil3D, CivilStorm, Infodrainage, OpenRoads, Point cloud management software, AutoCad, Microstation or equivalent software.
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Experience in preparing civil engineering design criteria and construction specifications. Prior experience in coordinating with other disciplines in checking and coordinating design of systems.
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Experience acting as Client's liason with other consultants i.e. geotechnical engineers, transportation engineers, and specialty utility design engineers.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by governing law.
Benefits Statement: Fluor is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote employee health, wellness, and financial security. Our offerings include medical, dental and vision plans, EAP, disability coverage, life insurance, AD&D, voluntary benefit plans, 401(k) with a company match, paid time off (personal, bereavement, sick, holidays) for salaried employees, paid sick leave per state requirement for craft employees, parental leave, and training and development courses.
Market Rate Statement: The market rate for the role is typically at the mid-point of the salary range; however, variations in final salary are determined by additional factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.
Notice to Candidates: Background checks are carried out as part of any conditional offer made, including (but not limited to & role dependent) education, professional registration, employment, references, passport verifications and Global Watchlist screening.
To be Considered Candidates: Must be authorized to work in the country where the position is located.
Salary Range: $119,500.00 - $222,500.00
How this job compares
Set against the 1,519 open Civil Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$120–223K/yr
- Texas median$91–134K/yr22 salary ranges
- US median$105–142K/yr521 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $171K, is 54% above the Texas median midpoint ($111K) — in the top quarter of Civil Engineering salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 142 open Civil Engineering jobs in Texas and 1,519 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- HNTB21 open
- Kimley-Horn19 open
- Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC11 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Civil Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (823 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 732 of the 1,519 open Civil Engineering jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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