Civil Engineer

Job Title: Civil Engineer

Job Description

As a Civil Engineer, you will manage land development projects from concept through construction, serving as the primary point of contact for clients, municipalities, and regulatory agencies. You will prepare and manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, and billing, oversee site civil design including grading, drainage, stormwater management, and utility improvements, and attend Planning Board and Zoning Board hearings to provide engineering testimony. You will also coordinate with internal staff, consultants, attorneys, and municipal officials, maintain project schedules, budgets, and quality standards, build and maintain client relationships, and mentor junior engineers and technical staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage land development projects from concept through construction.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, municipalities, and regulatory agencies.

• Prepare and manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, and billing.

• Oversee site civil design including grading, drainage, stormwater management, and utility improvements.

• Attend Planning Board and Zoning Board hearings and provide engineering testimony.

• Coordinate with internal staff, consultants, attorneys, and municipal officials.

• Maintain project schedules, budgets, and quality standards.

• Build and maintain client relationships.

• Mentor junior engineers and technical staff.

Essential Skills

• 10+ years of experience in site-civil engineering and land development, including grading, drainage, stormwater design, utilities, and permitting.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.

• Experience managing land development projects from start to finish, including drainage and stormwater management.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (BS) in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a related field.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D.

• Experience in stormwater.

Work Environment

Our firm offers a flexible work schedule with an 8-hour shift, 5 days in the office. You will have the opportunity to work in a multi-disciplinary firm with flexible working hours. The firm has been in business for 45 years, providing a fast track to partnership after 1-2 years depending on experience. Once you become a partner, you can acquire company shares and get a portion of the bonus pool (profit sharing). We offer medical, vision, and dental benefits. As a smaller firm, you can make a bigger impact compared to large firms; your voice will be heard and you will be a leader of the team.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Roosevelt, NJ.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $140000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Medical Dental Bonuses Vision 401k PTO Profit Sharing

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Roosevelt, NJ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 26, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Roosevelt,NJ.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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