
Senior Civil Engineer
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GHD is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer for its US East Design & Delivery Organization. The role involves planning, design, and construction engineering for water, wastewater, utilities, infrastructure, and site-development projects, with a focus on linear infrastructure. The position is based in the US East region and follows a hybrid model, with three days per week in the office; it may support local or worldwide projects.
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Job Description Help us build the future and we'll help you build a rewarding and purposeful career. Our global network is made up of architects, designers, planners, engineers, and environmental scientists all working towards the same goal. Join a team that brings inspirational architecture, landscapes, townscapes and places to our world, and we'll provide you unlimited space to grow. Who are we looking for? Our US East Design & Delivery Organization (DDO) has an opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer to join their team in the region! This role will provide you the opportunity to participate in the planning, design and construction engineering of exciting and diverse water, wastewater, utilities, infrastructure, and site-development projects for our wide range of municipal and private clients with a key focus on linear infrastructure and contribute to the growth in an emerging geographic market. While this position is based in the US East region, you will have the flexibility to focus on the local market and/or become engaged in major projects worldwide supporting design operations from Australia to Europe working with diverse design teams from across the globe. GHD's linear infrastructure expertise continues to grow and gain recognition across North America as #15 firm in Trenchless Technology with growing momentum with great opportunities. Our Hybrid Work Model: Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in the office three days a week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment. This position can be based in most of our US East offices. Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in: Client & Customer Management (External): Manage relationships with small clients while also helping senior colleagues manage relationships with larger key clients and customers. Community of Practice Management: Participate actively in a community of practice in a defined area of expertise or consulting to build own expertise. Engineering Inspections: Carry out inspections to evaluate the quality of engineering works and/or the integrity of existing installations or structures, and specify the remedial works needed to ensure conformance with specifications and regulatory requirements. Engineering Solutions Design: Design engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief (for example, in terms of functionality, performance, aesthetics, and cost) that conform to organizational and/or regulatory standards. Engineering Standards Specification: Contribute to the analysis of information, the drafting of engineering standards and specifications, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to inform engineering work in the organization and/or of its suppliers, contractors, and consultants. Health, Safety, and Environment: Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace. Identify patterns of risky behavior within the team and take appropriate action to resolve them, escalating serious issues as appropriate. Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media. Request for Bid Solicitation/Proposal/Tender Response: Gather information and resources, draft and complete proposals, a d fulfil
How this job compares
Set against the 5,098 open Civil Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New York median$95–132K/yr237 salary ranges
- US median$30–43/hr206 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 347 open Civil Engineer jobs in New York and 5,098 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Fisher Associates25 open
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- Experience
- Civil Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (4,147 postings).
- Education
- 3,967 of the 5,098 open Civil Engineer jobs (78%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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