Senior Civil Engineer

We are seeking a Sr. Civil Engineer with 15 to 20 years of professional experience to be a leader on our Civil Engineering team in one of our Texas offices.

At WGI, you will find talented, passionate associates providing exceptional service in collaborative, team-driven environments, all while having fun and enjoying the work they do. We work to stay ahead of the curve by investing in the latest tools and technology. As one of the nation's top consulting firms, we consistently strive to promote efficiency, cultivate a culture our associates can proudly embrace, and empower our associates to advance their career growth at WGI, and beyond.

WGI is always looking for remarkable individuals to join our team and help us grow in our vision. If you think you are an innovative, self-motivated team-player, and want to shape your community, join our WGI team today!

WGI offers a complete Benefits package including: Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD & STD, Life Insurance, 401k with match, PTO, Holidays, HSA with company contribution, Pet insurance, and Employee assistance program.

In this position you will provide a broad spectrum of design engineering leadership and manage the manage the operations for civil engineering project teams, team member training and implementation of a QA/QC process for clients such as state, county and local governments as well as private development clients. The candidate will be a leader to project teams working in a fast-paced, project and client centered engineering environment to achieve operational efficiency, exceptional client service and consistent regional team growth. Over the last two decades, WGI has been involved in many of Texas' largest and most complex projects. As a firm we continue to grow and look forward to the opportunity to add talented engineers who are eager to work on exciting projects and grow professionally themselves and help the overall team grow as technical leaders in their community.

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In coordination and alignment with company leadership, define and lead a strategic plan for growth which includes targets and goals for revenue, efficiency, innovation, client and team growth. This position will be maintaining a strategic revenue and staff goal to be finalized with WGI leadership.
• Build relationships with clients such that you define budgets, cost estimates, project schedules, and project information to delivernewcontractual agreements. Once approved, identify how to build a path to complete projects and communicate to project staff. This position will be maintaining a sales goal to be finalized with WGI leadership.
• Consistently manage the growth of the production team through evaluation of the need for and the potential of new associatesthrough the WGI interview and onboarding process.
• Collaborate with cross divisional regional leadership torepresentthe full WGI brand of services to the Central Texas market.
• Act as a mentor to aid in the professional development of associates that report to you and theirsubsequentteams through measures of recognition, accountability, and open communication.
• Assistdesign teams in the development of engineering designs including Construction plans, profiles, utility design, roadway design, plan details and specifications;

Prepare engineering documents including storm water design reports, permit applications, opinions ofprobably cost, and supporting calculations;

• Coordinate projectswith other disciplines todetermine resource needs, subconsultant partners, and authorities having jurisdiction, and resolve technical issues and concerns of clients and projects;
• Coordinates with project managers, clients, and client representatives to ensure scope delivery, evaluate deliverables and ensure adherence to contract documents;
• Evaluate the work of technical staff and provide feedback and/or correction based on client needs and regulatory requirements;
• Produce written specifications for materials,implementationand construction methods;
• Take the lead in developing project design approaches and concepts on assigned projects in coordination with project managers and requestassistancefrom available technical staff when needed;
• Coordinates with local jurisdictional authorities, utilities, and municipalities to ensure understanding and compliance with industry and regulatory standards;
• Provide direction on design and code requirements, specifically in the City of Austin and surrounding localjurisdictions.
• Participateand develop a leadership role in local, regional or State level technical engineering associations such as ACEC, TSPE, or ASCE.
• Assistdivision managers in the development and execution of technical training programs for staff;
• Continue to develop,matureand implement regional growth and management success strategies, project delivery best practices, and innovative design solutions to increase project delivery efficiency and effectiveness;

• Bachelor's Degree in engineeringfrom an accredited four-year college;
• Active registration as a Texas Professional Engineer (PE) isrequiredand NCEES registration for multi-state accreditation preferred;
• Site Civil and/or utility (water and sewer) engineering experience required;
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and web browser applications;
• Knowledge of engineering theories and methodologies;
• Proficiencyin CADD is preferred;
• Familiarity with modeling software (ICPR, EPANET. Water CAD,HecRas,etc) is helpful, although not required;
• Strong work ethic and excellent written and verbal skills; and
• Ability to mentor junior level and mid-level engineers

Physical Demands:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in an office setting. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate a computer, keyboard and mouse. Use of a telephone headset will allow for virtual communication with team members through Microsoft Teams or other digital communication. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to sit for prolonged periods (although stand up desk functionality is provided), use hands/fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms, speak and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of employment visas

If you have what it takes to join our growing organization and want to be part of a dedicated team, please apply today. In return, WGI provides a competitive salary and an outstanding work environment. WGI is anEqual Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

WGI does not accept any unsolicited resumes. Should any 3rd party agency or recruiter forward or submit any resume(s) to a WGI associate without a pre-existing contractual agreement, the submitted resume(s) will be deemed the property of WGI, and no placement fee will be provided.

All agencies and vendors are required to have a signed WGI vendor agreement from the WGI Chief HR Officer permitting them to work directly through our Talent Acquisition team. Obtaining this signed vendor agreement is the only way you will receive payment. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of our staff will not be binding.

All third-party recruiting/supplemental staffing agencies are expected to familiarize themselves and abide by this policy.