Senior Civil Engineer
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Country: United States
Category: Engineering
Workplace Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: May 29, 2026
Job ID: 647951
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Civil Engineer
Location: Kansas City, MO 64114
Contract length: 6-month Contract
Pay: $65/hr - $70.27/hr
Senior Civil Engineer Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program and 7 years civil engineering experience Required EPC project experience preferred or
- Bachelor Degree in Civil or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and 7 years civil engineering experience EPC project experience preferred Required or
- Master Degree in Civil Engineering and 6 years civil engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred. Required
- Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures
- Strong computer skills (e.g. AutoCAD, MicroStation, BIM (Revit), Civil 3D, PLS, PLS-CADD, RISA-3D, MathCADD), and/or hydraulic, hydrologic, pavement, civil analysis programs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members
- Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment
- Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills
- Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications
- Ability to travel
- Professional Engineer (PE) License Preferred
- Review civil vendor drawings; data interface with suppliers, clients other engineering disciplines, detailers, designers
- Participate in development of project schedule, scope, budget staffing planning and construction planning
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- Applies expert knowledge of commonly used civil concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the civil engineering services industry
- Compiles studies and reports
- Writes specifications
- Applies knowledge and experience to complex projects, find's/develops non-standard design solutions
- Quality review production drawings for a variety of projects and project related data as required by the project managers to verify design compliance with project, client, and industry standards, including constructability
- Quality review the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of materials
- Leads field inspections, installation, measurements or calculations for public and private clients
- Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications
- Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities
- Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met
- Participate sales and marketing efforts and identify, lead and manage key pursuits
- Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance
- Prepare, present and manage project budgets and cost estimates
- Report project performance
- Provide leadership, guidance and instruction to the civil engineering practice
- Mentor and guide less experienced engineers
- Responsible for QA/QC process adherence
- Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines
- Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all policies and standards
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