Civil Designer

What We're Looking For

Michael Baker International is seeking an experienced Civil Designer with 5–7 years of experience supporting municipal infrastructure projects, including roadway, drainage, and water improvements. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Autodesk Civil 3D, particularly developing surfaces, alignments, profiles, corridors, grading, and pipe networks, and will be capable of developing detailed construction plans from engineering concepts and design criteria.

What You’ll Do: Prepare civil engineering plans and construction documents for municipal roadway, drainage, and water infrastructure projects. Develop and maintain Civil 3D existing and proposed surfaces, including breaklines, feature lines, grading, and surface modifications. Develop Civil 3D roadway corridors, including alignments, profiles, assemblies, corridor targets, intersections, transitions, and cross sections.

Prepare roadway plan and profile sheets, grading plans, typical sections, cross sections, and construction details. Develop storm drainage designs and plans for storm sewer systems, inlets, manholes, culverts, channels, ditches, and associated drainage improvements. Prepare water infrastructure plans, including water lines, connections, valves, fittings, utility crossings, and plan/profile drawings.

Develop and modify Civil 3D pipe networks and pressure networks, as applicable. Perform roadway and site grading and establish elevations, slopes, drainage patterns, and tie-ins to existing conditions. Generate earthwork and design quantities from Civil 3D models. Incorporate survey, utility, GIS, and engineering information into design models.

Identify and coordinate potential conflicts between roadway, drainage, water, and other existing or proposed utilities. Work closely with engineers and project managers to develop design alternatives and produce accurate, coordinated, and constructible plans. Incorporate QA/QC, client, and agency review comments into design documents.

What You’ll Need to Succeed: 5–7 years of civil design experience, preferably involving municipal or public infrastructure projects. Strong proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D. Demonstrated hands-on experience with: Surface creation and management Alignments and profiles Corridor modeling Assemblies and subassemblies Feature lines and grading Pipe networks Plan and profile production Cross sections Experience preparing construction plans for roadway, storm drainage, and water infrastructure projects.

Understanding of civil engineering design and construction document standards. Ability to interpret survey information, engineering markups, utility information, and design criteria. Ability to work independently on design assignments with direction from engineers and project managers. Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Harris County’s infrastructure projects and local design requirements. Experience with Micro. Station and/or Open. Roads Designer. Experience with GIS data and mapping. Experience coordinating survey, roadway, drainage, and utility information. Experience supporting projects from preliminary design through final plans and construction documents.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $76,704 - $110,761 per year. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location. Why Choose Us: Medical, dental, and vision insurance 401k Retirement Plan Health Savings Account (HSA) Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability Professional development and career growth opportunities Mentorship and structured learning opportunities Generous paid time off Commuter and wellness benefits #hybrid #LI-MF1