Civil Engineer III

4 days ago

Duluth, GA, United States Dennis Group Atlanta Full time
Job Summary

Dennis Group Civil Engineers focus on the land development and infrastructure for our industrial projects that involve designing and building new food and beverage process facilities. Our civil engineers have strong technical and design ability and excellent communication skills in designing land development plans, building pads, infrastructure for new buildings, landscaping, and everything from the foundation and below. Civil engineers are part of our Building Systems department and work closely with structure engineers and architects/designers. They are also involved with bid evaluation and local contractor initial contact in multiple project locations. The role is highly valuable at Dennis Group and faces engineering challenges that require strong calculation skills and for experienced engineers to have a Professional Engineer License (PE). As a member of our civil team your responsibilities may include but not limited to:

Responsibilities
  • Applies standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform assigned tasks as part of a broader assignment
  • Performs moderate design tasks, receives guidance when necessary, on unconventional or complex problems, direction on modified techniques, and new approaches on assignments with conflicting criteria
  • Prepare partial to complete project documentation, including complete CAD drawings
  • Performs procurement tasks such as bid list development, contractor initial contact, bid tabulation, and preliminary bid evaluation
  • Has understanding of discipline specific plan elements, and how to navigate a set of drawings
  • Performs construction administration tasks including complex submittal review
  • Respond to RFIs
  • Small to Mid-size project primary client technical contract
  • Develop site basis of design document
  • Edits project specifications
  • Develop parking lot layout that satisfies development ordinances and regulations
  • Analysis and detailed design of institutional, industrial, and commercial buildings sites
  • Review historical site drawings to determine if site objectives align with existing conditions
  • Understanding of pavement materials, design of pavement sections, and construction methods
  • Determines land use characteristics and assign runoff coefficients
  • Calculate times of concentrations
  • Pre-development hydrologic analysis for simple sites
  • Delineate complex watersheds and determine how to model watershed
  • Develop design approach for site factoring in topography, exiting drainage conditions, outfalls, site constraints, etc.
  • Detention pond design and outlet control structure to meet pre-development discharge rate
  • Design of channel linings
  • Advance site grading using Civil 3D
  • Trust restraint calculations for pressure systems
  • Understanding of BMPs for EPSC
  • Prepare storm drainage report
  • Preparing engineering calculations and engineering sketches
  • Preparing land development plans, site grading, utility and drainage design for planning, permitting and construction for food and beverage processing facilities.
  • Reviewing drawings and coordinating the project team
  • Preparing bid packages and providing construction administration
  • Develop bidder list
  • Visiting project sites to observe field conditions
  • Evaluating design constraints and resolving problems
  • Researching civil engineering materials and best practices
  • Supporting talent growth within our organization
  • Provide coaching and/or mentoring to a subordinate group when directed by supervisor.
Required Education Skills and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
  • 7+ years of experience in civil engineer tasks involving industrial construction projects (foundation and below aspects - design land development, building pads, and infrastructure for new builds, etc.)
  • 7+ years of experience in drainage, grading and utility design for industrial or commercial projects.
  • 7+ years of experience in AutoCAD, Civil 3D
  • Ability to travel to project sites as needed (15 days a year)
  • License: PE
Physical Requirements
  • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Must be able to lift-up to 15 pounds at times.
Travel Requirement
  • Up to 15% travel required to visit project site and other offices.

About Us

We plan, design, engineer, and build food plants for major brands across the country and the world. For the past three decades, we've focused exclusively on the food and beverage industry, helping your favorite brands put your favorite foods in the grocery store. Simply put, food isn't one thing we do, it's all we do.

Dennis Group offers competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience. We provide comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, paid time off including an open vacation policy, as well as bonus, profit-sharing, and retirement plans.

Dennis Group is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or genetics

JOB CODE: 1002616

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