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Senior Civil Engineer (12+ yrs)

Posted 20 days ago

OfficeSan Diego, CA, United StatesSE120k - 160k USD

Job Description

The right team is more than an advantage; it’s a game changer! Come work with a team of professionals dedicated to design excellence at Coffman Engineers’ San Diego Office.  

We are seeking a highly skilled, self-motivated, technically minded Senior Civil Engineer / Project Manager with twelve plus years of experience to join our team in applying engineering skills to a variety of challenging projects. We are looking for someone with experience that ranges from project entitlements and preliminary design through construction documents and construction administration.

Compensation and Benefits:

  • Expected Base Salary: $120,000.00 to $160,000.00 based on experience.
  • Paid overtime at 1.0 times hourly rate.
  • Competitive end of year discretionary bonus based on company/team/personal performance.
  • Hybrid work schedule (subject to change).
  • 401k with maximum of 5% Contribution Matching with 9% Employee Contribution.

Qualifications

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
  • Professional Engineer (PE) registration required
    • Registration in California preferred
  • Minimum of 12 years of professional land development experience in the design of life sciences, commercial, office, higher education, mixed-use, residential, healthcare, municipal, and/or Federal projects including:
    • Managing multiple, concurrent projects
    • Leading design team efforts
    • Successfully managing project budgets and schedules
    • Interfacing with a multi-discipline design team
    • Mentoring junior staff
    • Client management
  • Technical experience with hydrologic and hydraulic calculations, technical studies, mapping documents, preparation and processing of civil construction documents, and earthwork calculations
    • Stormwater experience in San Diego County preferred
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Specification preparation experience preferred
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to foster long term client relationships
  • Excellent time management skills
  • San Diego experience and relationships a plus

Expected Salary Range $120,000.00 to $160,000.00 based on experience

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

No paid interview travel or relocation expenses are offered for this position.

Additional Information

Why You Want To Work Here

Coffman Engineers is a company that truly focuses on its employees. We support and encourage individually tailored professional and technical advancement as well as personal growth. We offer an excellent salary/benefits package, a desirable location, and a professional office environment with the opportunity to work with a collaborative team.  Our offices provide several engineering discipline services, which work together collaboratively to provide complete engineering design packages.

Coffman offers a flexible schedule and this position may be eligible for PTO, a fun office environment with a high-performing team and a fully stocked kitchen! We welcome the dedicated and the driven. Join us.

Don’t take our word for it. Check out what others are saying:

http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Coffman-Engineers-Reviews-E409809.htm

Coffman at a Glance:

  • 47 years in business 
  • 850+ employees serving clients throughout the U.S. and overseas from more than 23 locations
  • Multi-discipline engineering services plus corrosion control, commissioning and project/construction management
  • Zweig Group Hot Firm List, Zweig Group, 2021
  • Top 500 Design Firms, Engineering News-Record, 2022
  • Top Workplace (Small), The San Diego Union-Tribune, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Best Places to Work (Large), San Diego Business Journal, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • “The List” for Engineering Firms, San Diego Business Journal, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Applying

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This position is direct with Coffman Engineers; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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Job details
Workplace
Office
Location
San Diego, CA, United States
Experience
SE
Salary
120k - 160k USD
per year
Coffman Engineers, Inc. logo
Coffman Engineers, Inc.
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Coffman Engineers is a multidiscipline consulting engineering firm that specializes in civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, corrosion control, survey, oil & gas, and specialty services.

Employees
842
Industry
Design Services
Headquarters
Seattle, WA
Founded
1979
Company location
1101 2nd Avenue, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98101-1620, US
Specialties
Alternative Energy, Commercial, Education, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Laboratories, Military, Oil and Gas, Recreational, Retail, Transportation, Hospitality, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, Industrial Mechanical, Bridge Engineering, Corrosion Control, and Seismic

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