Civil Engineer - Land Development

The future is now, Willdan is "Envisioning the Future" of clean energy and infrastructure as well as Sustainability through our work with cities, buildings, and transportation. Willdan is a national leader in energy, engineering, and software consulting services. Since 1964, we have provided all aspects of municipal and infrastructure engineering, including building and safety, public works, public financing, planning, and construction management services. We help engineers, facility owners, municipalities, and utilities meet their long-term goals and transition communities to clean energy and a sustainable future.

Why Willdan?

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401K + employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Employee Discount Program
• Generous Employee Referral Program
• Opportunities for Career Growth and Development

Willdan Engineering, a division of Willdan Group Inc, has an opening for a Civil Engineer in Ventura, CA. The Civil Engineer is responsible for providing consulting services to city clients in support of the planning, design, and construction of land development projects. This includes working with clients to understand their needs, performing peer review of land development project materials from entitlement phase through construction and final acceptance, including onsite and offsite grading and improvement plans, technical design reports for water, sewer, storm drain and fire flow, geotechnical reports, mapping and easement documents. This individual must have a strong understanding of civil engineering principles, as well as the ability to work with a variety of stakeholders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage Land Development Project reviews, including initial application review, project conditioning, and plan check of improvement plans and reports for compliance with engineering standards, condition compliance and city client-specific formatting.
• Coordinate land development plan check review between city departments.
• Manage plan check workflow and oversee technical reviewers across multiple disciplines.
• Attend weekly meetings with city staff to provide project updates.
• Coordinate and review design change order requests for approved land development projects.
• Provide support for project management of Capital Improvement Program services.
• Perform quality control for Capital Improvement Projects (CIP), including review, specifications and cost estimates.
• Oversee project advertisement and bidding for construction through award of contract.
• Prepare necessary staff reports and budget documents as requested by the city.
• Review CIP design change orders during the construction process.
• Communicate effectively with clients, contractors, and other stakeholders.

Job Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in land development.
• Professional Engineer License (PE).
• Strong understanding of civil engineering principles.
• High attention to detail.
• Effective communication and strong collaboration.
• Proficiency in BlueBeam Revu and other engineering software.
• Demonstrated success multitasking in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Office 365 inclusive of Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Well-versed in the full lifecycles of land development projects and/or project management.

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Willdan is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, religion, military service or veteran status, disability, medical condition, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic testing, reproductive status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local laws and ordinances. Willdan does not discriminate on the basis of physical or mental disability where the essential functions of the job can be reasonably accommodated. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us.

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