Civil Site Designer II

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Benesch is a growing, multi-disciplined planning, engineering, and professional services firm. We enhance infrastructure and communities across the country – creating spaces and providing connections in ways that make a difference.

We pride ourselves on being nimble enough to remain responsive to client needs yet large enough to offer exceptional bench strength. As a member of our team, you’ll have an opportunity to draw from those resources when you need them and, likewise, contribute your expertise when you have something to share.

At Benesch, we are looking for candidates with varied backgrounds and worldviews. We are committed to offering an inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and respected. Statistics show that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a position if they don’t meet 100% of the qualifications. If this statement resonates with you, don’t be so hard on yourself—apply for the job!

Civil Site Designer II

Join our growing team as a Civil Site Designer II. Our team is an energetic, dynamic group with diverse professional backgrounds. Our teammate will be energetic, motivated, ambitious, and a self-starter who is willing to take initiative and who wants to grow professionally in a vibrant, growing office of Benesch. We collaborate in a team atmosphere to produce top quality work and make our clients happy as their trusted advisor!

In this role you will work on an interesting portfolio of different types of land and site development projects. As a Designer II, you will use your skills and knowledge, and gain new skills, that will allow you to work alongside Project Managers to produce engineering models, analysis, designs, and supporting calculations and documents. You will also coordinate and produce drafting of projects elements for various clients.

Location

This position will report to our Wilmington office.

The Impact You Will Have

• Collect, organize, document, and communicate data and perform modeling, analysis, and/or design calculations of projects elements.

• Produce completed plans for permitting and construction as well as concept plans, advanced planning, and master planning under direction of others.

• Compute quantities and demonstrate awareness of relationships to pay items.

• Organize calculations to be included in design files, following project standards.

• Coordinate drafting of plan elements.

• Help produce a fully coordinated set of project documents including plans and specifications, inspections at project construction locations as well as pre-construction diligence.

• Develop cursory knowledge of applicable codes and standards and use of applicable CADD and Microsoft software.

• Help towards our goal to be one of the best companies in North Carolina as demonstrated by the qualities and accuracy of our design as well as the ability to provide our clients what they want so they can reach their objectives and goals.

What You Will Need

• Civil Engineering degree or related discipline required.

• E.I.T. and desire to work towards P.E. in the future, preferred.

• Knowledgeable in AutoCAD Civil 3D is a must.

• Demonstrated ability to work and collaborate in a team environment on challenging projects.

• Willingness to be adaptable to office and field inspection tasks.

• This position may include the need to perform field inspection and may require travel to project sites.

• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and graphic (i.e., drafting fundamentals)).

• Detailed and organized individual who thrives in environments that are deadline driven.

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Professional Development

• Opportunities for management and leadership development at all levels, including executive coaching and leadership development for Team Leaders, Group Managers, Division Managers, and Executive Leaders

• Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses

• Ongoing professional development through resources like Red Vector, LinkedIn Learning, technical team meetings, knowledge-sharing training sessions

• Personalized training and career development plans with your manager

• Funding for training, committee work, professional organization memberships, and licenses/certifications

• Support for active participation in professional organizations to foster leadership and community engagement

Retirement Benefits

• Access to valuable retirement planning tools, education, and individual meetings with plan advisors at no charge

• Potential for Benesch to contribute up to 9% of your gross compensation to your retirement plan (5% profit-sharing contribution to your 401(k) plan, regardless of your own contributions & 80% match on your contributions, up to a maximum company contribution of 4%)

Work/Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules and hours, including work-from-home options (dependent on the role)

• Generous Paid Time Benefits (PTB) that increase with your career

• Immediate use of annual PTB; no accrual needed with the ability to bundle time-off plans for extended vacations or life events

• Ten days of paid parental leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement

Employee Engagement

• At Benesch, we encourage our team members to extend their impact beyond their core responsibilities. Join our employee resource groups and committees to enhance your work-life balance and contribute to our community-focused initiatives. We support a variety of programs including community service, student scholarships, and matching gift opportunities, reflecting our commitment to a vibrant and diverse workplace.

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