Civil Project Engineer

Civil Project Engineer
Join GPD Group, where our purpose is to improve the well-being of our employees, clients, communities, and business partners by transforming opportunities into success. We are passionate about the work we do and the relationships we build with clients. Our employee ownership structure fosters a non-hierarchical collaborative work environment, where everyone is encouraged to share their ideas and creativity to the betterment of the organization and our clients. This structure also enables each associate to explore and expand their talents, reach their full potential, and deliver to the core traits that guide GPD group and allow us to deliver successfully for our clients.
For more than 60 years, GPD Group has been providing architectural, engineering and planning services to clients across the United States. With a diverse team of over 700 professionals working in 13 different offices, it is our passion for our work and our commitment to our purpose that unites us.
GPD is looking to add an experienced Site Development Engineer to our growing team of design professionals that work in a variety of market sectors nationally. Due to our organic growth and stellar reputation in the industry, GPD is excited to hire an individual that embodies the entrepreneurial spirit GPD is founded on. This person will share a passion for mentoring and developing a team while leading efforts with our site development projects as an experienced technical expert. We are hiring in our Northeast Ohio office locations: Akron or Independence/Cleveland, OH. GPD Group's site team works across all disciplines and market sectors like Power, Energy, Retail/Commercial, Federal/State, K-12 Education, and more.
Role Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• Professional registration in the State of Ohio is preferred.
• 6+ years of experience with site development design.
• Extensive experience in land planning, sustainability, design, and implementation.
• Proficiency in site parking lot design.
• Confident ability working within AutoCAD Hydrographs and Hydraflow Storm Sewers (or other technical stormwater programs), with Storm and Sanitary Analysis being a plus.
• Experience coordinating with different EPAs reviewing agencies and jurisdictions within various states for permitting approvals.General familiarity with construction administration.
• Experience mentoring and empowering engineers newer in their career.
• Enjoys taking on a leadership role not only as a technical expert in our field but as a servant leader in the community and within the company.
• Thrives in a collaborative project environment and enjoys all forms of communications while working with clients and team members (virtual, in-person, phone).

Key Responsibilities:

• Multidisciplinary collaboration in our Site Development group provides the opportunity to interact with multiple stakeholders and in a wide variety of services that encompass our discipline in the development of site infrastructure projects: this includes complete A & E design, survey, field services like environmental, geotechnical and survey.
• Technical oversight: overseeing the design process for site development and stormwater management, coordinating the permitting and jurisdiction applications/submittalsdata, and ensuring the newer engineers' work meets quality standards at GPD.
• Mentoring and developing the Site Development team to further our success in the industry: this includes not only civil engineering and technical training but empowering those teammates to find their passion and skills in our industry and translating that to continued career success.
• Administrative oversight: using Key Performance indicators, this includes developing, communicating, and tracking workflow tasks, scheduling, championing GPD's quality assurance and client standards, and ensuring that project documents are consistent with project plans and within scope and budget.

GPD believes passionately that everyone on our team knows that they are a valued member of our employee-owned company. When you are willing to put the time and effort in to make us successful, you will see that in your paycheck and in your benefits offering.

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with matching and company profit-sharing contribution
• Rich Bonus Program that rewards both company and individual performance
• Vacation & Sick Time
• Professional Development Support
• And much more...

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