Senior Civil Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the growth of SEH's municipal civil practice in Austin and surrounding Central Texas communities.
• Build trusted relationships with cities, utilities, counties, developers, partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Identify client needs and develop practical strategies that convert relationships into projects and long-term accounts.
• Serve as a senior project manager and technical leader for public infrastructure and select private development projects.
• Develop project approaches, scopes, fees, schedules, staffing plans, and quality-management strategies.
• Lead proposals, interviews, client presentations, and community or public meetings.
• Coordinate project delivery using local staff and technical resources from across SEH.
• Recruit, mentor, and lead a local civil engineering team as backlog and market opportunities grow.
• Work with SEH's Community and Economic Development and technical teams to help clients evaluate funding and implementation strategies.
• Represent SEH through professional organizations, industry events, municipal associations, and community involvement.
• Develop and maintain client strategy plans, pursuit priorities, and an accurate opportunity pipeline.
• Serve as a technical lead on multidisciplined civil engineering projects across Texas, especially in the greater Austin area.
• What Makes this Opportunity Different:
• Build, do not inherit: Help define the Austin practice, culture, client strategy, and future team.
• Local leadership with national resources: Operate as SEH's visible local civil leader while drawing upon multidisciplinary expertise across the company.
• Existing momentum: Build upon current Texas staff, federal experience, private development relationships, and active regional growth plans.
• Authority to grow: Help identify and recruit the project managers, designers, and technical staff needed as workload develops.
• Employee ownership: Share directly in the value created thro

Benefits

Additional Information

Imagine being an employee-owner of a company guided by engaged and empowered team members like yourself. Where a culture of respect, flexibility, and accountability aren't just ideals - they're our foundation, and diverse backgrounds and perspectives are valued as drivers of innovation and growth. Join us, as together, we are Building a Better World for All of Us®. You belong at SEH SEH is currenting searching for a Senior Civil Engineer to join our talented Civil team! Why our employee-owners love SEH: "I was on vacation last week and had zero concerns that my colleagues would help out with anything that came into my inbox!" - GIS Analyst "What company has a CEO who cares enough to seek out one-on-one conversations ranging from 'How are you?' to 'What do you think would help the company?' SEH, that's who. " - Civil Engineering Technician "Having the feeling that my voice matters and believing that SEH truly cares about the employees is so satisfying!" - Sr Financial Analyst "It feels good having colleagues and supervisors that provide support and resources for growth and learning!" - Civil Engineer "This is the first company I've worked for with a true entrepreneurial spirit." - Sr Mechanical Engineer Why you'll love SEH: Collaborate on amazing projects of varying size and complexity that positively impact communities Being 100% employee-owned means we all share in the company's success Career development through continued education, licensure/certification, skills, and technical training Work arrangements that promote work/life balance Flexible holidays enable individuals to tailor their festivities Paid Family Leave provides time to care for loved ones, whether family by birth or family by choice Help Build SEH's Civil Practice in Central Texas! SEH is seeking a Texas-licensed civil engineering leader to help shape and grow our newly established Austin office. This is more than a traditional project management position. It is an opportunity to build a local civil practice, develop lasting relationships with municipalities and select private clients, lead project delivery, and help recruit the team that will support SEH's long-term growth in Central Texas. The right candidate will be a respected, client-focused professional who understands how infrastructure projects are planned, funded, designed, and delivered in Texas. You will have the freedom to help define where we compete, which relationships we pursue, and how the Austin civil team develops, while drawing upon the technical depth and resources of a national, 100% employee-owned architecture and engineering firm. This is not a cold start. SEH already has employees and client relationships in Texas, experience serving federal and private development markets, and teams across the company prepared to support Austin-area pursuits and project delivery. You will work directly with senior leadership and have the opportunity to add local design and project management staff as the practice grows. This Opportunity:

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