Civil Engineer III Land Development

The Opportunity

RETTEW is seeking an experienced Civil Engineer III Land Development to take a lead technical role on development projects ranging from smaller redevelopment sites to complex multidisciplinary developments.

This is an opportunity for a civil engineer who is ready to take significant ownership of technical design coordinate increasingly complex project work mentor developing professionals and become a trusted technical resource to Project Managers and clients.

Youll work across commercial industrial residential mixed-use institutional and other development projects collaborating with engineers Civil 3D designers surveyors environmental professionals planners and Project Managers to move projects from concept through permitting and construction.

Whether your long-term path leads toward project management or deeper technical leadership this role provides room to expand your influence and responsibility.

What Youll Do

As a Civil Engineer III you will:

• Lead and perform civil engineering design and analysis for land development projects.
• Develop and coordinate site layout grading stormwater management drainage utilities erosion and sediment control and related site infrastructure.
• Take ownership of significant technical portions of projects from concept through design permitting and construction support.
• Prepare and review engineering calculations reports plans specifications construction documents and permit applications.
• Coordinate technical work with Civil 3D designers engineers surveyors environmental professionals and other project disciplines.
• Research and apply municipal state and other applicable land development and permitting requirements.
• Coordinate with municipalities regulatory agencies clients and other project stakeholders to address technical and permitting issues.
• Identify design challenges project risks and constructability concerns and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Perform technical and quality-control reviews of calculations plans reports and other project deliverables.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to junior engineers and designers.
• Participate in client and project meetings and communicate technical concepts and recommendations clearly.
• Support Project Managers with project planning scope schedule budget and resource coordination.
• Contribute to proposals technical scopes and other project-development activities as appropriate.

What Were Looking For

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license with the ability to obtain licensure in the state(s) required for assigned projects.
• Significant professional civil engineering experience with a focus on land development or civil-site design.
• Demonstrated ability to independently perform and lead civil engineering design on land development projects.
• Strong experience with site grading stormwater management/drainage utilities erosion and sediment control and permitting.
• Experience preparing and reviewing engineering calculations plans reports permit applications and construction documents.
• Working knowledge of municipal and state land development regulations and permitting processes.
• Experience coordinating technical work across project disciplines.
• Ability to review the work of developing engineers or designers and provide technical guidance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D or working closely with Civil 3D-based design teams.
• Experience coordinating directly with clients municipalities and regulatory agencies.
• Experience supporting project scopes schedules budgets and resource planning.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or technical professionals.
• Experience supporting proposals project pursuits or client presentations.
• Experience with multidisciplinary land development projects.
• Experience taking projects or major technical components from concept through permitting and construction support.

Grow As a Technical Leader

Not every experienced engineer has to follow the same career path.

As a Civil Engineer III at RETTEW youll have opportunities to deepen your technical expertise while taking on greater responsibility for project delivery team development and client interaction.

You can:

• Become a trusted technical resource on increasingly complex land development projects.
• Take ownership of significant portions of project design and delivery.
• Mentor engineers and designers and help strengthen the technical capabilities of the team.
• Work across project types clients and disciplines rather than becoming siloed into one type of development.
• Expand your exposure to project financials client management and business development if Project Management interests you.
• Continue developing a technical-specialist path if deep technical expertise is where you add the most value.
• Collaborate across RETTEW offices and disciplines to solve complex project challenges.
• Build ownership in RETTEW through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

Work Environment

Workplace Designation: Hybrid Three Days In-Office

Locations: Akron OH Pittsburgh PA

This role combines regular in-office collaboration with remote work focused technical/design work client and agency coordination and occasional project-related site visits.

About RETTEW

RETTEW is a 100% employee-owned engineering consulting firm that has been helping clients solve complex challenges since 1969. Our teams collaborate across disciplines to deliver innovative practical solutions that strengthen infrastructure and support the communities we serve.

Built on a culture of ownership collaboration and continuous improvement we empower our employee-owners to grow their careers while delivering meaningful results for our offers an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) competitive compensation comprehensive medical dental and vision benefits retirement savings options paid time off professional-development resources licensure support and opportunities for continued technical and leadership growth.

RETTEW is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation or gender identity) national origin age disability veteran status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process please contact us at to request assistance.

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