Design Engineer I

Position Overview

Spicer Group is seeking an experienced and motivated individual to join our Water Resources Service Group as a Design Engineer in our Saginaw office. Our award-winning Water Resources Service Group is a team of highly-educated engineers and designers who specialize in innovative storm water drainage and flood control designs, dam design and inspection, development of storm water management plans, unique in-stream and stream bank restoration efforts, and quality-engineered lake level control structure designs and plans. This position will assist with the preparation of designs, specifications, calculations, hydrologic and hydraulic studies, cost estimates, and more on projects across the region. This is an opportunity to work at one of Michigan’s top engineering and surveying firms.

Spicer Group, Inc. is a multi-disciplinary engineering, surveying, planning, and architecture company with ten offices in Michigan and one in Georgia. The firm prides itself on core values including commitment to growth, great client relationships, excellent services and solutions, maintaining a team environment, and integrity in all endeavors.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform assignments designed to develop professional knowledge and abilities requiring application of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related engineering tasks.
• Limited exercise of judgment is required on details of work and in making preliminary selections and adaptations of engineering alternatives.
• Using prescribed methods, performs specific and limited portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer.
• Applies standard practices and techniques in specific situations, adjusts and correlates data, recognizes discrepancies in results and follows operations through a series of related detailed steps or processes.
• Assists in the preparation of design plans, specifications, supporting documents, and permit applications for projects.
• Assists in the preparation of calculations, quantities, cost estimates and other supporting documentation for projects.
• Assists in the preparation of hydrologic and hydraulic calculations.
• Utilizes computer software to analyze hydrologic and hydraulic studies, including, but not limited to, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, and SWMM.
• May perform plan drafting using AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and ArcGIS software.
• May direct and review the work of Technicians.
• May serve as an onsite project representative on a construction site.
• Physical presence is an essential function of this job.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related field.
• 0 to 3 years of experience working in an engineering field.
• Experience using HEC-RAS, and SWMM modeling software.
• Experience using ArcGIS/ArcGIS Pro software.

Benefits & Perks

• Sick, Vacation, and Holiday Pay
• Fitness Membership Reimbursement
• 401(k) Match Program & Profit Sharing
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Options
• Monthly Employee Appreciation Events