Aviation Civil Engineer

HDRabout 1 month ago
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
On-site
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

At HDR

our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story: https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

Your Responsibilities

In the role of Aviation Civil Engineer, we'll count on you to:

  • Design and plan production for general civil on wide variety of airfield projects, including site layouts, horizontal and vertical control, grading and drainage, paving, site utilities, and associated civil engineering activities
  • Act as the Task Lead/Design Lead, as appropriate.
  • Collaborate with multi-discipline architectural/engineering teams on aviation projects and pursuits across multiple regions
  • Contribute to and participate in client and design review meetings
  • Prepare technical reports, specifications and contract documents
  • Assist with conducting quantity calculations and construct cost estimates
  • Perform moderately complex assignments exercising judgment in evaluation, selection and modification of standard engineering techniques and procedures
  • Effectively communicate most project issues with clients, contractors and suppliers/vendors
  • Serve and/or grow as a technical expert with recognized authority in an area of specialization that resolves problems of greater scope and complexity as needed
  • Assist with construction administration and management related duties as needed
  • Make decisions on significant design and engineering procedures as needed
  • Plan, organize and supervise work of other junior staff and technicians as needed
  • Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with AVIPlan

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree: in Engineering
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license:
  • Previous experience: with Airfield Planning and Design
  • Thorough understanding: of AutoCAD Civil 3D (or similar design software), AVI-Plan software packages and Infraworks modeling software (or similar design software).
  • Overall understanding: of airfield design
  • Microsoft Office experience:
  • Strong technical background: and experience in designing several aspects of airfields
  • Solid written and verbal communication skills:
  • An attitude and commitment: to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) Cleveland and Columbus: $75,000 - $107,000

Primary Location

Primary Location: United States-Ohio-Cleveland

Other Locations: United States-Ohio-Columbus, United States-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh

Industry

Industry: Aviation

Schedule

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status

Employee Status: Regular

Business Class

Business Class: Airfield Design

Job Posting

Job Posting: Feb 7, 2025

Equal Opportunity Employer

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

Required Skills

AVI-Plan
AutoCAD Civil 3D
Airfield Planning and Design
Communication
Engineering Design
Project Management
Infraworks Modeling
Technical Report Writing