Civil Designer

Michael Baker International•Katy, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Michael Baker International is seeking an experienced Civil Designer to support municipal infrastructure projects involving roadway, drainage, and water improvements. The role develops detailed construction plans from engineering concepts and design criteria, using Autodesk Civil 3D to create and manage surfaces, alignments, profiles, corridors, grading, and pipe networks. The Civil Designer prepares civil engineering plans and construction documents, coordinates survey, utility, GIS, and engineering information, and works with engineers and project managers to produce accurate, coordinated, and constructible designs. The position incorporates quality-control, client, and agency review comments into design documents.

Requirements

5–7 years of civil design experience, preferably involving municipal or public infrastructure projects.
Strong proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D.
Hands-on experience with surface creation and management, alignments and profiles, corridor modeling, assemblies and subassemblies, feature lines and grading, pipe networks, plan and profile production, and cross sections.
Experience preparing construction plans for roadway, storm drainage, and water infrastructure projects.
Understanding of civil engineering design and construction document standards.
Ability to interpret survey information, engineering markups, utility information, and design criteria.
Ability to work independently on design assignments with direction from engineers and project managers.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Harris County infrastructure projects and local design requirements.
Experience with MicroStation and/or OpenRoads Designer.
Experience with GIS data and mapping.
Experience coordinating survey, roadway, drainage, and utility information.
Experience supporting projects from preliminary design through final plans and construction documents.

Responsibilities

Prepare civil engineering plans and construction documents for municipal roadway, drainage, and water infrastructure projects.
Develop and maintain existing and proposed Civil 3D surfaces, including breaklines, feature lines, grading, and surface modifications.
Develop Civil 3D roadway corridors, including alignments, profiles, assemblies, corridor targets, intersections, transitions, and cross sections.
Prepare roadway plan and profile sheets, grading plans, typical sections, cross sections, and construction details.
Develop storm drainage designs and plans for storm sewer systems, inlets, manholes, culverts, channels, ditches, and associated drainage improvements.
Prepare water infrastructure plans, including water lines, connections, valves, fittings, utility crossings, and plan/profile drawings.
Develop and modify Civil 3D pipe networks and pressure networks, as applicable.
Perform roadway and site grading and establish elevations, slopes, drainage patterns, and tie-ins to existing conditions.
Generate earthwork and design quantities from Civil 3D models.
Incorporate survey, utility, GIS, and engineering information into design models.
Identify and coordinate potential conflicts between roadway, drainage, water, and other existing or proposed utilities.
Work with engineers and project managers to develop design alternatives and produce accurate, coordinated, and constructible plans.
Incorporate QA/QC, client, and agency review comments into design documents.