Principal Civil Engineer

Worley•Houston, TX

About The Position

Worley is a global energy, chemicals, and resources company headquartered in Australia. It partners with customers to deliver projects and create value across the full asset lifecycle, providing consulting, engineering, procurement, construction, operations, and decommissioning services. The company uses its experience and AI-enabled delivery to help customers manage complexity and transition to more sustainable solutions. The Principal Civil Engineer will support the planning, design, permitting, and delivery of civil, water, drainage, utility, transportation, industrial, environmental, and coastal restoration projects. The role calls for a strong civil engineering foundation, practical design experience, and effective collaboration with project managers, discipline leads, designers, clients, contractors, and regulatory stakeholders. The engineer will prepare and coordinate civil design deliverables, calculations, reports, specifications, construction documents, quantity takeoffs, and permit submittals, while contributing to multidisciplinary projects across sectors including industrial, utility, rail, federal, environmental, and coastal infrastructure. The position may serve as civil engineering lead on specific projects and may include supervising or supporting a team and junior personnel. The engineer is expected to provide quality work in accordance with customer, company, statutory, and regulatory requirements, while helping resolve discrepancies and supporting procurement, construction, and commissioning activities. Worley describes a values-inspired culture focused on belonging, connection, innovation, diversity, inclusion, and respect. It also highlights reskilling and supporting workforce transitions to low-carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Requirements

A recognized and relevant Civil Engineering degree.
A Professional Engineer license.
Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills, with the ability to deliver quality, accurate, and timely work consistently.
Sound knowledge of fundamental civil engineering requirements and basic requirements of other engineering fields.
Sound knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements.
Competent use of relevant software, including the MS Office Suite, Navisworks, and Point Cloud Manager.
Ability to obtain and maintain a TWIC card and pass background checks.
Civil engineering experience supporting industrial, utility, transportation, rail, environmental, landfill, coastal restoration, power, federal, mining, or infrastructure projects.
Demonstrated experience with civil site development, grading, drainage, erosion control, roadway, access, stormwater, sanitary sewer, potable water, fire water, and wet utility design.
Strong proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D.
Experience with hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, drainage calculations, utility sizing, and design documentation.
Experience preparing design criteria, basis-of-design documents, drainage reports, grading and erosion control reports, specifications, construction plans, material takeoffs, and permit submittals.

Nice To Haves

An NCEES record.

Responsibilities

Deliver civil engineering services that meet Worley’s, its customers’, and applicable statutory and regulatory specifications, on time and within budget.
Initiate, manage, and, if required, supervise civil engineering project requirements.
Participate in relevant meetings, prepare progress reports, and follow required checking procedures.
Ensure project scope is clear and changes comply with project change management processes.
Provide assistance and advice during procurement, construction, and commissioning, including writing requisitions, conducting technical bid evaluations, and writing purchase orders.
Act as the civil engineering lead on specific projects when required.
When responsible for a team, outline project requirements, promote workshare where appropriate, assign tasks, and supervise progress.
Ensure team services meet Worley’s, customer, statutory, and regulatory requirements on time and within budget.
Proactively resolve discrepancies between Worley’s and customer requirements.
Keep up to date with developments and technical innovations in civil engineering.
Assist and support junior personnel within the civil engineering team when required.
Communicate effectively with the civil engineering team and project stakeholders, including customers.
Apply civil and water resources management expertise and use surface water modeling platforms.
Use AutoCAD Civil 3D and related engineering tools to produce civil site plans, profiles, cross sections, drainage layouts, utility alignments, and permit-ready drawings.
Identify issues and problems, develop appropriate solutions, and seek assistance when needed.
Prepare and coordinate grading, drainage, roadway, erosion control, wet utility, stormwater, sanitary sewer, potable water, fire water, and civil site development deliverables.
Support QA/QC reviews and prepare calculations, reports, specifications, construction documents, quantity takeoffs, and permit submittals.