Utility Engineer

Consor Engineers • Houston, TX

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About The Position

As a Utility Engineer, you will help keep major transportation projects moving by reviewing construction and improvement plans for potential utility conflicts and working with utility owners to develop practical relocation solutions that balance cost and schedule impacts. You will serve as a liaison among design teams, contractors, and utility providers, coordinating utility work on large-scale infrastructure projects and helping mitigate conflicts and manage relocations to keep project timelines on track. The role involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams on civil engineering projects.

The position may occasionally involve outdoor work in inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazards, atmospheric conditions, or near bodies of water, depending on project requirements. Physical demands may include frequent talking, hearing, standing, moving, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling, grasping, feeling, balancing, and coordination; occasional sitting or operating a company vehicle; and lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 35 pounds. Successful completion of applicable pre-employment substance screening and background checks is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Working experience with utility coordination.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications.
• Proficiency in MicroStation or ORD software.
• Valid driver's license and a good driving record.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain utility conflict matrices to manage and sequence project activities.
• Work with design engineers to identify and minimize utility conflicts, including supporting revisions to transportation improvement plans.
• Draft, coordinate, and manage utility agreements between utility owners and client partners.
• Maintain utility correspondence logs, tracking due dates, document downloads, and responses to major requests ahead of schedule.
• Monitor and update project tracking charts to keep utility relocations on schedule and inform utility stakeholders.
• Identify potential utility risks and recommend mitigation strategies to protect project schedules and budgets.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
• Industry-competitive paid time off, seven paid holidays, two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, and paid parental leave.
• Hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; employee assistance program; fitness and wellness reimbursement; HSA and FSA options.
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability and term life insurance.
• Retirement 401(k) with company match.
• Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee networks and groups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time