Civil Designer

Scope of work

• Design and support the delivery of civil/site development projects from early planning and feasibility through permitting and construction.
• Prepare grading, drainage, stormwater, utility, and related civil design plans and calculations under the direction of licensed professional engineers and project managers.
• Contribute to hydrology studies, drainage analyses, and stormwater modeling.
• Prepare Civil 3D models and design documentation, including surfaces, alignments, pipe networks, utility layouts, and earthwork analyses.
• Support permitting and approval processes across the greater Denver area by coordinating with project managers, licensed professional engineers, municipalities, agencies, and reviewing authorities.
• Research and apply local design criteria, development requirements, and agency standards to assigned design work.
• Coordinate with clients, architects, consultants, agencies, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Support higher education, healthcare, institutional, campus, and other civil/site development projects of varying size and complexity.
• Take ownership of assigned technical work while coordinating schedules, deliverables, and priorities with project managers and licensed professional engineers.
• Collaborate with the broader LA Civil team while helping establish KPFF’s civil practice and project presence in Colorado.
• Share your knowledge of the local market and contribute to client relationships as your interests and experience grow.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Approximately four or more years of relevant civil/site development experience. We are more interested in the depth of your technical experience and level of responsibility than a specific number of years.
• Engineer-in-Training certification or demonstrated progress toward obtaining it.
• Interest in pursuing professional engineering licensure.
• Hands-on experience delivering civil engineering projects in the greater Denver area, including familiarity with local agencies, municipalities, jurisdictions, and review processes.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and coordinating permit submittals and responding to agency review comments.
• Strong civil/site design experience, including grading, storm drainage, utility infrastructure, and hydrology.
• Experience contributing to projects of varying size, scope, and technical complexity.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD.
• Experience communicating and coordinating with clients, agencies, consultants, and multidisciplinary project teams.

Benefits, as stated by the firm

• Medical Insurance: Choose between a traditional Open Access Plus (OAP) medical plan or a high-deductible OAP plan with a Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health Savings Account Contribution: KPFF contributes $50 per paycheck to the HSA for employees enrolled in the eligible high-deductible medical plan
• Dental and Vision Insurance: KPFF pays the employee premium for dental and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Access to Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs for eligible pre-tax expenses
• Employer-Paid Insurance: KPFF provides short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, and travel accident insurance
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential resources and support for employees
• 401(k) Retirement Plan: KPFF automatically contributes 3% of your base salary, with no employee contribution required. Employer contributions are immediately vested, and employees may also make pre-tax or Roth contributions.
• Paid Time Off: Vacation and personal and sick time, with vacation accrual increasing based on tenure
• Paid Holidays: Company-observed holidays plus two floating holidays each year
• KPFF Paid Family Leave: Up to six weeks of paid family leave per year after meeting eligibility requirements
• Paid Overtime: At KPFF, you are compensated for every hour you work. If you choose to work overtime, you may choose to “bank” your overtime hours for future time off or have them paid out monthly

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