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Job Civil Engineering Principal

Civil Engineering Principal

As a Civil Engineering Principal for Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC), you'll collaborate with the Office Civil Practice Lead and Operations Lead to grow the Civil Practice in our Cleveland, Ohio office. By developing and strengthening our relationships with prospective and existing clients, you will help to guide the growth of the practice on both a local and regional basis. Through your experience, you will guide the external stakeholders through the regulatory environment, and ensure the technical excellence of your projects. You'll be directly responsible for developing and reviewing proposals and project budgets, managing/mentoring a team of engineers and project managers, and performing final quality control/assurance.

In your role, you will guide and lead a team of engineers through multi-faceted civil engineering projects and business development initiatives. As part of the management team, you will assist in the recruiting and professional development of the staff, including the performance of annual reviews and the establishment of development goals. Concurrently, our senior management teams will work with you to customize your individual career path through a variety of professional development and mentoring activities related to your project management, leadership, business development initiatives and service offerings, and assist with office/corporate initiatives.

Qualifications

15+ years of experience

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree

Ohio P.E. required

Technical design expertise, including site layout, grading, stormwater management, erosion & sedimentation control, and site utility design

Established client base and ability to develop business for CEC

Established relationships with industry professionals and regulators

Proven experience in the management and development of a consulting engineering team

Experience with varying types of private-sector projects such as commercial land development; renewable energy/power ; industrial/manufacturing development; natural gas; public-sector projects for local and state agencies

Additionally, Here's What We'd Love to See:

Leadership roles within professional industry groups

In-depth understanding of local and state land development regulations and processes, including zoning, stormwater management, and erosion & sedimentation control

A portfolio or list of past projects outlining key design elements and your role in the projects

Proven ability to build relationships, provide effective mentoring, and build team morale.

About Us

We have experts! CEC is consistently ranked as a Top 500 Design Firm and Top 200 Environmental Firm by Engineering News-Record. We are looking for people who enjoy using their education and experience to solve difficult technical problems and work on interesting projects. You can accomplish this while working with a team of professionals who are equally motivated to provide high levels of service to our clients and to teach you along the way.

We have support! We have a variety of Employee Resource Groups, including CEC Community

focused on giving back to the communities in which we work; CEC Ignite

focused on helping professionals early in their careers to develop their pathway; CEC iDEA

focused on , , equality, and acceptance; and CEC Women

focused on creating internal and external opportunities for women to network and leverage professional experience!

We care about our people! People and Culture are two of the five elements of our strategic plan. When you care about your people, they will want to grow a career with you

that is our goal. CEC offers you a small-firm work environment with large-firm opportunities. Not only will we help you develop professionally, but we will also provide an opportunity to become an owner of the firm and share in its success.

CEC offers a matching 401(k); profit sharing; a performance bonus; company stock; medical dental, and vision insurance; short and long-term ; tuition assistance; professional development; and work-life balance.

CEC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on , , , (including , or expression, transgender status), , , , protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

THIRD PARTY RECRUITERS

If CEC has not expressly requested recruiting services or contractually engaged with you for recruiting services on a specific position, any resumes or candidate profiles sent to CEC shall be considered unsolicited. Therefore, any such submissions will be considered property of CEC, with no associated fees due to your firm.

Job Civil Engineering Principal

United States
Full time

Published on 08/30/2025

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