[Hiring] Senior Civil Engineer @SEH

Role Description

SEH is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to drive the growth and expansion of our Civil Practice Team within the State of Texas, with a focus on Austin and surrounding communities. This opportunity is ideal for a Professional Engineer licensed in Texas who is deeply connected to the Austin area, growth-minded, and possesses versatile technical skills in civil engineering. The successful candidate will bring extensive experience and a comprehensive understanding of infrastructure funding—federal, state, and local—as well as in-depth knowledge of public municipalities and utilities in the Austin region. If you have the ability to build and lead a high-performing team while meeting business growth metrics, we want you to help shape SEH’s future.

• Serve as a technical lead on multidisciplined civil engineering projects across Texas, especially in the greater Austin area.
• Lead the expansion of SEH’s local public market presence, supporting the launch and growth of SEH’s Austin office and services.
• Recruit, grow, and mentor a team of civil engineers dedicated to excellence and innovation.
• Foster collaborative relationships within SEH, sharing expertise and supporting client solutions.
• Communicate SEH’s civil engineering capabilities to prospective and current clients, establishing new market opportunities.
• Develop and strengthen connections with key municipal and utility clients, nurturing trust and long-term partnerships.
• Identify and pursue federal, state, and local funding opportunities that enable client success and SEH’s business growth.

Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Texas (required).
• Residence in or near Austin, TX, with strong regional connections.
• Proven track record of driving business growth and market expansion in civil engineering.
• Flexible and broad technical skills across civil infrastructure disciplines.
• Comprehensive understanding of public infrastructure funding—federal, state, and local.
• Deep knowledge of municipal and utility landscapes in the Austin area.
• Minimum of eight years of relevant experience, including team leadership and project management.
• Ability to build, develop, and guide engineering teams to achieve targeted business outcomes.
• Confident public communicator who can represent SEH to Councils, Boards, Associations.

Requirements

• All offers of employment for this position are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check which meets company standards. This will be conducted post-offer acceptance.
• Please note interns are not required to complete a background check during the hiring process.

Preferred Qualifications

• Spanish bilingual.
• Eight (8) years of hands-on experience as a high-performing civil engineer.
• Private/Industrial entitlement experience.
• Established partner network.

Benefits

• Collaborate on amazing projects of varying size and complexity that positively impact communities.
• Being 100% employee-owned means we all share in the company’s success.
• Career development through continued education, licensure/certification, skills, and technical training.
• Work arrangements that promote work/life balance.
• Flexible holidays enable individuals to tailor their festivities.
• Paid Family Leave provides time to care for loved ones, whether family by birth or family by choice.

Company Description

SEH is an employee-owned engineering, architectural, planning, and environmental company, offering a wide variety of services. We've been helping government, industrial, and commercial clients find solutions to complex challenges since 1927. Our 900+ employee-owners across the US unite behind our core purpose of Building a Better World for All of Us®.