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Drainage Engineer

Rinker Design Associates
full-time
Tempe, AZ
Posted 10/22/2026

Job Description

Wilson Engineers is a respected Arizona-based consulting firm delivering innovative water and wastewater engineering and construction management solutions for communities throughout the region. We are known for our commitment to integrity, technical excellence, and client service, while fostering a collaborative and rewarding workplace where employees are empowered to grow and succeed.

As a high-growth firm, Wilson Engineers offers the opportunity to work on impactful and technically challenging projects alongside a talented and passionate team. We are seeking an experienced Civil Project Engineer (Grading/Drainage/Pipeline Design) to join our team. This position requires 40 hours per week in our Tempe office (This job is not remote nor hybrid).

The comprehensive benefits plan offered by Wilson Engineers exceeds industry standards, and is aimed at meeting each employee's personal and professional expectations. Benefits include personal time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision coverage; plus a flexible spending plan and short and long-term disability. Wilson Engineers also helps in securing your financial future by offering 401k plans with employer matching. ​ Benefits plan offered to our full-time employees:

  • Medical Plan
  • Vision Plan
  • Dental Plan
  • Group Life Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Voluntary Term Life Insurance
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance
  • Personal Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays
  • 401(K) Retirement Plan
  • Section 125 Flexible Benefits Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Referral Bonus EEO — All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic

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  • Develop grading and paving designs using Autodesk Civil 3D, utilizing feature lines and corridor modeling to create accurate, constructible finished ground surfaces.

  • Design water and wastewater infrastructure, including gravity sewer and pressurized water pipeline systems, using Civil 3D pipe network tools.

  • Prepare and annotate plan and profile sheets, including exaggerated paving, sewer, storm drain, and water profiles for design and construction documentation.

  • Apply advanced surveying principles by importing field survey data, generating easement and property boundary linework from legal descriptions, and creating or modifying existing and proposed ground surfaces within Civil 3D.

  • Prepare legal descriptions and exhibits from CAD linework and perform grid-to-ground coordinate conversions using appropriate scale factors.

  • Process LiDAR point cloud data in Autodesk ReCap and develop accurate existing ground surface models for engineering design.

  • Collaborate with Project Managers, Principals, and multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver coordinated, high-quality design solutions.

  • Translate technical direction into accurate engineering plans and design deliverables while meeting project schedules and quality standards.

  • Contribute to the successful delivery of infrastructure projects by producing precise, constructible designs that support client and project objectives.

  • Must possess a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.

  • Requires a minimum of four (4) to eight (8) years of Grading and Drainage/Utility Pipeline design experience including construction-related engineering services.

  • A current Arizona Professional Engineer (P.E.) license preferred - EIT with ability to obtain PE license within 12 months required.

  • Experience working in Grading and Drainage and Utility Pipeline fields. Relevant experience shall include site vertical grading design, drainage/sewer/water report preparation and specification writing.

  • Construction-related engineering services experience with the ability to review Shop Drawings, Specification, RFIs, issuing Engineers Directives etc.

  • Computer experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook

  • Proficiency with Civil 3D, DDMSW (Rational Method and HEC-1 Models), CulvertMaster, FlowMaster software.

  • StormCAD, SewerCAD, SWMM, WaterCAD, and GIS experience are a plus.

About the job

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Salary

$85,000 - $115,000 / year

Job Type

full-time

Location

Tempe, AZ

Category

Water / Environmental
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