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Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) is one of the largest privately held architecture and engineering firms in the Southeast, with offices located throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

GMC has an opening for a Staff Professional to support ongoing site civil projects throughout the state in our Atlanta, GA or Cartersville, GA office. Applicants must have passed the FE or be eligible and prepared to take it, with the intention of pursuing Professional Engineering (PE) licensure. This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated engineer to work in a growing office. We are looking for someone who has excellent time management skills and is eager to develop a broad knowledge of engineering skills in a specific practice area. In this position, you will gain exposure to various projects while cultivating your engineering career.

Essential functions and responsibilities include:

• Evaluating, selecting and applying standards, techniques and procedures to perform a task or sequence of tasks and designs for multiple types of site civil engineering projects, such as: Residential, Commercial, Institutional, Industrial and infrastructure both in the private and public markets
• Having knowledge of and ability to apply standard principles, practices, and regulations of Civil Engineering, Site development, and Site Hydraulics/Hydrology
• Under supervisor of a Senior Engineer, perform in-depth civil design tasks developing complete plan sets
• Preparing all or portions of project documents with minimal instructions or assistance
• Having a deep understanding of and being able to use Civil 3D as the primary tool in developing plans
• Editing specifications
• Performing research and investigations
• Understanding, interpreting and applying national, state, and local codes and standards
• Assisting in determining schedule and work requirements
• Receiving instruction on specific objectives and executing project work
• Possessing effective oral and written communication skills; Communication is key!
• Demonstrating initiative, adaptability, dependability, and commendable personal conduct
• Participating with a team of design professionals to improve our design capabilities
• Working with project managers to solve community planning, development and civil challenges

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of two (2) years of site civil engineering experience with industrial, residential or commercial site development experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited program
• Relevant co-op or internship experience in a related field preferred
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification preferred or the ability to obtain appropriate licensure
• Self-motivated person looking for career development and advancement
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-disciplined environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Proficiency in Civil3D
• Ability to work in our Cartersville and Atlanta offices

Travel requirements:

• FIELD (20%) AND OFFICE (80%)
• This position requires work to be performed in an office environment and in the field. Employees are required to wear appropriate protective clothing and gear when performing fieldwork.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

About GMC

We believe in community, collaboration, and using the power of creativity and hard work to make a difference. Whether designing schools, parks, hospitals and other commercial developments, or providing clean water, safe streets and restoring resilient environments, GMC takes great pride in serving our communities through the transformative work we do. Every project is guided by the foundational concept that communities are built by people, not companies, and we strive to serve our communities with quality, integrity, creativity and care. One of the Southeast’s most comprehensive multi-disciplined firms, GMC is equipped to provide all of the services associated with architecture, interior design, civil engineering, environmental services, landscape architecture, planning, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, electrical engineering, surveying and disaster recovery.