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Civil Project Engineer
\nFull-Time | Onsite (up to 1 day remote/week) – San Dimas, CA | Direct Hire | $40–$45/hr+ DOE

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About the Opportunity

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Our client is an established civil engineering and land surveying firm specializing in commercial site development — QSRs, retail, and other commercial projects. Small and tight-knit (around 18 people) with a family-oriented culture and long employee tenures, they run a high volume of work: roughly 75 active projects across 10 states and 50+ jurisdictions at any given time. Team traditions include a holiday party, ball games, and an annual cruise. This is a specialized, process-focused seat for someone who wants to own a defined function and do it well long-term.

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The Role

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Our client is creating a dedicated Plan Check seat to own all city plan check corrections across their active project portfolio — work the design team currently absorbs, which pulls them off their core design responsibilities. You'll be the point person for correction letters from municipalities, drafting organized, thorough written responses and coordinating directly with city planners and engineers to move projects toward permit approval. Plan check volume is unpredictable — in some cities, corrections can take as much time as the original design — so strong organization and adaptability across constantly varying jurisdiction requirements are essential. Some limited design work in Civil 3D/AutoCAD is involved. Note: this is a specialized role, not a path into project management (those seats are filled internally).

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What You'll Do

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Serve as the dedicated point of contact for all city plan check corrections across the active portfolio
Review municipal correction letters and draft organized, thorough written responses
Coordinate directly with city planners and engineers to resolve outstanding items and move projects toward permit approval
Track correction status across many projects, states, and jurisdictions simultaneously
Adapt quickly to varying city/jurisdiction requirements with no standardized rulebook
Perform limited design work as needed in Civil 3D and AutoCAD 2D
Free up the core design team to stay focused on civil design by owning plan check entirely

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What You Bring (Must-Haves)

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5+ years of experience in site development civil engineering
Hands-on experience with city plan check corrections and the entitlement/permitting process (multi-city/multi-state strongly preferred)
Strong knowledge of commercial site development (QSR and retail strongly preferred)
Familiarity with municipal review processes across California and other jurisdictions
Civil 3D / AutoCAD proficiency
Excellent written communication and organizational skills — response letters are a core deliverable
Comfort in a specialized, process-focused role (not looking to grow into PM)

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Nice to have: NPDES, LID, or stormwater/water-quality familiarity. (PE license not required — plans are stamped internally; focus is coordination, communication, and drafting corrections.)

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