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Land Development Project Engineer

  • Austin, TX, United States

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What Your Day Will Look Like:

As a Land Development Project Engineer, you will play a key role in the planning, design, and successful execution of residentialband community development projects from initial concept through final construction. Leveraging strong technical expertise and project management skills, you will lead the preparation and coordination of site civil engineering designs, including grading, drainage, stormwater management, utility infrastructure, roadways, and erosion control systems. You will collaborate closely with developers, public agencies, architects, planners, and multidisciplinary teams to navigate entitlement, permitting, and regulatory approval processes while ensuring projects meet client objectives, budget requirements, and schedule commitments.

In this role, you will balance hands-on engineering with project leadership responsibilities, managing project scopes, schedules, budgets, and consultant coordination while maintaining a high standard of technical quality. You'll contribute to client development efforts, support proposal preparation, and serve as a trusted partner throughout the project lifecycle. Additionally, you will mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and designers, fostering professional growth and strengthening team capabilities. This position offers the opportunity to shape growing communities through innovative, sustainable, and practical site development solutions that create lasting value for clients and the public alike.

What You'll Do:

  • Lead the planning, design, and preparation of comprehensive site development plans, including grading, stormwater management, drainage systems, utility infrastructure, roadway improvements, and erosion and sediment control measures for residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments.
  • Collaborate with clients, developers, municipalities, and regulatory agencies throughout the entitlement, permitting, and approval process, preparing supporting exhibits, technical documentation, and responses to agency review comments to facilitate project progression.
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously by developing scopes of work, monitoring budgets and schedules, coordinating subconsultants, and proactively addressing project challenges to ensure successful delivery within established timelines and financial objectives.
  • Perform and oversee engineering analyses, design calculations, technical reports, construction documents, specifications, and cost estimates while ensuring compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations, standards, and client requirements.
  • Conduct detailed quality control reviews of engineering plans, calculations, and technical deliverables to ensure accuracy, constructability, consistency, and adherence to company quality standards and industry best practices.
  • Provide leadership, mentorship, and technical guidance to junior engineers, EITs, and designers, supporting professional development, fostering collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, and promoting continuous improvement in engineering excellence and project execution.

What You'll Need:

  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or Construction Technology.• Professional Engineer (PE) license.• 4+ years of land development engineering experience.• Proficient with AutoCAD Civil 3D for design purposes.• Must have a valid TX driver's license with a good driving record.• Experience in coordinating with CAD drafting and design teams.• Deep understanding of the land development planning and entitlement processes.• Proficient with the modeling and design of pipe networks, street corridors, lot layouts, grading, drainage, and water quality.• While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee include frequent sitting, moving, standing, talking, hearing, and occasional balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling. This job may occasionally require operating a company vehicle, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.

What Benefits You’ll Enjoy:

We invest in us. Because our team members go above, below, and beyond the surface to care for our communities (inside and out), we do our best to take care of you by providing a comprehensive benefits package! Eligibility for some of the benefits outlined below is based on full-time work status; part-time and contingent positions are only eligible based on hours worked. If you have questions, contact careers@consoreng.com.

  • Career Growth & Development – Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
  • Work-Life Alignment – Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.
  • Wellness – Medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance program, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options.
  • Life – Employer-paid STD and LTD, employer-paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match.
  • Community – Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee networks and groups.

How Your Career Will Grow:

We know career growth is not always linear or streamlined - it’s often dynamic. You may want to explore a management track, try a new technical track, or move laterally to reposition your skills and talents. No matter what level you join us at or how you want to shape your career, we want Consor to be a place where you can learn and grow.

Why You’ll Love Consor:

At Consor, you’ll work with a network of water and transportation professionals who specialize in planning, engineering design, structural assessment, and construction services. Across geographies, you’ll have access to the resources and nationwide expertise found in a large consulting firm, while experiencing a community feel at the local level. You’ll experience a culture where we share in our successes and support one another through challenges. Here, there are countless opportunities to explore your career path by working on projects that help you expand your potential and take your career to new heights! Join our diverse team of experts who live and work alongside client partners, providing thoughtful solutions to create inspiring communities together.

Consor’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity in the Workplace

Consor fosters a workplace where teammates and job candidates are treated with dignity, and where different perspectives and life experiences are recognized as strengths. We are committed to fair employment practices that create access to meaningful opportunities for all, while upholding all applicable local, state, and federal laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Consor actively maintains an affirmative action program across our offices and worksites to support broader participation and representation.

If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Human Resources at (786) 275-7370. Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Consor by using the Virginia Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). Call 711 for TTY/TDD.

If any applicant believes they have been discriminated against or desires further information or assistance, contact us at (786) 275-7370.

Notices: The above job description is intended to relay a general sense of the position's responsibilities and expectations. It does not describe all tasks that may be assigned. As business demands change, the essential functions of this position may also change. The position requires the successful completion of applicable pre-employment substance screening and background checks.

At Consor, we're committed to recruiting teammates ready to expand their potential. To safeguard candidates, we use only legitimate recruitment practices. Initial outreach is conducted through official Consor email addresses or LinkedIn messaging; be suspicious of any inconsistencies. We do not request personal data, sensitive information or banking details during the application process. Interviews are conducted via phone, in person, or through Microsoft Teams - never through messaging apps or other calling services. All job offers are merit-based, delivered verbally, and followed up by written confirmation. If personal information is required to initiate the hiring process, it will be collected through secure, authorized channels. If ever in doubt, contact careers@consoreng.com.

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