Civil Engineer II

  • City of Charleston, SC
  • Charleston, South Carolina
  • Full Time

This job will be accepting job applications until the position is filled.

Annual Salary:

$84,196.79 - $94,300.00

Department:

Development Services, Public Safety

Division:

Infrastructure Management

FLSA:

Exempt

Job Description:

In this role, you will perform technical engineering and administrative duties to support division operations.

Examples of Duties:

  • Reviews plans, plats, and documents for new development and redevelopment projects to ensure conformance with applicable design specifications, City policy, and applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Addresses potential conflicts with existing infrastructure and performs physical site assessments and specification requirements for public and private projects.
  • Assists Engineering Technician/Inspector positions with the coordination, completion, and documentation of Construction Activity inspections, Engineering Permit inspections, and all other Engineering Inspections associated with Building Permits issued by the City.
  • Reviews final plats, record drawings, and video, and performs post-construction inspections required during project close-out / dedication.
  • Analyzes reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, tests, and aerial photographs on soil composition, terrain, hydrological characteristics, and other topographical and geologic data to plan and design projects.
  • Prepares or directs preparation and modification of reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, environmental impact studies, and designs for projects.
  • Inspects active construction sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to approved engineering plans, specifications, and construction and safety standards; may direct construction and maintenance activities when needed.
  • Interacts with other City employees, the general public, design professionals, contractors and regulatory bodies in a professional, proactive and engaged manner; displaying enthusiastic initiative to solve issues and problems.
  • Keeps current, accurate records on each working project, and ensures development plan review and approval documents are appropriately filed.
  • Performs other duties to support the City's operations as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science or higher in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related field from an ABET accredited college or university.
  • Four years of relevant site, road, stormwater, or wastewater design, and field construction experience; preferably with a municipality, utility, county or state.
  • Ability to obtain Professional Engineer's license for South Carolina within 12 months of hire.
  • Valid state-issued driver's license.
  • Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office.
  • Any equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Previous experience with: all aspects of stormwater management and permitting, hydrology and hydraulics for drainage/site design and DOT road / bridge construction.
  • Knowledge of: AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Slope Stability Software, ESRI, GIS, ICPR, PondPack/Civil Storm, HEC-1, HYDRAFLOW, HydroCAD and/or SWWM software platforms.

Other Necessary Requirements:

  • May require evenings, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.

The City of Charleston is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity ( EEOC) as a fundamental policy to be implemented and observed in our daily operation. Our full EEOC statement can be found on our website: www.charleston-sc.gov [charleston-sc.gov]

Job ID: 485699241
Originally Posted on: 7/17/2025

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