Graduate Engineer I - Civil

What We Do

Dunaway is a professional services firm established in 1956, with offices in Fort Worth, Austin, Dallas, Farmersville, Houston, Midland, and San Antonio. We offer civil and structural engineering, planning + landscape architecture, survey, and construction inspection services to public and private clients throughout Texas.

As a multi-discipline firm with a staff of over 350+ positioned in our seven offices across the state of Texas – our firm’s size, location, and reputation allows us to provide local, specialized knowledge to each project and each client that we serve.

Who We Are

The Dunaway Difference is our three foundational components (represented by the waves in our logo): Core Values, One Heart and Profitable Growth. The combination of these three pillars creates a feeling and experience that is uniquely Dunaway.

One heart, all rowing in the same direction in unison together, while continuously seeking to exemplify our core values of Integrity, Respect, Honesty, Technical Excellence, Attitude of Service, Sense of Urgency and Responsiveness in everything we do.

Just like a crew race, we always look forward with the finish line in mind. Because when we win, our employees do too. Through our profitable growth, we provide opportunities, such as Profit-sharing, career advancement, and stability – just to name a few. These are just some of the reasons we were just named a Top Firm to Work for by Zweig!

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Graduate Engineer I, you will be responsible for providing technical support for the development and design of civil infrastructure projects, ranging from basic to complex. Your responsibilities will include drafting and design activities, ensuring conformity with project scope and design standards, and collaborating with the project team on various infrastructure components.

Once Selected To Join Our Team, You Will

• Perform engineering tasks according to standard techniques and procedures with supervision.
• Assist the project team in developing and designing paving, drainage, grading, water, and sanitary sewer infrastructure, including plans, specifications, and cost opinions.
• Ensure conformity with the project scope and applicable design standards.
• Interpret rough sketches and plan redlines to create and edit plans/drawings.
• Prepare quantity takeoffs and assist with cost opinions of design elements.
• Conduct property and existing utility research as needed.
• Interact with staff representatives of jurisdictional agencies to obtain approvals for drawings and specifications during permitting and construction phases.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Knowledge

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

• AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and/or MicroStation software or applicable design software related to the specific area of focus
• MS Office and Bluebeam
  
  

Skills

• Basic Knowledge of civil infrastructure, including paving, drainage, grading, water, and sewer infrastructure.
• Ability to complete multiple assignments through effective multi-tasking and prioritizing.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a team or independently.
• Ability to execute assignments with minimal direction.
  
  

Experience

0-2 years of civil engineering/design experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or equivalent degree

Certification as an Engineer in Training (EIT) in the state of Texas is preferred.