Careers

Project & Senior Civil Engineer – Northern California NCE has immediate openings for Project & Senior Level Civil Engineers ready to join the talented and diverse infrastructure group in our Northern California offices in the Bay Area and Sacramento. Our team gets the satisfaction of improving the communities we live and work in throughout the region by designing safer and more reliable roadways, improving multi-modal access for bicycles and pedestrians, improving access for people with disabilities, incorporating green infrastructure, improving water quality, and designing with sustainable materials that promote recycling and divert waste from landfills. Our work includes complete streets, pathways, park and recreation areas, creeks and ecological restoration, utilities, stormwater and drainage, water quality, green infrastructure, and many more.

With NCE, Engineers are encouraged and supported to innovate, investigate, discover, and learn. NCE fosters a collaborative work environment and encourages sharing of knowledge, experiences, and new and creative ideas. Within NCE, Engineers can grow their skillsets and add variety of experiences to advance their careers.

The responsibilities of engineers at this level include supporting, coordinating, and managing projects of varying size and complexity. More specifically:

• Prepare and generate plans, specifications, and engineer’s estimates (PS&E).
• Review field reports prepared by staff specialists.
• Provide guidance to office and field personnel.
• Organize field work and assign tasks to staff specialists.
• Assemble, review, and evaluate complex data. Integrate data evaluations prepared by staff specialists into projects.
• Contact vendors.
• Contact with internal and external clients
• Research regulatory requirements, design guidelines, local, state and federal standards, and other relevant literature.

Senior level responsibilities also include:

• Manage projects to meet or exceed client requirements and maintain ongoing positive relationships with clients. Manage moderately complex budgets and the allocation of resources to complete assigned projects.
• Can be responsible for responsible for supervising technicians, staff or project level staff, including identifying career development paths and conducting performance reviews.
• Assist with managing and assessing design risks/liabilities.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities.
• Assist in developing project scopes and writing proposals. Participate in project interviews.
• Independently evaluate, select, and apply standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to carry out technical tasks, field tasks, studies, and analysis with ongoing review, coaching, and interaction with project team management.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. Civil Engineering with 6–10 years of experience, or M.S. Civil Engineering with 5–9 years of experience.
• California Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or the ability to obtain a PE license within 1-2 years.
• Civil engineering and project management experience with roadway resurfacing and utility projects.
• Experience with marketing, proposal writing, and job development.
• Experience with regulatory agencies, federally/state funded projects, and associated documentation.
• Proficiency in latest versions of AutoCAD and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience
• AutoCAD Civil 3D (particularly grading module) and GIS integration skills.
• Good understanding of pavement maintenance and rehabilitation alternatives and strategies.
• Experience with complete streets, low impact development, green infrastructure, bicycle and pedestrian design, ADA compliance, and stormwater runoff reduction design.
• Knowledge of state and local grant funding pertaining to civil infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrable experience with value engineering and cost-effective design alternatives.

Salary ranges

Project Level: $80,000 to $115,000 annually

Senior Level (Senior to Associate): $115,000 to $140,000 annually

Compensation and Benefits

NCE offers competitive salaries, flexible work environments, bonus programs, and a robust benefits package including company-paid holidays, personal time off (PTO), compensatory time accrual, participation in NCE’s 401(k) plan, comprehensive firm paid health benefits (medical, vision, and dental), life insurance, and short- and long-term disability. NCE pays professional membership fees to support personal professional development.

About the Firm

NCE is a multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental services firm that collaborates with our clients to ensure successful outcomes. Founded in 1990, NCE has worked successfully with public and private clients for more than 30 years. We are committed to providing innovative and value-driven services that give our clients confidence in the work we perform. With eight offices and more than 125 employees across California (locally Oakland and Richmond), Nevada, and Arizona, NCE is nationally recognized and locally focused, and our engineers, scientists, and planners address the infrastructure and resources challenges facing our communities today and in the future. NCE delivers innovative thinking and accurate technical solutions through the following service lines:

• Infrastructure Engineering
• Watershed Science & Planning
• Asset Management
• Pavement & Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Landscape Architecture

If interested, please submit a resume and letter of interest addressing the following:

1. Your civil engineering experience. Please describe projects you have managed and designed.
2. Your career objectives (what do you want to do?)
3. Your strengths.
4. Your supervisory experience/experience working with other staff/project engineers.

To learn more about the firm, our team, and NCE’s service lines, please visit www.ncenet.com.

Qualified and interested individuals should submit their resumes to www.ncenet.com

Senior Civil Engineer – Northern NevadaNCE is looking for energetic and motivated Senior Civil Engineers to join the talented and diverse infrastructure group in Northern Nevada. We get the satisfaction of improving our communities, designing safer and more reliable roadways, improving multi-modal access for bicycles and pedestrians, improving access for people with disabilities, incorporating green infrastructure, improving water quality, and utilizing sustainable materials. Our work includes infrastructure projects throughout the region such as complete streets, pathways, park and recreation areas, creeks and ecological restoration, utilities, stormwater and drainage, water quality, green infrastructure, and many more.

With NCE, Senior Civil Engineers are encouraged and supported to innovate, investigate, discover, and learn. NCE fosters a collaborative work environment and encourages sharing of knowledge, experiences, and new and creative ideas. Through this role, you can continue to grow your skillsets and advance your career.

The responsibilities of the Senior Civil Engineer will include managing and coordinating projects of varying size and complexity. More specifically:

• Managing projects to meet or exceed client requirements and expectations.
• Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities.
• Developing written project scopes and proposals and participating in project interviews.
• Managing the allocation of resources to complete assigned projects.
• Developing and maintaining ongoing positive relationships with clients through proactive communication and timely responsiveness to our clients’ needs and wants.
• Independently evaluating, selecting, and applying standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to carry out technical tasks, field tasks, studies, and analysis with ongoing review, coaching, and interaction with their team.
• Preparing and generating plans, specifications, engineer’s estimates (PS&E).
• Reviewing field reports prepared by staff specialists.
• Providing guidance to office and field personnel.
• Organizing field work and assigning tasks to staff specialists.
• Assembling, reviewing, and evaluating complex data. Integrating data evaluations prepared by staff specialists.
• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to project team members.
• Reviewing engineering work completed by others.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
• 15 years of progressive civil engineering experience.
• Nevada Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or ability to obtain reciprocity within the first 6 months of employment.
• Experience using AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 18-20 years of progressive civil engineering experience.
• Civil engineering and project management experience with transportation and utility projects.
• Experience with marketing, proposal writing, and job development.
• Experience with regulatory agencies, including federally/state funded projects and associated documentation.

Salary Range $110,000 to $125,000 annually

Compensation and Benefits

NCE offers competitive salaries, flexible work environments, bonus programs, and a robust benefits package including company-paid holidays, personal time off (PTO), compensatory time accrual, participation in NCE’s 401(k) plan, comprehensive firm paid health benefits (medical, vision, and dental), life insurance, and short- and long-term disability. NCE pays professional membership fees to support personal professional development.

About the Firm

NCE is a multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental services firm that collaborates with our clients to ensure successful outcomes. Founded in 1990, NCE has worked successfully with public and private clients for more than 30 years. We are committed to providing innovative and value-driven services that give our clients confidence in the work we perform. With eight offices and more than 125 employees across Nevada (locally Reno and Stateline), California, and Arizona, NCE is nationally recognized and locally focused, and our engineers, scientists, and planners address the infrastructure and resources challenges facing our communities today and in the future. NCE delivers innovative thinking and accurate technical solutions through the following service lines:

1. Infrastructure Engineering
2. Watershed Science & Planning
3. Asset Management
4. Pavement & Materials Engineering
5. Environmental Engineering
6. Landscape Architecture

To learn more about the firm, our team, and NCE’s service lines, please visit www.ncenet.com.

Qualified and interested individuals should submit their resumes to
hr@ncenet.com

Entry Level Landscape ArchitectWe are not currently hiring but are always interested in seeing the qualifications of prospective candidates.

Senior CAD DesignerDo you love the mountains? Want the opportunity to ski or mountain bike on world class runs during lunch? Do you enjoy providing design and drafting services in support of complex infrastructure and civil engineering projects? Then we may be looking for you. NCE is actively recruiting for a Senior CAD Designer to join our Lake Tahoe office.

We are looking for a self-motivated individual with a breadth of experience in civil engineering design. You will excel working independently or within multi-disciplinary design teams of professionals from the engineering, planning, sciences, and landscape design disciplines. You are a critical thinker with the ability to apply your engineering and design skills to solve a variety of challenges and deliver projects on the ground.

Your day to day will include, but is not limited to:

• Designing and executing layouts of complex engineering plans and maps in 2D and 3D.
• Serving as lead designer on major projects, involving numerous complex drawings with multiple overlays to depict project data in a constantly changing environment.
• Using creative and engineering skills to design comprehensive solutions to engineering problems.
• Supervising work of design team to complete projects on schedule and may supervise lower-level staff.
• Conducting field reconnaissance and directing, coordinating, and checking work done by others.
• Attending and actively participating in client meetings to understand design needs and provide input.
• Working from rough sketches or verbal discussion to assist engineers in the development of complex drawings through knowledge of advanced drafting techniques and media such as photography, topographic mapping, and 3-D models.
• Following guidelines established in the NCE CAD Standards Manual; may be a member of a CAD or IT committee to advance and improve design efficiencies and develop updates to the manual, thereby creating design standards for others to follow.
• Installing new software releases and troubleshoots software and hardware problems.

Position Qualifications:

• High school education and advanced training or education plus twelve (12) or more years directly related civil engineering design and drafting experience which demonstrates required proficiency.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in AutoCAD Civil 3D software (latest version preferred) having performed grading and 3D modelling (vertical profiles, cross sections).
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Flexibility to work outside normal business hours as required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A.A. degree in drafting; graphics or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Experience working in an engineering consultancy.
• Supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of GIS and how to translate files between AutoCAD and ESRI ArcGIS.

Working Conditions: Primarily office environment, with some field work

Salary Range: $70,000-$90,000 depending on experience

Investment in our Team

As a growing privately owned professional consulting firm, NCE’s greatest asset is our team of professionals. We demonstrate our commitment to this ideal by delivering robust compensation and benefit packages, flexible workplace and workspace approaches, and an emphasis on professional development. Our compensation packages include competitive salaries, performance recognition through our bonus program, nine company paid holidays, a minimum of three weeks of personal time off, 100% firm paid health benefits (medical, vision, and dental), life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and compensatory time off when billable work exceeds 40 hours. We value and support retirement planning and offer participation in NCE’s 401(k) plan, firm provided match, and free access to an investment advisor. NCE also prioritizes professional development through reimbursement of professional membership or licensure fees, education reimbursement, and participation in conferences, trainings, and workshops.

About the Firm

NCE is a multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental services firm who works collaboratively with our clients to ensure successful outcomes. Founded in 1990, we are committed to providing innovative and value driven services that give our clients confidence in the work we perform. NCE is nationally recognized, but locally focused, with our engineers, scientists and planners addressing the infrastructure and resources challenges facing our communities today and in the future. The firm has eight offices and more than 120 employees across California, Nevada, and Arizona.

NCE’s Infrastructure Engineering Practice and our team of Professionals offer a variety of services to solve the most complex transportation, infrastructure, flood control, drainage, and construction needs facing our clients. NCE’s technically diverse and highly skilled staff includes engineers, designers, construction inspectors, and project managers who bring an integrated approach to every project. NCE provides comprehensive engineering, infrastructure planning, and outcome-based solutions to our clients and their projects.

To learn more about the firm, our team and NCE’s service lines please visit www.ncenet.com

Qualified candidates should submit their resume to
hr@ncenet.com

Environmental Planner CEQA/NEPANCE is actively recruiting for an Environmental Planner with strong CEQA/NEPA experience to join our  Environmental Group. This flexible position will accommodate an office or hybrid work schedule and will  be based out of our Bay Area, Lake Tahoe, or Reno office locations. 

We are looking for a motivated, critical thinker to join our interdisciplinary team and lead clients and  projects through complex regulatory and planning processes. The ideal candidate will excel working  independently and within interdisciplinary teams made up of scientists, engineers, planners, project  managers, and marketing professionals. Candidates must also be extremely organized and task oriented.  NCE’s clients include local and state agencies and select private organizations. Consider joining our team! 

Qualifications (Must Have): 

•  A Bachelor of Science or Arts in environmental, urban, or regional planning, natural resource  science, environmental science, biology, or other related degree. 
•  Working knowledge of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National  Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis, regulations, and documentation. 
•  Three years of direct experience developing and delivering CEQA and/or NEPA documents including ensuring legal adequacy, clear readability, and top-quality deliverables. 
•  Proven leadership and problem-solving skills in guiding teams through CEQA/NEPA processes.  Experience working with regulatory and planning agencies to move projects through  environmental review efficiently.  
•  Excellent technical writing and oral communication skills. 

Qualifications (Nice to Have): 

•  A master’s degree in environmental, urban, or regional planning, natural resource science,  environmental science, biology, or other related degree. 
•  Experience in private consulting. 
•  Experience executing stakeholder and community engagement. 
•  Strong business development skills, successfully selling environmental planning services while  actively contributing to project execution. 
•  Experience with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) code of ordinances, environmental  review process, and regulatory permitting.
•  Experience with 24 CRF Part 58 reviews. 
•  Experience with transportation planning (specifically Caltrans planning processes) and/or land use  planning. 

Depending on level of experience, your role at NCE may include: 

•  Engage on a variety of transportation, environmental, infrastructure, housing, and restoration  projects with public (primarily local and state agencies) and private clients.  
•  Manage and deliver environmental documents in compliance with CEQA, NEPA, and TRPA.  Function as a task or project manager in the delivery of projects. 
•  Negotiate and communicate with regulatory agencies on behalf of clients and projects.  Engage with staff at all levels of the firm, including mentoring junior staff.  
•  Work with colleagues and NCE’s business development professionals to market your skills and  NCE’s services to an active list of clients. 
•  Support scope and fee development for environmental review tasks on larger integrated projects  

Salary Range is $60,000 to $120,000+ annually, DOE.  

Compensation and Benefits 

NCE offers competitive salaries, flexible work environments, bonus programs, relocation assistance and  a robust benefits package including company-paid holidays, personal time off (PTO), compensatory time  accrual, participation in NCE’s 401(k) plan, comprehensive firm paid health benefits (medical, vision, and  

dental), life insurance, and short- and long-term disability. NCE pays professional membership fees to  support personal professional development. 

About the Firm 

NCE is a multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental services firm that collaboratively works with  our clients to ensure successful outcomes. Founded in 1990, NCE has successfully delivered our consulting  services for more than 30 years. NCE is committed to providing innovative and value driven services that  give our clients confidence in the work we perform. NCE is nationally recognized, but locally focused with  our engineers, scientist and planners addressing the infrastructure, regulatory, and resources challenges  facing our communities today and in the future. NCE has 130+ professionals across 7 offices in California,  Nevada, and Arizona, therefore our Team has an excellent understanding and awareness of the priorities  and challenges facing our communities. Working with both public and private sector clients, NCE provides  innovative thinking and delivers accurate technical solutions through the following service lines: 

•  Infrastructure Engineering  
• Water Resources  
•  Asset Management  
• Pavement & Materials Engineering 
•  Environmental  
• Landscape Architecture 

NCE’s Environmental Practice and our team of Professionals offer a variety of services to solve the most  complex regulatory, resource, and ecological issues facing our clients. NCE’s technically diverse and highly  skilled staff includes scientist, planners, engineers, projects managers, and resource experts who bring an  integrated approach to every project. NCE provides comprehensive planning, sound science, practical  engineering, and outcome-based solutions to our clients and their projects. To learn more about the firm,  our team and NCE’s service line please visit www.ncenet.com. 

Qualified candidates should submit their resumes to hr@ncenet.com

Project Cultural Resources SpecialistNCE is actively recruiting for a Project Scientist or Planner to support NCE’s Cultural Resources Management (CRM) service line within our Watershed Science & Planning Group. NCE seeks a driven person who enjoys a mix of office and fieldwork and can apply analytical and critical thinking skills in both environments. The best fit for this position is a natural problem solver who thrives in a supportive but fast-paced, independent work environment based out of our Reno office.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to NCE’s CRM service line within the Watershed Science & Planning Group.
• Perform a mix of office and fieldwork, applying analytical and critical thinking skills in both environments.
• Execute tasks within agreed upon level of effort and timeframes, following directions and asking
  questions as needed.
• Efficiently identify, review, and process large amounts of technical and regulatory material to support
  deliverables.
• Conduct Class III pedestrian surveys alone or within a team setting.
• Draft concise field notes pertaining to identified historic and prehistoric artifacts and features, site setting,
  and site layout/structure.
• Take high-quality photographs including site overviews and artifact/feature detail using a scale.
• Draft resource descriptions that include an understanding of site structure considerations and site
  formation processes.
• Draft cultural resource evaluations based on significance criteria of the National Register of Historic Places
  and/or California Register of Historical Resources.
• Draft determinations of effect based on the potential and/or perceived project-related impacts to
  National Register and/or California Register eligible resources.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science with minimum of four (4) years’ CRM experience or Master of Science with a
  minimum of two (2) years’ CRM experience (BA or MA in anthropology, archaeology, American
  architectural history or related field).
• Working knowledge of federal and state regulations related to cultural resources (i.e., Section 106 of the
  NHPA and CEQA).
• Working knowledge of regulatory agency guidelines related to cultural resources (i.e., BLM, USFS, USACE,
  Caltrans, NDOT).
• Ability to use a variety of field data collection equipment (i.e., Trimble handhelds, ESRI mobile
  applications) to map site boundaries, artifact concentrations, diagnostic artifacts, and features (including
  linear features).
• Working knowledge of cultural resources inventory reports and site forms, specifically Nevada
  Intermountain Antiquities Computer System (IMACS) and California Department of Recreation (DPR) 523
  forms.
• Ability to provide examples of past work demonstrating an ability to meet the specified qualifications.
• Must be willing to travel 50% of the time to northern California (Sacramento and Bay Areas) to support
  projects and fieldwork.

Salary Range: is $65,000 to $75,000 annually, depending on experience.

Compensation and Benefits

NCE offers competitive salaries, flexible work environments, bonus programs, potential relocation assistance, and a robust benefits package including company-paid holidays, personal time off (PTO), compensatory time accrual, participation in NCE’s 401(k) plan, comprehensive firm-paid health benefits (medical, vision, and dental), life insurance, and short- and long-term disability. NCE pays professional membership fees to support personal professional development.

About the Firm

NCE is a multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental services firm that collaborates with our clients to ensure successful outcomes. Founded in 1990, NCE has worked successfully with public and private clients formore than 30 years. We are committed to providing innovative and value-driven services that give our clients confidence in the work we perform. With eight offices and more than 130 employees across Nevada (locally Reno and South Lake Tahoe), California, and Arizona, NCE is nationally recognized and locally focused, and our engineers, scientists, and planners address the infrastructure and resources challenges facing our communities today and in the future. NCE delivers innovative thinking and accurate technical solutions through the following service lines:

• Infrastructure Engineering
• Watershed Science & Planning
• Asset Management
• Pavement & Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Landscape Architecture

NCE’s Watershed Science and Planning Practice and our team of Professionals offer a variety of services to solve the most complex regulatory, resource, and ecological issues facing our clients. NCE’s technically diverse and highly skilled staff includes scientists, planners, engineers, project managers, and resource experts who bring an integrated approach to every project. NCE provides comprehensive planning, sound science, practical engineering, and outcome-based solutions to our clients and their projects.

To learn more about the firm, our team and NCE’s service line please visit www.ncenet.com

Qualified candidates should submit their resumes to
hr@ncenet.com

Staff Scientist – Northern NevadaNCE is actively recruiting for a Staff Scientist to support our Watershed Science and Planning Practice and projects in northern Nevada and the Sierra. We’re looking for a dynamic person with natural resource experience who enjoys a mix of office and field work and can apply analytical and critical thinking skills in both environments. Join our team at NCE and contribute to meaningful environmental projects in a stimulating and supportive work environment. You will sit in our Reno office and primarily support projects in northern Nevada and the Lake Tahoe basin.

Responsibilities:

• Efficiently identify, review, and apply technical and regulatory material.
• Read, interpret, and communicate permit requirements and mitigation measures to team members,
  clients, and agency staff.
• Apply field protocols to ensure project compliance.
• Support projects primarily in northern Nevada and the Lake Tahoe basin.
• Collaborate with a team in a supportive but independent work environment.
• Safely operate four-wheel drive vehicles and access urban and remote sites.
• Contribute to a variety of projects, including infrastructure, redevelopment, stormwater compliance, vegetation and habitat enhancement, and recreational trail projects.
• Utilize analytical and critical thinking skills in both office and field work!
• Learn and apply new skills and knowledge across various disciplines within environmental science.
• Maintain attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and clear written and verbal communication.
• Familiarize yourself with local, state, and federal regulations, including sediment and erosion control and natural resources management.
• Conduct field surveys, site inspections, and field mapping.
• Possess a good understanding of biological and aquatic resources.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in biology, natural resource science, water resources, watershed science, hydrology, environmental science/engineering, or related field.
• Working knowledge of regulatory agencies including USACE, NDEP, NDOW, and local Truckee Meadows
  agencies.
• Possess attention to detail and is well organized.
• Effective communicator (written and verbal).
• Capable and comfortable with independent work and group collaboration.
• Highly motivated, goal oriented, and possess a desire to learn.

Desired Qualifications:

• Minimum of one year of post-graduation experience performing field surveys, site inspections, and/or field mapping.
• Familiarity with environmental regulations, including CEQA and NEPA.
• Proficiency with ArcGIS mapping and analysis and ArcGIS Online.
• Familiarity with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California regulatory permitting.
• Familiarity of Tahoe Regional Planning Agency regulations and permit processes.

Working conditions:

May require field work (e.g., site surveys on active construction sites, urban developed sites,
remote locations, contaminated sites, etc.)

Salary Range:

is $59,500 to $70,000 annually, DOE

Compensation and Benefits

NCE offers competitive salaries, flexible work environments, bonus programs, and a robust benefits package including company-paid holidays, personal time off (PTO), compensatory time accrual, participation in NCE’s 401(k) plan, comprehensive firm paid health benefits (medical, vision, and dental), life insurance, and short- and long-term disability. NCE pays professional membership fees to support personal professional development.

About the Firm

NCE is a multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental services firm that collaborates with our clients to ensure successful outcomes. Founded in 1990, NCE has worked successfully with public and private clients for more than 30 years. We are committed to providing innovative and value-driven services that give our clients confidence in the work we perform. With eight offices and more than 125 employees across Nevada (locally Reno and South Lake Tahoe), California, and Arizona, NCE is nationally recognized and locally focused, and our engineers, scientists, and planners address the infrastructure and resources challenges facing our communities today and in the future. NCE delivers innovative thinking and accurate technical solutions through the following service lines:

• Infrastructure Engineering
• Watershed Science & Planning
• Asset Management
• Pavement & Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Landscape Architecture

NCE’s Watershed Science and Planning Practice and our team of Professionals offer a variety of services to solve the most complex regulatory, resource, and ecological issues facing our clients. NCE’s technically diverse and highly skilled staff includes scientists, planners, engineers, project managers, and resource experts who bring an integrated approach to every project. NCE provides comprehensive planning, sound science, practical engineering, and outcome-based solutions to our clients and their projects.

To learn more about the firm, our team and NCE’s service line please visit www.ncenet.com

Qualified candidates should submit their resumes to
hr@ncenet.com

Project Pavement Engineer – Northern CaliforniaNCE is looking for Project Pavement Engineers ready to join our talented and diverse pavement group in our Bay Area offices. Our team works with many cities and counties throughout California designing improvements and managing their street and road networks. We also consult at major airports, ports, and state highway agencies, so our work covers a broad range of projects. Our goal is to provide superior consulting services, resulting in highly satisfied clients and staff that continue to grow.

On a day-to-day basis, the Project Pavement Engineer plays a vital role in technical and field support for pavement engineering and pavement management projects under the direct supervision of a California Professional Engineer. This can include evaluating pavement conditions, assisting field crews with materials sampling, collecting non-pavement assets, identifying and marking pavement repair and coring locations, producing pavement designs, and assisting with reports. Our group has a considerable wealth of experience and education, and we are constantly mentoring junior staff toward career growth and professional licensing.

At NCE, Engineers are encouraged and supported to innovate, investigate, discover, and learn. NCE fosters a collaborative work environment and provides avenues that encourage sharing knowledge, experiences, and new and creative ideas. A Project Pavement Engineer can grow their skillset through a variety of experiences to advance their career.

The selected candidate will be willing to learn and assume technical responsibilities, travel, and demonstrate initiative and persistence. Successful Engineers will be able to perform the following key job responsibilities, including:

• Perform fieldwork, including surveying pavement conditions, completing field quality control, and marking core and repair locations.
• Run pavement design programs and utilize multiple design methods, such as Caltrans and AASHTO.
• Interpret test results and work with colleagues on forensic evaluations.
• Prepare field and pavement design reports.
• Utilize StreetSaver and Paver software for local agency pavement management.
• Prepare pavement management update reports including budget analyses.

Desired Qualifications:

• MS in Civil Engineering with 3 to 7 years’ experience, BS with 4 to 7 years, PhD considered.
• Interest in living/working in the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento areas.
• Knowledge of and interest in fundamentals of pavement engineering such as distress identification, design, rehabilitation, maintenance, materials, and management. Field and/or laboratory experience is beneficial.
• Solid capabilities with Microsoft Office. Experience with ArcGIS and ACCESS is helpful.
• Strong writing and communication skills. Ability to write internal and client correspondence and sections of formal reports.
• EIT and ability to obtain CA PE License.

Working conditions:

May require field work (e.g., construction equipment and sites, roadway, drilling coring rigs, occasional remote locations, airports, and ports).

Salary Range:

$90,000 to $100,000 annually DOE

Compensation and Benefits

NCE offers competitive salaries, flexible work environments, bonus programs, and a robust benefits package including company-paid holidays, personal time off (PTO), compensatory time accrual, participation in NCE’s 401(k) plan, and comprehensive firm-paid health benefits (medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability). NCE also routinely pays professional membership fees to support personal professional development.

About the Firm

NCE is a multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental services firm. We collaborate with our clients to ensure successful outcomes. Founded in 1990, NCE has successfully worked with public and private clients for more than 30 years. We are committed to providing innovative and value-driven services that give our clients confidence in the work we perform. NCE is nationally recognized and locally focused, with our engineers, scientists, and planners addressing the infrastructure and resources challenges facing our communities today and in the future. With 8 offices and more than 125 employees across California (locally Oakland, Richmond, and Sacramento), Nevada, and Arizona, our team has an excellent understanding and awareness of the infrastructure and resource issues facing our communities. NCE provides innovative thinking and delivers accurate technical solutions through the following service lines:

• Pavement & Materials Engineering
• Infrastructure Engineering
• Asset Management
• Environmental Engineering
• Watershed Science & Planning
• Landscape Architecture

To learn more about the firm, our team, and NCE’s service lines, please visit www.ncenet.com

Qualified candidates should submit their resumes to
hr@ncenet.com

Staff Engineer I – Southern CaliforniaNCE is looking for civil engineers ready to join the talented and diverse infrastructure group in our
Fountain Valley offices. Our team gets the satisfaction of improving many of the communities we live and
work with throughout the Southern California region from designing safer and more reliable roadways,
improving multi-modal access for bicycle, pedestrian, ADA access, incorporating green infrastructure and
improving water quality, to design with sustainable materials that promote recycling of materials and
diversion away from landfills. This includes a broad variety of infrastructure projects throughout Southern
California and region including complete streets, pathways, park and recreation areas, creeks and
ecological restoration, utilities, stormwater and drainage, water quality, green infrastructure, and many
more.

What does the day-to-day look like? Staff Engineer I is vital to our organization and is responsible for
well-defined, field and office tasks (technical and non-technical), and analysis with supervision and
guidance. This can include a variety of tasks from design layout, developing design details, construction
cost estimating, researching materials and approaches, contacting sub-consultants and vendors,
coordinating with outside stakeholders, performing field work and data collection, and writing technical
reports.

With NCE, a Staff Engineer I is encouraged and supported to innovate, investigate, discover, and learn.
NCE fosters a collaborative work environment and provides avenues which encourage sharing
knowledge, experiences, and new and creative ideas. Through this role, a Staff Engineer I is able to grow
their skillset and variety of experiences to advance their career.

Typical Responsibilities:

• Completes field data collection with tablets and GPS units to spatially locate attributes and record
  geometric information.
• Prepares base maps layout sheets.
• Completes design in latest versions of AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
• Writes field reports, internal correspondence, sections of formal reports.
• May be assigned field construction responsibilities.
• Follows company safety standards, site safety standards, and all permitting requirements.
• Contacts vendors; researches literature, standard design guides, and regulatory requirements under supervision; prepares draft designs.
• Conducts earthwork calculations; geometric design; performs routine design work, preliminary analysis, and layout
• Performs routine construction cost estimates.
• Writes sections of technical specifications.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (or Master’s degree) in civil engineering or related technical field
• Valid driver’s license is required.
• If the job requires work on hazardous waste sites, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120 or state equivalent, a physical exam is required to obtain medical clearance.
• Flexibility to work outside normal business hours, as required.
• Experience with design and drafting software for engineers.
• Good written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) year professional consulting experience
• Passed Fundamental of Engineering (F.E.) Exam

Salary Range: $67,000 to $75,000 depending on experience

Working Conditions:

• May require field work (e.g., construction equipment and sites, roadway, drilling coring rigs, remote locations, contaminated sites).

Compensation and Benefits

NCE offers competitive salaries, flexible work environments, bonus programs, potential relocation assistance and a robust benefits package including company-paid holidays, personal time off (PTO), compensatory time accrual, participation in NCE’s 401(k) plan, comprehensive firm paid health benefits medical, vision, and dental, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability. Company paid professional membership fees to support personal professional development.

About the Firm

NCE is a multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental services firm who collaborates with our clients
to ensure successful outcomes. Founded in 1990, NCE has successfully worked with public and private
clients for more than 30 years. We are committed to providing innovative and value-driven services that
give our clients confidence in the work we perform. NCE is nationally recognized, and locally focused with
our engineers, scientists, and planners addressing the infrastructure and resources challenges facing our
communities today and in the future. With eight offices and more than 130 employees across California
(locally Fountain Valley), Nevada, and Arizona, our team has an excellent understanding and awareness
of the infrastructure and resource issues facing our communities. NCE provides innovative thinking and
delivers accurate technical solutions through the following service lines:

• Infrastructure Engineering
• Watershed Science & Planning
• Asset Management
• Pavement & Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Landscape Architecture

To learn more about the firm, our team, and NCE’s service lines, please visit www.ncenet.com

Qualified candidates should submit their resume to
hr@ncenet.com