Job Description
Title: Civil - Staff Engineering Technician - Water
Location: Phoenix, AZ (Onsite - 5 days/week; must reside within 50 miles of the Phoenix office)
Hire Type: Contract to Hire
Shift: Monday–Friday, standard business hours
Compensation: $38-$43/hour
Benefits: As a contract employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.
Must have Skill Set: Autodesk Civil 3D and/or Bentley MicroStation.
Overview:
A company is seeking a Civil Engineering Technician to join the Virtual Design & Data Solutions (VDDS) group within the Government & Communities Market Sector. In this onsite role based in Phoenix, AZ, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams supporting Water and Industrial Water infrastructure design projects. You will be responsible for creating and modifying site development plans, including grading, drainage, erosion control, roadways, fencing, and underground utilities, using industry-standard design tools to support critical infrastructure projects.
Job Duties:
- Develop, modify, and maintain technical drawings, base maps, site plans, and project documentation using Autodesk Civil 3D and/or Bentley MicroStation.
- Support site development design efforts, including grading and drainage, erosion control, roadways, fencing, and underground utilities.
- Perform design calculations, detailed material quantity takeoffs, estimates, and project records.
- Review design inputs to ensure consistency and compliance with applicable codes, standards, and the BV Quality Program.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary design personnel to exchange project information, define work assignments, and maintain project schedules.
- Provide technical guidance and support to other engineering professionals and junior technicians to maintain output quality and consistency.
- Support field activities and plant start-up or control system programming as required.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of related work experience in civil drafting and design.
- Intermediate knowledge of engineering principles with proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D and/or Bentley MicroStation.
- High School Diploma or Technical Certificate required; Associate Degree in Drafting or Engineering Design-Related Technology preferred.
- Strong understanding of CAD standards, layering, symbols, and sheet layout.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Teams, Excel).
- Strong problem-solving, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to pass standard pre-employment onboarding requirements (criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search).
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Phoenix, AZ |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $38–$43 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- Bentley MicroStationunmatched
- CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)unmatched
- Civil Engineeringunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Control Systemsunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Documentation Planunmatched
- Governmentunmatched
- High School Diplomaunmatched
- Industrial Designunmatched
- Industry Standardsunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Material Take Offunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Microsoft Outlookunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Project Estimatesunmatched
- Project Scheduleunmatched
- Quality Managementunmatched
- System Start-Upunmatched
- Systems/Internals Programmingunmatched
- Technical Drawingunmatched
- Technical Leadershipunmatched
- Technical Supportunmatched
- Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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