Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC (G&D) is a growing, civil engineering consultancy specializing in the design of new and rehabilitation of existing water resources infrastructure. As a small business, we value our team members’ abilities to use their talents across the variety of professional services we offer while seeking out special areas of interest to develop within the organization. We strive to maintain a relaxed business environment that encourages collaboration, knowledge-sharing, professional growth, accountability, and efficient work practices.
G&D has been voted as one of Charlotte’s Best Places to Work by the Charlotte Business Journal for the past two years among medium-sized companies (25-49 employees) placing 3rd in 2022 and recently placing 1st for 2023. We are very proud of this accomplishment.
We serve a variety of public and private clients throughout the Carolinas through our main office in Charlotte, NC. Local travel can be anticipated occasionally to meet with clients, local regulators, and contractors or to collect and verify field information and conditions. Field visits are also routinely required for projects during construction.
G&D provides a broad range of water resources engineering services, but specializes in sanitary sewer rehabilitation, earthen dam rehabilitation, water/sewer/stormwater pipeline design, and hydraulic modeling. Our projects often involve teaming with professional surveyors, environmental resource consultants, utility location companies, pipeline inspection providers, and subsurface exploration. We also provide ancillary field services related to SSES, such as smoke testing, manhole inspections, and dye testing. Additionally, we self-perform a variety of geotechnical laboratory tests to classify materials and provide geotechnical recommendations for soil backfill and compaction.
This position was created to support our growing list of projects and to continue to provide high levels of service to our existing clients.
The candidate shall be a licensed professional civil engineer (PE) or having passed the fundamentals of engineering (FE) exam with a track record of successfully managing engineering tasks. This position will provide opportunities to:
Work with clients and serve as a point of contact,
Develop project scopes and budgets, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility,
Develop detailed project plans to track progress,
Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the execution of projects, and
Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
Collect and analyze field data for asset management surveys and flow metering studies,
Build and run hydraulic stormwater, drinking water and sewer models,
Create construction drawings for pipeline replacement, rehabilitation, and other projects,
Expand technical writing skills,
Develop detailed project cost estimates,
Prepare and submit state/federal permit packages,
Manage data using GIS tables, spreadsheets, and other applications, and
Utilize AutoCAD Civil 3D to create digital terrain models, 3D pipe networks, and combine information from GIS and other data formats.
Required qualifications and experience for this position include:
Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering
Experience with Microsoft Excel and ESRI ArcMap (GIS)
Strong organization, communication (written and verbal), and time management skills
Ability to work independently and in a team environment, offering constructive feedback and direction to support goals and improve processes
Uses self-motivation and takes initiative to ensure tasks are complete and on schedule
Gavel & Dorn Engineering is a civil engineering consulting firm based in Charlotte, NC, with a satellite office in Columbia, SC. Currently we have about 35 employees. We provide design and construction services to our clients focusing primarily on their storm water collection, sanitary sewer, and potable water distribution system problems. G&D has been voted as one of Charlotte’s Best Places to Work by the Charlotte Business Journal for the past two years among medium-sized companies (25-49 employees) placing 3rd in 2022 and recently placing 1st for 2023. G&D provides comprehensive benefits including healthcare, 401k, paid vacation, an annual bonuses.