Project Civil Engineer - Aviation

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Elevate Your Civil Engineering Career as a Project Civil Engineer - Aviation — Bring Airport Projects from Vision to Reality

Looking for an opportunity to expand your impact as a civil engineer while working on infrastructure built for the demands of aviation? Motivated by projects that challenge you to think critically, collaborate across disciplines, and turn technical concepts into effective airport solutions?

CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Project Civil Engineer - Aviation to join our Aviation Team in Knoxville, TN. In this role, you will help advance airside and landside projects through thoughtful design and technical coordination, partnering with experienced professionals to address the unique needs of airport environments. Along the way, you’ll deepen your engineering expertise, take on increasing project responsibility, and contribute to infrastructure that helps airports operate safely and effectively.

Civil site engineers are encouraged to apply. We welcome candidates with backgrounds in land development, municipal engineering, transportation, roadway, and other civil infrastructure disciplines who are interested in applying their expertise to aviation projects. Previous aviation experience is preferred but not required.

What You'll Do:

• Support the design of civil engineering projects from concept through construction under the guidance of experienced engineers
• Assist with developing preliminary site layouts, grading, drainage, utility, pavement, and infrastructure designs while preparing engineering calculations, technical reports, and specifications
• Participate in the design of aviation infrastructure projects, including airfields, terminals, roadways, parking areas, and support facilities
• Assist with engineering analyses and support identifying and resolving technical issues while ensuring designs align with applicable codes, standards, and project requirements
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate in field visits and construction observations to gain practical project experience
• Develop familiarity with FAA, state, and local aviation design standards and assist in applying regulatory requirements
• Perform periodic field observations during construction to document project progress, verify work generally conforms to design plans and specifications, review erosion and sediment control measures, and communicate observations to the project team
• Support construction administration activities by preparing field reports, documenting site conditions with photographs, attending progress meetings, tracking installed quantities, and coordinating with contractors, clients, and project managers throughout construction

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering required
• Minimum of 2 years of related engineering experience in site development, land development, transportation, municipal infrastructure, water resources, aviation, or a related discipline required
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification preferred
• Familiarity with grading, drainage, utility, roadway, pavement, or site design principles
• Strong theoretical knowledge and willingness to learn within the engineering discipline
• Strong knowledge of engineering software (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset
• Desire to learn aviation engineering and work on complex infrastructure projects
• Participation in professional engineering societies/organizations preferred

Why You'll Love It Here:

• Make an impact on meaningful aviation projects that support safe, efficient, and reliable airport operations
• Expand your project experience across a variety of airside and landside infrastructure improvements
• Strengthen your technical expertise while tackling the unique design challenges found in airport environments

Curious about the impactful work our Aviation team is doing? Discover our specialized solutions for airside, landside, and facility-related airport infrastructure by visiting: CHA Aviation.

Salary Range:

$78,000 - $85,000

Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards. 

Culture/EEO Statement:

At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways – always searching, never settling – to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is forward leaning, welcoming, and always pushing the limits of what is possible.

We as an organization celebrate the values of belonging and collaboration, and advocate for the full participation of all people in an environment free of discrimination. To support these values, we invite all qualified applicants to be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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