Civil Engineer

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) is a full-service consulting firm offering planning, engineering and program management services. Founded in 1935, LAN has grown from its humble beginnings as a small Houston firm to a national leader in the heavy civil infrastructure engineering industry. 

"Our purpose is to continuously improve the quality of life in the communities we serve."

Analyze design alternatives and resolve project related issues; apply knowledge of City of Houston, TxDOT, Harris County, HCFCD and other regulatory codes and design standards to ensure compliance; establish and maintain client relationships and attend meetings, follow up with clients on a regular basis throughout and upon completion of project to ensure efforts meet clients’ needs and expectations; coordinate the work of other professionals who support specific assignments; develop project scopes, budgets, schedules for projects and review complete project documents for conformity and quality assurance; perform engineering design tasks and prepare bid documents, specifications, cost estimates, design calculations and other project specific documents; prepare preliminary engineering report (PER) with exhibits, detail final design including plan and profile sheets, standard details, quantity take off, cost estimates, budgets, schedule and provides quality control reviews for projects; design of water, wastewater, drainage, treatment plants, street replacements, grading, bank stabilization and other infrastructure projects, including the design of large and small diameter waterlines, tunnel design, aerial crossings, storm water drainage, urban water transmission lines, sanitary sewer overflow, roadways, signing and pavement marking, traffic control, storm water pollution prevention plan (swppp), tree protection plans and other general civil engineering assignments; apply Civil 3D software to design waterline, sanitary sewer and storm water pipe networks for various infrastructure and land development projects; perform feasibility studies and prepare plan and profile drawings for the final design phase using AutoCAD, MicroStation and Geopack software’s depending on the client’s requirements; develop hydrologic, hydraulic and water quality modeling and geospatial evaluations using Stormcad, Flowmaster, HEC-RAS and ArcGIS software’s during the preliminary and final engineering design phase of the projects; support the design team for a variety of infrastructure and land developments including City of Houston Surface Water Transmission Program (SWTP) and Northeast Transmission Line (NETL) projects; conduct field visits to verify the topographic survey and to evaluate the conflicts of existing utilities with the proposed improvements; research, collect data, and interact with public and private utility agencies for utility analysis and layout; collaborate with clients, designers, contractors, private utility companies, pipeline companies, Metro, TxDOT and Harris County to resolve engineering and design issues; prepare and review structural foundation details for large diameter waterline butterfly valves, gate valves and vaults using finite element analysis software (RISA) and Staadpro; perform thrust restraint systems, tunnels, fault line crossings, interconnections and traffic control plans for waterline and other infrastructure projects; review cathodic protection systems, transient design, geotechnical reports, fault study reports, and environmental assessments to address specific design requirements; perform pipe walkthrough to analyze condition of existing large diameter waterlines and recommend rehabilitation methods; review multiple County and TxDOT projects to determine the impact on large diameter water lines; coordinate with real estate team for easement acquisition and right of entry letters; evaluate boundary surveys, topography maps of the sites and review metes and bounds for easement parcels; conduct Construction phase services for waterline projects including review and responding to submittals, RFI’s, supplemental instructions; conduct site visits to inspect work in progress or completed, as required by client, and prepare monthly site observation reports.

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or foreign equivalent, TX PE License, plus 5 years of progressive experience to include analyzing design alternatives and resolving project related issues; applying knowledge of City of Houston, TxDOT, Harris County, HCFCD and other regulatory codes and design standards to ensure compliance; establishing and maintaining client relationships and attending meetings, following up with clients on a regular basis throughout and upon completion of project to ensure efforts meet clients’ needs and expectations; coordinating the work of other professionals who support specific assignments; developing project scopes, budgets, schedules for projects and reviewing complete project documents for conformity and quality assurance; performing engineering design tasks and preparing bid documents, specifications, cost estimates, design calculations and other project specific documents; preparing preliminary engineering report (PER) with exhibits, detail final design including plan and profile sheets, standard details, quantity take off, cost estimates, budgets, schedule and provides quality control reviews for projects; design of water, wastewater, drainage, treatment plants, street replacements, grading, bank stabilization and other infrastructure projects, including the design of large and small diameter waterlines, tunnel design, aerial crossings, storm water drainage, urban water transmission lines, sanitary sewer overflow, roadways, signing and pavement marking, traffic control, storm water pollution prevention plan (swppp), tree protection plans and other general civil engineering assignments; applying Civil 3D software to design waterline, sanitary sewer and storm water pipe networks for various infrastructure and land development projects; performing feasibility studies and preparing plan and profile drawings for the final design phase using AutoCAD, MicroStation and Geopack software’s depending on the client’s requirements; developing hydrologic, hydraulic and water quality modeling and geospatial evaluations using Stormcad, Flowmaster, HEC-RAS and ArcGIS software’s during the preliminary and final engineering design phase of the projects; supporting the design team for a variety of infrastructure and land developments including City of Houston Surface Water Transmission Program (SWTP) and Northeast Transmission Line (NETL) projects; conducting field visits to verify the topographic survey and to evaluate the conflicts of existing utilities with the proposed improvements; researching, collecting data, and interacting with public and private utility agencies for utility analysis and layout; collaborating with clients, designers, contractors, private utility companies, pipeline companies, Metro, TxDOT and Harris County to resolve engineering and design issues; preparing and reviewing structural foundation details for large diameter waterline butterfly valves, gate valves and vaults using finite element analysis software (RISA) and Staadpro; performing thrust restraint systems, tunnels, fault line crossings, interconnections and traffic control plans for waterline and other infrastructure projects; reviewing cathodic protection systems, transient design, geotechnical reports, fault study reports, and environmental assessments to address specific design requirements; performing pipe walkthrough to analyze condition of existing large diameter waterlines and recommend rehabilitation methods; reviewing multiple County and TxDOT projects to determine the impact on large diameter water lines; coordinating with real estate team for easement acquisition and right of entry letters; evaluating boundary surveys, topography maps of the sites and reviewing metes and bounds for easement parcels; conducting Construction phase services for waterline projects including review and responding to submittals, RFI’s, supplemental instructions; conducting site visits to inspect work in progress or completed, as required by client, and preparing monthly site observation reports.

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, status, or local laws and to prohibit discrimination and harassment based on any of these factors. Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc., is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the Human Resources Department at 713-266-6900 or by email using peopleoperations@leoadaly.com . For more information about your rights under the law, see: Know Your Rights