Project Engineer, Site Development

Job Description:

Build your career with Pape-Dawson’s Nashville team in the heart of Music City, one of the country’s most vibrant, fast-growing, and exciting places to live and work. Formerly RaganSmith, our Tennessee team traces its roots back to 1933 and has grown from a land surveying company into a multidisciplinary consulting firm of civil engineers, landscape architects, transportation professionals, surveyors, and land planners. Since joining the Pape-Dawson family of companies in 2024, the team has continued to build on its deep local legacy while gaining the resources and reach of a leading national firm.

Known for its live music, thriving food scene, creative energy, and welcoming spirit, Nashville offers an ideal setting for professionals looking to grow their careers in a young and bustling city. Our team contributes to a diverse range of public- and private-sector projects that are shaping Middle Tennessee’s continued expansion, giving team members the opportunity to collaborate across disciplines, work on visible and meaningful projects, and make a lasting impact on the communities surrounding Music City.

We are seeking a full-time PE licensed Project Engineer based in our Nashville, TN office or our Franklin, TN office. This position is responsible for assisting or leading civil site project design and production, client coordination and communication, stormwater management design, and permitting on a wide range of residential and commercial projects. The Project Engineer will collaborate in-house with other civil engineers, landscape architects, and land surveyors to assist our clients in developing public and private mixed-use projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepare engineering design calculations and construction plans to directly support site development projects including site grading, stormwater, utility design, and details, as well as prepare written drainage and utility reports.

• Code, entitlements, and general due diligence research.

• Analyze survey plans, reports, and other data collected to design projects

• Forecast and adhere to project timelines

• Use AutoCAD Civil 3D software to create designs

• Collaborate with state, local, and federal jurisdictions for permitting

• Additional related duties as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

• 5+ years of land or site development experience; proven understanding of land development, stormwater and, utility design

• Active Tennessee PE or ability to achieve by reciprocity within 6 months

• Experience in site design, entitlements, and permitting with local jurisdictions

• Proven understanding of permitting process, codes, and criteria

• Proficient in AutoCAD Civil 3D

• Background in turnkey site design in either residential, multi-family, or commercial

• Knowledge of green infrastructure and LID

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

• Long-term and short-term disability coverage

• Generous PTO and paid holidays

• 401(k) safe harbor contribution plus 10% employer matching

• Premium time paid out to eligible salaried employees when over 40 hours are worked in a week

• Annual salary review and bonus

• Tuition and gym reimbursements

• Parental leave

• Flexible work environment

• Focus on work-life balance

EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants for Pape-Dawson Engineers will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.