Regional Design Engineer

Champion your future with Tarkett Sports!

We are seeking a highly organized and detail -oriented  Regional Design Engineer working remotely from the Southeast region of the United States. Reporting to the Director of Civil Engineering, the Regional Design Engineer will be working with the Sales and Construction teams and learn the process of athletic facility design, utilizing AutoCAD civil 3D to lead production, permitting, and performing stormwater design and calculations with reports utilizing Hydro CAD and/or Hydra flow Hydrograph. Work will be for all levels of athletic facility design and construction.

Tarkett Sports is a world leader in sports construction and surfacing. Providing architectural design, full-scope construction services, and a comprehensive portfolio of industry-leading sports surfacing solutions, Tarkett Sports delivers a seamless turnkey experience for its clients.

At Tarkett Sports, everything we do – and the way we do it – is aimed to make the process easier for you. We focus on ensuring your experience is memorable and hassle free.

We understood long ago that a successful sports surface relies on a quality product that’s installed by a quality team. We’ve built our family by combining the best people and the best partners with the best products.

If you're looking for an opportunity to make a lasting impact and grow your career with an industry leader, this is your chance!

What You’ll Do:

• Prepare and stamp civil design/construction plans, including notes, details, plan and profile sheets, and cross-sections.

• Create and submit project permitting packages to regulatory authorities.

• Develop construction cost estimates for budgeting and financial planning.

• Perform water, sewer, and stormwater design calculations for athletic facility development.

• Prepare technical reports, memos, and exhibits to support project documentation.

• Conduct research and select technical reference data for project specifications.

• Support the sales team with concept designs and sales meetings with clients.

• Highly communicative role—must be comfortable interacting with jurisdictions, peers, clients, and supervisors to ensure project success.

• Ensure compliance with company safety regulations, standard operating procedures, and quality standards.

• Collaborate with installation crews, subcontractors, and sales teams to resolve technical and operational challenges.

• Review and approve subcontractor invoices and assist project managers in billing, design, and engineering tasks.

• Oversee project closeout, including Certificates of Completion, As-Builts, and final checklists.

• Provide subject matter expertise to sales and customers to secure contracts.

Experience & Education Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field, or a technical school degree with equivalent experience.

• Professional Engineering (PE) License preferred, with ability for licensure reciprocity in neighboring jurisdictions.

• Experience in civil site design, including site grading, layout, drainage, water, sewer, earthwork, and sediment control preferred.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D for drafting and design.

• Strong multitasking and crisis management skills, including handling customer service demands, construction RFIs, and installation challenges.

• Experience with bidding and estimating processes, ensuring proper budget allocation and project scope completion.

• Ability to track projects and maintain communication with project teams, customers, and sales throughout execution.

• Knowledge of material compliance and subcontractor coordination, including visiting regional aggregate quarries and civil partners.

• Professional Engineers encouraged to apply.

Travel Requirements:

Travels, when necessary, by several modes of transportation

Region:  Home Office (preferably) based in the Southeastern region of United States

 Moderate overnight travel (up to approx 15%) by land and/or air.

Tarkett Core Competencies:

Customer Focus – Ability to have a true, in-depth understanding of internal or external customer needs, to address these needs as a priority appropriately and efficiently, and to seek solutions and improvement that will benefit both parties

Results Orientation - Ability to strive towards achieving ambitious goals, whatever the context and constraints, always in line with the business strategy and company values. This includes strong tenacity to difficulties and opposition, and the ability to adapt to changing conditions.

Leadership - Ability to develop and communicate a clear vision, foster people engagement and alignment to strive towards ambitious targets, and gain their cooperation. This implies creating a sense of ownership across the organization, using own personal courage to bring out the best in people.

Collaborative Working - Ability to work cooperatively with all counterparts towards a shared, common goal, and to communicate clearly and easily. This implies valuing others' roles and contributions, reacting positively to needs and feedback from colleagues, fostering an open dialogue, and contributing to the beneficial resolution of problems.

Analysis & Decision-making - Ability to understand complex situations, identifying root causes, critical parameters, and inter-relationships, even with limited information. Secondly, the ability to generate alternative solutions, taking account of all relevant factors, and eventually come to a timely, Simple, applicable decision. This implies involving others as appropriate, thinking ahead, and remaining open to innovative ideas and approaches

Interpersonal Effectiveness - Ability to interface with others constructively and efficiently in all circumstances, keeping self-composure. This implies developing a good understanding of own and others' strengths and limitations and the ability to regulate own and others' behaviors, particularly in the face of challenges and resistance.

Organizing & Planning - Ability to establish priorities based on their importance and urgency, and to develop clear, efficient action plans to achieve goals. This implies anticipating issues, establishing contingencies, and effectively utilizing and assembling resources (time, tools, and people) to accomplish a task.

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What We Offer

• A commitment that Safety is #1

• Competitive benefits, pay, and retirement plan options!

• Career growth, stability, and flexible work arrangements.

Responsible Manufacturing – Protecting Our Planet for the Future

• We utilize renewable energy and a closed loop recycled water process.

• We are committed to reducing greenhouse emissions and water consumption.

• We are the only flooring company recognized by the Asthma and Allergy foundation.

Who we are:

With a history of 140 years, Tarkett is a worldwide leader in innovative flooring and sport surface solutions with 12,000 employees and 34 industrial sites. Offering a wide range of products including vinyl, linoleum, rubber, carpet, wood, laminate, artificial turf, and athletic tracks. The Group serves customers in more than 100 countries across the globe.

Committed to change the game with circular economy and to reducing its carbon footprint, the Group has implemented an eco-innovation strategy based on Cradle to Cradle® principles, fully aligned with its Tarkett Human-Conscious Design® approach. 

Tarkett is listed on Euronext (Compartment B, ISIN FR0004188670, ticker: TKTT). www.tarkett-group.com

Tarkett is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in backgrounds and in experiences and promote an inclusive workplace where all employees can perform at their best.