Senior Principal Civil Designer

Reading , Pennsylvania, United States

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reference
Job reference 1281669
location
Location Reading , Pennsylvania, United States
sector
Sector Infrastructure
function
Function Engineering & Design
type
Employment type Contract
date
Date published October 9, 2026

Job Title:

Senior Principal Civil Designer


Duration:

12+ months


Schedule:

Hybrid 3 days in office - 9/80 schedule


Location:

Pennsylvania, United States (Hybrid)

This opportunity focuses on delivering civil design services within a collaborative engineering environment, supporting the development of complete drawing packages for site layout, grading and drainage systems, sanitary sewer systems, and related infrastructure. The role offers involvement in technical coordination across disciplines, quality assurance of design documentation, and the use of MicroStation V8i and AutoCAD on complex engineering projects. This position is suited to candidates with strong civil design capability, drawing package leadership experience, and the ability to work effectively within multi-discipline project teams.

Required Education:

  • 2 or 3 year technical diploma with piping design specific training

  • Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

Required Experience:

  • Extensive experience in site layout design including parking lots, walkways, roadways, grading and drainage systems, detention and retention basins, sanitary sewer systems, and railroad siding

  • Experience working in a project leadership role

  • Experience checking civil drawing packages and coordinating civil drawing packages with other engineering disciplines

  • Experience reading and interpreting supplier drawings, construction specifications, and schematics

Required Skills:

  • Proficiency in MicroStation V8i and AutoCAD

  • Ability to prepare civil drawings with minimal supervision and engineering input

  • Ability to develop complete design drawing packages and support document quality assurance to applicable drawing standards

  • Understanding of project scope, schedule, deliverables, milestones, manhour budgets, applicable codes, and procedures

  • MS Office skills including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint

  • Strong team participation, interpersonal communication, and written communication skills

  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to work independently in a team-oriented environment

  • Ability to assist in the preparation of bills of materials

About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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