Civil Engineer

Baxter, MN

Find work/life balance in Minnesota’s beautiful Brainerd Lakes Area!

Live and work where you vacation, in the beautiful Brainerd Lakes Area! Widseth is a growing E/A firm with a long history in this community. Widseth offers competitive salaries and an excellent benefit package—AND the opportunity to live in a region that is surrounded by world-class fisheries, offers quick access to some of the country’s most scenic and challenging bike trails, and is rated one of the top golf destinations in the world.

Widseth has a diverse client base that includes over 60 rural communities in greater Minnesota. As a Civil Engineer with our firm, one of your primary responsibilities will be client management for one or more of our municipal clients. If you have a passion for assuming the role of City Engineer, becoming a part of a City’s staff team and look forward to solving challenges on a variety of projects, this position is for you!

The position focus will be:

• Manage municipal clients and projects, attend city council and commission meetings, and management of our internal project design and field staff and external consultant partners.
• Develop design concepts using appropriate methodology and oversee plan preparation.
• Prepare technical reports, construction estimating, contract documents and specifications and administrate the public bidding process on behalf of our clients.
• Coordinate verbal and written communication with a multi-discipline team. Interact with contractors and clients throughout the various phases of the project.
• Support business development operations by attending industry functions, client meetings/presentations.
• Participate in development of other civil related projects as deemed appropriate by the firm.

To be considered for this position you’ll need to meet the following minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
• Professional licensure (P.E.) in good standing in the state of Minnesota.
• 10+ years’ experience in municipal engineering projects.
• Knowledge of MnDOT requirements, State-Aid procedures, and common funding programs such as USDA Rural Development and Public Facility Administration.
• A working knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil 3D and MicroStation is preferred but is not required.
• Demonstration of good communication skills and client management techniques.

Widseth is a thriving, well-established professional services firm providing architecture, engineering, land surveying, environmental, and associated services throughout the Upper Midwest. With more than 200 employees working from nine offices across Minnesota and North Dakota, Widseth combines the stability of a mid-sized firm with a small-firm experience. We offer competitive compensation, discretionary annual profit-sharing and bonuses, health, life and disability insurances, paid time off, and paid holidays.

EOE/AA