Graduate Engineer - Civil

Walter P Moore

📍Houston, TX
Posted May 22, 2026

Job Overview

Position

Graduate Engineer - Civil

Company

Walter P Moore

Location

Houston, TX

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4387637666

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Perform engineering calculations and prepare detailed cost estimates.

  • Prepare engineering drawings, layouts, and drafting documents.

  • Assist in the development of project plans, technical reports, and supporting documentation.

  • Collect, review, and research utility data and existing records.

  • Support design, production, and general project coordination tasks.

  • Assist in the design of site development plans, including site layout, grading, and utility systems.

  • Present site plans to permitting agencies and reviewers to obtain review and approval.

  • Review and annotate PDF drawings using scaled dimensions and area takeoffs in Bluebeam Revu.

  • Coordinate preparation and submission of construction documents with reviewing agencies to obtain permits and address special requests.

Qualifications

  • EIT required upon employment or within the first 6 months from start

  • 0-3 years of industry experience

  • Experience with AutoCAD/Civil 3D, and MicroStation is a plus

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

  • Strong organizational skills

  • Ability to build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

  • Strong time management skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment

  • Strong client-service attitude with ability to multi-task and accomplish multiple priorities

Walter P Moore is an equal employment opportunity employer, and provides equal employment opportunities (including offering competitive compensation and benefit packages) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Overview
Walter P Moore is an international company of engineers, architects, innovators, and creative people who solve some of the world’s most complex structural and infrastructure challenges. Providing structural, diagnostics, civil, traffic, parking, transportation, enclosure, WPM technology and construction engineering services, we design solutions that are cost- and resource-efficient, forward-thinking, and help support and shape communities worldwide. Founded in 1931 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, our 1000+ professionals work across 26 U.S. offices and 8 international locations.

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.Walk me through your process for designing a site layout and grading plan, and how you ensure the utility systems integrate properly.
  • 2.How do you approach performing engineering calculations and detailed cost estimates for a civil infrastructure project?
  • 3.This role requires reviewing and annotating PDF drawings using scaled dimensions and area takeoffs in Bluebeam Revu. Describe your experience with Bluebeam and how you use it for these tasks.
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time when you had to coordinate with a reviewing agency or permitting body to obtain approval for a project.
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to manage multiple high-priority tasks in a fast-paced environment. How did you ensure nothing fell through the cracks?
  • 3.Give me an example of a time you worked collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to meet a shared objective.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You are preparing construction documents for submission, but a reviewing agency returns your site plan with unexpected special requests that conflict with your current utility design. How do you handle this?
  • 2.You are assigned to assist with a site development plan, but you discover discrepancies between the existing utility records you researched and the topographical survey data. What steps do you take?

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Civil 3DSite DevelopmentGradingUtility DesignPermittingBluebeam RevuCost EstimatingEITConstruction DocumentsAutoCAD

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