Civil Engineer, PE (Texas) – Founding Engineer, New Land Development

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$180,000 - $200,000 per year, commensurate with experience. Higher salary offered for candidates with established Texas homebuilder relationships. Equity in company offered for this role.

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Build your future with a venture-backed preconstruction platform that’s accelerating residential development through advanced technology and streamlined planning. In this Civil Engineer, PE (Texas) - Founding Engineer, New Land Development opportunity, you’ll help launch a civil engineering department from the ground up, with a strong focus on DFW and hands-on work alongside technology-assisted production.

Qualifications and responsibilities for this Civil Engineer, PE (Texas) - Founding Engineer, New Land Development position include:

  • Active Texas Civil PE license in good standing, with at least two years practicing under your own seal.
  • 6+ years of private-sector land development experience, ideally residential single-family development.
  • Strong Texas municipal permitting experience, including DFW, Houston, Austin, or San Antonio.
  • Civil 3D proficiency, including grading, drainage, utilities, site plans, and preliminary plats.
  • Established Texas homebuilder relationships and demonstrated ability to win or expand project work.
  • Comfort serving as the first engineer, creating processes, and eventually hiring and leading a team.
  • Serve as the Texas PE in responsible charge; establish engineering standards, production processes, and QA/QC.
  • Review and seal residential land development plans; meet with municipalities and builder development teams on permitting and entitlements.

Salary: $180,000 - $200,000 per year, commensurate with experience. Higher salary offered for candidates with established Texas homebuilder relationships. Equity in company offered for this role.

Benefits: Full benefits.

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If this sounds like the opportunity you've been waiting for, we'd love to hear from you! Apply today and let's see where your career can take you.

CIVIL ENGINEER|PE (TEXAS)|FOUNDING ENGINEER|LAND DEVELOPMENT|RESIDENTIAL LAND DEVELOPMENT|TEXAS MUNICIPAL PERMITTING|DFW|CIVIL 3D|GRADING|DRAINAGE|UTILITIES|PRELIMINARY PLATS

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