Civil Designer
WSP
Cincinnati, OH · Posted November 13, 2026
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About the job
WSP is hiring a Civil Designer to join our Site Civil Engineering Business Line in Cincinnati, Ohio. Candidates located in Exton, Pennsylvania, or Billings, Montana, will also be considered.
The Opportunity Join our Power Delivery Team and help deliver impactful projects that solve complex challenges for our clients. You’ll collaborate with talented professionals and multiple design teams to support successful project delivery. Through hands-on project experience, departmental training initiatives, and mentorship from senior staff and engineers, you’ll continually expand your technical knowledge and skills.
Your Impact
Capable of working independently
Provide innovative recommendations and solutions on project challenges
Self-motivation to provide high quality of work
Moderate understanding of civil engineering infrastructure, sitework and environmental construction procedures, specifications, and materials
Moderate understanding of site layout, grading, drainage and storm water management design
Moderate to strong understanding of AutoCAD Civil 3D
Basic understanding of MicroStation to produce Civil Drawing Packages
Moderate understanding of Microsoft Office Suite
Develop working knowledge of Industry and Client/Power Standards and Compliance
Participating in dialogue with project teams, ensuring project expectations are understood prior to task execution
Maintain a high level of quality and efficiency in alignment with project scope and coordinate with project teams on product delivery status in relationship to required due date
Clear communication of work schedule with project teams to provide confidence that project expectations will be met
Who You are
High School Diploma.
Minimum of 7 years of relevant post education experience in discipline with prior drafting and design support experience.
Knowledge of drafting and design support principles, practices, process, methods and techniques.
Understanding of AutoCAD Civil 3D sheet set production, topographic models and grading modeling
Willing and able to self-check own work for completeness and accuracy
Willingness to coordinate with other team members to meet project needs
Must be flexible to changes in work assignments as changes occur in project needs
The candidate must have strong command of the English language with good written and oral communication skills in order to work effectively with other team members
Desired Education/Experience
Associate’s degree in closely related discipline is preferred.
Advanced understanding of AutoCAD Civil 3D Site/Land Development experience, grading, drainage, stormwater management design modeling
Working knowledge of survey coordinate systems is a plus
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About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.