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Join us here at Skillings where our employees’ personal drive and contributions make all of the difference to the success of our clients’ projects. We are always looking for talented individuals seeking exciting opportunities for personal and professional growth. We are pleased to offer competitive salaries with a comprehensive benefits plan.
Skillings, Inc. is a group of approximately 40 engineers, environmental professionals, surveyors, and support personnel. We are headquartered in Lacey, Washington.
Skillings is passionate about making meaningful contributions for our clients and the communities we serve. Our designs are mindful of the impacts they may have on the natural environment, such as: specifying pervious materials, preserving trees and recommending native species in landscaping. We embrace new technologies with a vision for the future, such as using solar panels to power sign lighting.
We seek extraordinary people to join our team. Come contribute to our projects, meet our clients and support the communities we serve.
Our mantra of Bold | Creative | Responsive translates to innovative yet practical solutions, excellent customer service for our clients, and a fun, motivating work environment.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Vacation leave
- Sick leave
- Flexible work schedule with every other Friday off
- Remote, office and hybrid work environments
- Encourage pursuit of learning opportunities.
Areas of Business
- Transportation team – corridor design, signalized and roundabout intersection design, traffic & roadway/highway design, transit design, stormwater design.
- Utilities team – water, wastewater, and reclaimed water design, treatment, conveyance and pumping.
- Stormwater team – specializes in collection, treatment, pump stations and basin studies.
- Environmental team – environmental studies and wildlife surveys, biological assessments, environmental documentation (SEPA/NEPA/JARPA), shoreline development, floodplain management, Endangered Species Act compliance, fish habitat and passage and stormwater permitting.
- Survey team – boundary, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) control, drone, scan, topographic surveys. We also offer research and discovery, monumentation setting and recovery, construction staking, preparation of legal descriptions and more.
Current Openings
Skillings is currently involved in several municipal, design-build, and private development projects. Our ideal candidate will bring their education and experience along with a collaborative spirit to hit the ground running on both current and upcoming projects. Our survey department works with our in-house engineers and the environmental department along with public agencies, developers, contractors, and architects to provide surveying for infrastructure projects and site development.
Skillings is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Job Description
Skillings is hiring a Senior Survey Technician. Candidate must be flexible for completing in-office project tasks to assist the Survey Manager and be able to perform field duties as necessary. The candidate should have knowledge of the maintenance of field equipment, setup, operations, and proper field procedures to ensure efficient and accurate field data collection and add value to our survey team.
Minimum Qualifications
- 5 years Minimum Survey Party Chief experience
- High school diploma
- Valid driver’s license, and safe driving record
- Ability to use a robotic total station and GPS/RTK
- Ability to use data collection software for field to finish
- Experience preforming topographic mapping
- Flexibility to travel (mostly within western Washington)
- Ability to effectively and efficiently work in an office and outdoor field environment
- Perform quality control checks on-site to verify the quality of work
- Motivated and growth orientated person
- Proven excellent communications with staff and clients
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Work alone or part of a team with the appropriate field equipment
- Work effectively and maintain a good attitude with our field and office team
- Daily processing of data, including evaluating accuracy and sufficiency. Ensures compliance with applicable regulations, professional and industry standards related to boundary calculations, legal descriptions, etc.
- Take field notes including depiction sketches
- Maintain quality field procedures
Preferred Qualifications
- College, tech school and/or land surveying certifications are preferred
- Provide field calculations and data processing experience
- Software proficiency in Carlson Survey and Bentley: In Roads, Open Roads and Civil 3D
- Experience with equipment calibration and maintenance
- Ability to operate Topcon total station and GPS receivers.
- Trimble Business Center Experience
- Land Surveyor-in-Training (LSIT) Certification – State of Washington
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)/Holiday Pay
- Flexible 9/80 (every other Friday off) work schedule
- Remote work options (long term)
Hourly Pay Range
$38 – $50
To Apply
Please send a resume including three professional references and a letter of interest detailing how your qualifications meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities to Reynee Cruz, Project Administrator, at careers@skillings.com.
Why Skillings
We know a job is not just about the work, it is about the culture, values, and environment around you. Skillings strives to be bold, creative, and highly responsive to our clients. Our motivated team works hard to serve our clients’ needs and provide essential engineering and environmental services to our communities. We also believe that work should also be fun. We celebrate our successes, laugh and enjoy our work and each other. Skillings is a supportive employer focused on family values. Come join our team!
We currently have openings for paid Design Engineering Internships in our Transportation, Utilities, and Stormwater groups. Work will be performed on a part-time basis during the school year and full-time during the summer.
Skillings, Inc. is a group of over 40 engineers, environmental professionals, surveyors, and support personnel, headquartered in Lacey. We have worked extensively in Washington State, and love collaborating with our local governments. Our mantra of Bold | Creative | Responsive translates to innovative yet practical solutions, excellent customer service for our clients, and a fun, motivating work environment.
Our engineering group is currently involved in several municipal and design-build projects, and our ideal candidate(s) will bring their education and experience along with a collaborative spirit to hit the ground running on both current and upcoming projects.
Our transportation team specializes in corridor design, signalized and roundabout intersection design, traffic and roadway/highway design, transit design, stormwater design.
Our utilities team works on water, wastewater, and reclaimed water design, treatment, conveyance and pumping.
Our stormwater team specializes in collection, treatment, pump stations and basin studies.
We’re looking for someone who wants to learn and grow in the engineering profession through exposure to a variety of projects.
Your key responsibilities in this position include working on teams to plan and design municipal and engineering projects and preparing documents including reports, plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates.
Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in civil or mechanical engineering (or related field)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Prefer candidates with current or past coursework in AutoCAD/Civil 3D
- Technical writing ability
Pay:
Selected interns will be paid $20 per hour.
Why Skillings:
Many of our past interns have become full-time employees. We are conveniently located to the St. Martin’s University campus. Come apply your coursework to our projects and learn new skills to take into your future career.
We know a job is not just about the work, it is about the culture, values, and environment around you. Skillings strives to be bold, creative, and highly responsive to our clients. Our motivated team works hard to serve our clients’ needs and provide essential engineering and environmental services to our communities. We also believe that work should also be fun. We celebrate our successes, laugh and enjoy our work and each other. Skillings is a supportive employer focused on family values. Come join our team!
To Apply:
Please send a resume including three references and a letter of interest detailing how your qualifications meet the knowledge, skills and abilities for this position to Reynee Cruz, Project Administrator, at careers@skillings.com.
We currently have openings for a Design Engineer in our Transportation, Utilities, and Stormwater groups.
Our engineering group is currently involved in several municipal and design-build projects, and our ideal candidate will bring their education and experience along with a collaborative spirit to hit the ground running on both current and upcoming projects.
Our transportation team specializes in corridor design, signalized and roundabout intersection design, traffic & roadway/highway design, transit design, stormwater design. Our utilities team works on water, wastewater, and reclaimed water design, treatment, conveyance and pumping. Our stormwater team specializes in collection, treatment, pump stations and basin studies. We’re looking for someone who wants to learn and grow in the engineering profession through exposure to a variety of projects.
Your key responsibilities in this position include working on teams to plan and design municipal and engineering projects and preparing documents including reports, plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering (or related field)
- Engineer in Training (EIT) license or the ability to get it within 6 months
- 0 – 3 years of relevant design experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with AutoCAD/Civil 3D and/or MicroStation/Inroads Storm and Sanitary
Technical writing skills.
Annual Pay Range
$70,720 to $104,000
To Apply
Please send a resume including three professional references and a letter of interest detailing how your qualifications meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities to Reynee Cruz, Project Administrator, at careers@skillings.com.
Why Skillings
We know a job is not just about the work, it is about the culture, values, and environment around you. Skillings strives to be bold, creative, and highly responsive to our clients. Our motivated team works hard to serve our clients needs and provide essential engineering and environmental services to our communities. We also believe that work should also be fun. We celebrate our successes, laugh and enjoy our work and each other. Skillings is a supportive employer focused on family values. Come join our team!
Skillings, Inc. currently has openings for Project Managers in our Transportation, Utilities, and Stormwater groups.
Our engineering group is currently involved in several municipal and design-build projects, and our ideal candidate will bring their education and experience along with a collaborative spirit to hit the ground running on both current and upcoming projects.
Our transportation team specializes in corridor design, signalized and roundabout intersection design, traffic & roadway/highway design, transit design, stormwater design.
Our utilities team works on water, wastewater, and reclaimed water design, treatment, conveyance and pumping. More specific design responsibilities include preparing plans and specifications for the design and construction of water or wastewater systems, calculations, analysis and study-level reports for treatment, distribution, and collection systems, determining appropriate design methods, equipment sizing and selection and working directly with the owner and other project stakeholders.
Our stormwater team specializes in collection, treatment, pump stations and basin studies as well as hydraulic analysis and culvert replacement/fish passage design.
We’re looking for someone who wants to cultivate relationships with existing and potential clients to pursue new projects.
One of the things our employees love most is the opportunity to do a wide variety of projects. This includes managing engineering design and plan production, overseeing and mentoring technical staff, participating in business development and proposals, and collaborating with our survey and environmental departments.
Other Duties Include
- Plan, direct, and monitor all aspects of large multidiscipline transportation projects or medium-sized projects with high degree of technical complexity
- Produce and coordinate scope, schedule, and budget for several projects concurrently
- Conduct project meetings with internal staff and clients to solve technical challenges
- Coordinate staffing and workload through project development to complete projects on schedule
- Implement QA/QC procedures
- Maintain professional engineering registration
- Establish and maintain client relations and lead contractual, design and production meetings
- Coordinate and execute marketing strategies with the Marketing Department
- Supervise project staff
- Provide engineering training and mentoring for junior staff
- Perform other duties as needed
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- Professional Engineer Registration in Washington
- 15+ years of Civil Engineering experience
- 5+ years of Project Management experience
- Demonstrated business development and strategic planning skills
- Good communication, leadership, planning and mentoring skills
- MS Office and MS Project experience is required
- An attitude and commitment to being an active partner in both project and marketing work
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience on WSDOT Projects
- Experience developing winning proposals
- PMP
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)/Holiday Pay
- Flexible 9/80 (every other Friday off) work schedule
- Flexible work location / remote work opportunities
Annual Pay Range
$104,000 to $152,800
To Apply
Please send a resume including three professional references and a letter of interest detailing how your qualifications meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above to Reynee Cruz, Project Administrator, at careers@skillings.com.
Why Skillings
We know a job is not just about the work, it is about the culture, values, and environment around you. Skillings strives to be bold, creative, and highly responsive to our clients. Our motivated team works hard to serve our clients needs and provide essential engineering and environmental services to our communities. We also believe that work should also be fun. We celebrate our successes, laugh and enjoy our work and each other. Skillings is a supportive employer focused on family values. Come join our team!
Let's talk!
Contact us today and let us know who you are and for what you are looking. We look forward to speaking to you about joining our team of consulting engineers, designers, environmental scientists, surveyors, administrative personnel, accountants, marketers, and more!