EIT - Land Development

Civil Engineer / EIT – Land Development

Knoxville, Tennessee

An established and rapidly growing residential development organization is looking to add a Civil Engineer / EIT to its Knoxville engineering team.

This is a strong opportunity for an early-career civil engineer who wants to work on large-scale residential and land development projects, take on meaningful responsibility early, and gain exposure to projects from initial feasibility through design, permitting and construction.

The Knoxville operation continues to experience significant growth and has a substantial pipeline of active development work, including a 1,200-lot residential community, a 400-acre phased development, and multiple additional communities in the 200–300 lot range. The engineering group also supports projects throughout East Tennessee and into Southwest Virginia.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll work closely with experienced engineers, designers and development professionals on a wide variety of residential and site development projects.

Responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and coordinating land development construction plans

• Performing grading, drainage, stormwater and infrastructure design

• Supporting roadway and pavement design

• Preparing engineering calculations, reports and technical documentation

• Using AutoCAD Civil 3D for site and infrastructure design

• Assisting with feasibility studies for potential land acquisitions, including identifying development constraints, preliminary cost considerations and scheduling

• Coordinating plan submissions and approvals with local and state agencies

• Participating in project and agency review meetings

• Supporting construction administration, including site visits, bid documents, submittal reviews and pay applications

• Helping identify practical and cost-effective design solutions throughout the development process

What They’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited university

• EIT certification, with the ability and desire to ultimately obtain a PE

• Approximately 1–3+ years of civil engineering experience

• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D

• Exposure to land development, site development or infrastructure design

• Strong communication and organizational skills

• A willingness to learn, take ownership and expand responsibilities over time

Residential land development experience is preferred but not mandatory. Candidates coming from commercial or general site development backgrounds — including retail, mixed-use or similar civil/site projects — can also be considered if they have solid Civil 3D and land development fundamentals.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

This is not a role where you’ll spend years working on one narrow piece of a project.

You’ll have exposure to the entire development lifecycle — evaluating new properties, designing infrastructure, coordinating approvals, solving real-world construction issues and seeing communities you helped design actually get built.

The Knoxville team is growing because of project demand, not because someone left. The current engineering group includes an EIT, a senior designer and a CAD professional, and leadership expects to continue adding staff as the pipeline expands.

The Knoxville market remains extremely active, and the organization has a long-term development pipeline already in place. For someone early in their career, that creates an excellent opportunity to gain experience quickly and grow into progressively greater project responsibility.

Work Environment

This is a full-time, five-day-per-week in-office position in Knoxville. Leadership places a strong emphasis on collaboration, mentorship and having the engineering and development teams working together in person.

The company also offers a competitive salary + bonus program, comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), employee stock purchase opportunities, paid time off, life and disability insurance and additional benefits.

Ideal Backgrounds

Candidates currently working for a civil engineering consulting firm, land development consultant, residential developer, site development firm or multidisciplinary engineering company would be particularly attractive.

Experience designing subdivisions, townhomes, residential communities, commercial sites, grading, storm drainage, utilities, roads or related land development infrastructure would translate especially well to this opportunity.

This is a compelling opportunity for an EIT who wants to move beyond simply producing plans and begin developing a broader understanding of how major land development projects are conceived, designed, approved and ultimately built.