Civil Engineer

Job Title: Civil Engineer Job Description
We are seeking an Entry-Level Civil or Environmental Engineer to join our team and work on a variety of solid waste projects. You will be involved in design support for landfills and landfill gas systems, permitting, construction plans, and construction oversight. While this role includes long field days, it presents a great learning opportunity. This position offers a hybrid work schedule when field presence is not required.
Responsibilities
- Assist other staff in overseeing drilling activities such as probe and well installation, borehole logging, well development, well construction, monitoring, and sampling.
- Conduct and document construction quality assurance observations and perform inspections to ensure compliance with design plans, specifications, and construction standards.
- Perform quality control reviews on work products such as reports, design plans, calculations, and data before submission to the Project or Task Manager.
- Coordinate with contractors, subcontractors, and clients alongside the Project or Task Manager.
- Compile data and contribute to the preparation of reports, working towards the ability to prepare complete reports, including environmental site assessments, emissions monitoring, groundwater/soil investigation, compliance, and other project reports.
- Assist in preparing permit applications and regulatory agency submissions, including conducting research on regulatory requirements.
- Compile data and perform basic calculations for reports and design documents.
Essential Skills
- Proficiency in Civil Engineering principles and practices.
- Experience with AutoCAD.
- Strong skills in Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Technical report writing capabilities.
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
- Understanding of wastewater distribution systems.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- 3+ months of experience in civil engineering or internship experience.
- Aspiration to obtain an Engineer in Training (E.I.T) certification.
- Experience in Civil 3D.
- Landfill project experience.
- Experience in wastewater management.
Work Environment
This position is hybrid, requiring in-office presence at least once a week. Approximately 50% of the time will be spent in the office, and 50% in the field. The work involves physical tasks such as lifting up to 50 pounds and walking through rough terrain weekly. Our team consists of about 10 engineers located in Phoenix who support this work.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Tempe, AZ.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $31.25 - $32.69/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Tempe, AZ.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 4, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Tempe,AZ. About Actalent

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