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Senior Engineer, Utility Management Services

Austin, Texas, United States of America | Dallas, Texas, United States of America | San Antonio, Texas, United States of America | Houston, Texas, United States of America

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Engineer to join our Utility Management Services team in Austin, TX. This position supports the delivery of Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), utility engineering support, utility coordination, and utility field monitoring and verification services for infrastructure and transportation projects. Under general direction, this role applies professional engineering judgment, utility systems knowledge, and data quality principles to reduce utility-related risk throughout planning, design, and construction phases.

This position serves as a technical contributor and task leader, coordinating with project teams, clients, utility owners, surveyors, and contractors to ensure accurate utility information, effective coordination, and constructable solutions.

Your role

  • Lead SUE services in accordance with ASCE 38‑22, including planning and execution of data collection, interpretation of findings, quality level designation, and utility risk assessment to support project decision‑making.
  • Lead utility engineering efforts including utility conflict identification, constructability reviews, relocation of feasibility evaluations, and protection‑in‑place analyses for transportation and infrastructure projects.
  • Develop, prepare, and review utility exhibits, composite utility plans, conflict matrices, coordination logs, and technical memoranda, providing technical direction and quality oversight.
  • Lead coordination with public and private utility owners to obtain records, verify existing conditions, and proactively facilitate resolution of utility conflicts.
  • Direct utility coordination activities during planning, design, and construction, including leading meetings, managing documentation, and tracking action items to closure.
  • Oversee and perform utility field monitoring and verification, confirming existing utility conditions, and providing technical guidance to support construction activities.
  • Provide technical oversight and mentorship to junior engineers, utility coordinators, and technicians, ensuring deliverables meet accuracy, consistency, and quality standards.
  • Serve as a primary technical interface with internal project managers, designers, and external stakeholders to integrate utility information into overall project workflows.
  • Contribute to project management activities including scope development, schedule coordination, budget support, and quality control, with a focus on utility‑related risk and deliverables.
Consulting & advisory Engineering

Location

Various locations

Job Type

Full time

Ref

R-154587

Salary range

-

About you

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Environmental, or a closely related discipline).
  • Typically 6–10 years of professional experience in Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), utility coordination, utility engineering support, or related infrastructure services following attainment of a bachelor's degree.
  • Experience supporting transportation, municipal, and/or utility infrastructure projects is preferred.

Licensure

  • Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in the State of Texas is required; additional state licensure is a plus.
  • PMP or equivalent project management certification is preferred but not required.

Skills & Competencies

  • Strong understanding of utility systems, SUE practices, and utility coordination processes.
  • Proven ability to interpret construction plans, survey data, utility records, and field information.
  • Proficiency reviewing electronic plans, GIS data, and technical documentation.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including documentation and client-facing coordination.
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks while maintaining quality, accuracy, and responsiveness.
  • Willingness and ability to perform field site visits, utility observations, and coordination meetings as required.
  • Availability to conduct approximately 1–2 project site visits per month throughout the State of Texas.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.

Rewards & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

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About AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Expected compensation range is between $100,000 - $140,000 annually depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

Are you ready to expand your career with us? Apply today and help us shape something extraordinary.

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug-Free employer EOE/Veteran/Disability

Please review AtkinsRéalis' Equal Opportunity Statement here.

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