The Boring Company

The Boring Company

Lead Civil Engineer

Las Vegas, USA

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 617 days ago
AutoCADLeadershipCommunicationMentoringCivil 3D

About the role

  • In this role you'd act as a mentor and inspiration to more junior people in the team, with the goal of moving into a team leader/management position in the mid-long term future.
  • Coordinate closely with survey, utility locating, tunneling, and construction teams to ensure safe underground work and prevent utility conflicts.
  • Provide technical guidance and informal mentorship to engineers and designers without direct people management responsibility.

Responsibilities

  • Own and execute all civil engineering scope for Las Vegas projects, including site development, permitting support, surveying coordination, utilities, grading, and drainage.
  • Serve as a hands-on technical lead responsible for end-to-end civil deliverables-from site investigation and design through construction support and closeout.
  • Act as Engineer of Record, reviewing and stamping civil design packages.
  • Develop and maintain civil design standards, QA/QC processes, and best practices.
  • Collaborate daily with construction, mechanical, electrical, and tunneling teams to resolve field issues and keep projects moving.
  • Interface with local jurisdictions, permitting agencies, consultants, and contractors to support approvals and compliance.
  • 10+ years of progressive civil engineering experience across design and field execution.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage high-stakes, fast-moving projects with multiple stakeholders.
  • Today, we're developing technology to increase tunneling speed and reduce costs by an order of magnitude-unlocking rapid, scalable transit in dense urban environments.
  • This role owns civil engineering execution from concept through construction and works closely with field teams to deliver safe, buildable designs in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D and civil design workflows.
  • Experience with subsurface, tunneling, or infrastructure projects.
  • Hands-on approach and ability to transition seamlessly between field and office work.

Nice to have

  • Active Professional Engineer (PE) license. required (Nevada preferred
  • other states acceptable with ability to obtain NV PE).
  • Preferred Skills & Experience PE Licenses in additional states.

Company info

  • The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by building an underground network of tunnels.
  • We are seeking a Lead Civil Engineer (PE) to support our Las Vegas operations as a hands-on, technical individual contributor.

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