Civil Engineer Jobs in Walnut Creek, CA

A Civil Engineer is an integral part of the engineering industry, responsible for designing, constructing, and overseeing the maintenance of infrastructure projects like roads, bridges, buildings, water supply systems, and wastewater treatment plants. They perform various tasks such as conducting feasibility studies, developing detailed plans, estimating costs, and ensuring that projects comply with legal requirements and environmental guidelines. A Civil Engineer also plays a crucial role in making decisions on issues like traffic flow, water resource use, and urban development.

Important skills for a Civil Engineer include strong analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and proficiency in using specialized software for designing and modeling infrastructure systems. They should also have excellent communication skills to effectively present their ideas and negotiate with clients and other professionals. The essential certifications for a Civil Engineer include a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and a Professional Engineer (PE) license which requires a degree from an ABET-accredited program, four years of relevant work experience, and passing scores on two exams. Prior to becoming a Civil Engineer, individuals might work as a Civil Engineering Intern, Engineering Technician, or Junior Civil Engineer to gain practical experience and technical skills in the field.

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Infrastructure Engineer Engineering

  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 17 hours ago
  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 17 hours ago

Why Delphi? We are redefining how knowledge is shared. We are enabling anyone to transform their unique expertise into an interactive experience, a digital version of their mind: a dynamic...

Data Infrastructure Engineer

  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 1 day ago

About HeyGen At HeyGen, our mission is to make visual storytelling accessible to all. Over the last decade, visual content has become the preferred method of information creation, consumption, and...

Civil Engineer

  • Walnut Creek, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • Walnut Creek, CA
  • 1 day ago

with clients, architects, and other professionals Ability to assess clients' needs, schedules and requirements AutoCAD Civil 3D proficiency Apply now for your next step in your Civil Engineer career...

Senior Structural Engineer

  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 2 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 2 days ago

DSA and/or OSHPD experience a plus Experience with the CSI suite of structural analysis software Experience in Performance Based Seismic Design and nonlinear analysis a plus Working knowledge of BIM...

Senior Civil Engineer

  • Concord, CA (6 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • Concord, CA (6 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago

Job Overview: APTIM is pleased to announce an immediate opening for a Senior Civil Engineer in our Solid Waste Engineering Group to support our exciting portfolio of projects....

Building Engineer

  • Fremont, CA (21 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • Fremont, CA (21 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago

Building Engineer Job ID 223585 Posted 06-Jun-2025 Service line GWS Segment Role type Full-time Areas of Interest Building Management, Engineering/Maintenance, Facilities Management Location(s)...

DevOps Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago

Join to apply for the DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer role at Soraban Join to apply for the DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer role at Soraban This range is provided by Soraban. Your...

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Staff Infrastructure Engineer

  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago

Crusoe is building the World's Favorite AI-first Cloud infrastructure company. We're pioneering vertically integrated, purpose-built AI infrastructure solutions trusted by Fortune 500 companies to...

Critical Infrastructure Fire Protection Engineer (Field Engineering), DCC Communities

  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago

Join to apply for the Critical Infrastructure Fire Protection Engineer (Field Engineering), DCC Communities role at Amazon Web Services (AWS) 19 hours ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to...

Senior Site/Civil Project Engineer or Manager

  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering required; Possess a valid Professional Engineer license; Possess 15+ years of successful, local and related site/civil engineering experience with...

Infrastructure Engineer

  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago

Join to apply for the Infrastructure Engineer role at Thorin 1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Infrastructure Engineer role at Thorin Thorin is an AI startup born...

Infrastructure Engineer

  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago

Inngest is solving long standing developer problems related to queueing, event-driven systems, and step functions in a novel way - which means we're creating first-of-it's-kind solutions....

Test Infrastructure Engineer

  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago

Test Infrastructure Engineer San Francisco/Integration - Software Integration/Full time/On-site Wanna Join the Adventure? Loft Orbital is looking for a Test Infrastructure Engineer to be part of...

Contract Infrastructure Engineer San Francisco

  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago

At Sirona Medical we're building tools for physicians to work as fast as they can think. Many billions of patient images are acquired each year in the U.S., and nearly all of them are reviewed and...

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (DevOps)

  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Walnut Creek, CA)
  • 3 days ago

Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Security We're looking for an incredible senior engineer to help us build the future of blockchain scalability. This is an ideal opportunity for an engineer who is...

Demographic Data for Walnut Creek, CA

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Salary for Civil Engineer Jobs in Walnut Creek, CA

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Licensing / Certification

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Highest Education Level

Civil Engineers in Walnut Creek, CA offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
53.6%
Master's Degree
29.9%
Associate's Degree
5.9%
Doctorate Degree
4.8%
Vocational Degree or Certification
2.9%
High School or GED
2.3%
Some College
0.4%
Some High School
0.1%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Civil Engineers in Walnut Creek, CA
4-6 years
28.6%
2-4 years
23.8%
None
23.8%
1-2 years
14.3%
6-8 years
4.8%
Less than 1 year
4.8%



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