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Careers in Landscape Architecture | Land Surveying | Civil Engineering

At DCI, we are passionate and driven about the land development work we do. We are seeking creative, team-oriented problem-solvers. With award-winning projects all over Arkansas, our team members collaborate on some of the most innovative site design projects in the state. Join the team at DCI and put your creativity and dedication to work. Work with us to convert visions into brick-and-mortar realities.
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Competitive pay | Health insurance | 401(k) + Company match

Our employees are central to who we are at DCI. We foster a sense of community with our team and our clients and value out-of-the-box thinking. We welcome enthusiastic applicants who want to learn and grow professionally.

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On-site Survey Technician

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Prepare maps and drawings from survey field data to include: plats, boundary surveys, topographic maps, and as-built surveys
  • Prepare TINs, surface models, and contours from field data
  • Reduce field notes and check reductions and calculations made by others
  • Post-process static GPS data or submit to OPUS
  • Calculate and prepare files for use by survey crews for construction stakeout
  • Process and incorporate drone photogrammetry into survey maps and drawings
  • Incorporate conventional total station data, static GPS data, and RTK GPS data into projects
  • Assist civil engineers and landscape architects with preparation of project specifications booklets
  • Other duties as assigned

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • High-school diploma or equivalent
  • High degree of proficiency using AutoCAD drafting software
  • Experience preparing TINs, surface models, and contours
  • Experience preparing survey-related drawings
  • General computer skills in MS Windows including Word, Excel, Outlook

On-site
Landscape Architect I

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Design projects for parks, open spaces, campus and urban environments, and municipal spaces
  • Prepare construction documents, 3-D modeling, and other presentation material,
  • Render and produce presentation graphics 
  • Assist with the preparation of construction drawings and document sets and work with senior designers on a collaborative team
  • Prepare CAD based-plans
  • Occasionally assist in sales meetings and presentations with prospective clients
  • Plan the locations of buildings, roads, walkways, planting, and irrigation
  • Produce cost estimates
  • Assist civil engineers and landscape architects with preparation of project specification booklets

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • BS or Masters degree in Landscape Architecture
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, and Microsoft Office Suite
  • Hand sketching
  • Public speaking
  • Preferred proficiency with Sketch Up, Rhino3d or Civil3d, Lumion or similar rendering software

Certification Requirements: None, however, you will be preparing for licensure as a Registered Landscape Architect

On-site Civil Engineer, P.E.

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Manage and supervise the civil design personnel with regard to site layout, design, and
    engineering calculations
  • Prepare site design drawings including demolition plans, site dimensioning and pavement plans, grading plans, erosion control plans, and utility plans
  • Coordinate with AHJs during design to obtain approval
  • Prepare requisite design calculations and reports
  • Meet and communicate with owners, clients, consultants, and agencies to produce a
    comprehensive and coordinated construction document package
  • Lead a team of engineers and designers to create design plans in accordance with the design schedule such that contractors can build the project, including ensuring all aspects of the design will function as intended
  • Attend meetings and coordinate with the client/owner, design team, and contractor and professionally represent the company
  • Perform quality control and safety assurance, oversee projects from start to finish to ensure construction standards and safety are maintained, includes assessing potential risks, materials, and costs, and providing technical advice to address construction challenges
  • Ensure that projects comply with legal guidelines, environmental directives, and health and safety requirements, including staying up-to-date on changing zoning laws and regulations
  • Design infrastructure improvements in accordance with regulations and to best serve the project and owner’s needs
  • Attend owner/engineer/contractor meetings as required
  • Respond to RFIs and submittals
  • Perform site inspections, ensuring construction is in accordance with the design plans while meeting safety regulations
  • Conduct on-site investigations, analyze data, and stay up-to-date on zoning laws and regulations

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • BS degree in Civil Engineering or a Masters in Civil Engineering
  • Minimum 4 years of civil engineering experience as a PE

Certification Requirements: Registered Professional Engineer, P.E.

On-site Registered Landscape Architect, RLA

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary and supportive team of landscape architects, planners and others, to provide management on a wide variety of public and private landscape architectural projects 
  • Project emphasis includes park, recreation and trail planning and design, urban park, plaza, streetscape and transportation enhancements, land development, and support for large scale planning projects
  • Manage and supervise the other landscape architects’ work
  • Create drawings and designs for public spaces, gardens, residential areas, playgrounds, and college campuses using computer-aided design programs
  • Complete documentation, including being able to lay out and detail all hardscape materials, produce grading plans, produce planting plans, produce demolition plans, produce tree protection plans, and to prepare specifications for all work overseen by you
  • Plan the locations of buildings, roads, walkways, planting, and irrigation
  • Discuss requirements with clients, keep them informed of progress, and present proposals for approval 
  • Oversee projects as they progress, seek opinions from locals, and collaborate with other professionals 
  • Carry projects through government entitlement process
  • Produce contracts and cost estimates

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • BS degree or Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture

Certification Requirements: Registered Landscape Architect (RLA)

Preferred Certifications:

  • LEED AP BD+C
  • SITES AP

On-site Engineering Technician

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Primary duties of the CAD Designer/CAD Technician are under the direction of a PE, PLS or ASLA
  • Prepare drawings for civil design projects, completing review markups, prepare construction estimates, and coordinate with architects and other design disciplines
  • Perform computer-aided design and contract plan development using Autodesk AutoCAD software
  • Projects and tasks may include geometric layout, environmental permitting support, utility/energy, concept design plans, pedestrian and bicycle facility projects
  • Follow company and/or client CAD standards
  • Assist civil engineers and landscape architects with preparation of project specifications booklets

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • High-school diploma or equivalent

On-site Survey Manager / Land Surveyor, P.L.S.

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Manage and coordinate the survey personnel and the data that is collected from the field

crews and processed by the office technicians

  • Demonstrate proficiency in all described duties of the party chief and all described duties of the survey technician
  • Prepare and/or supervise the preparation of data, records, plats, maps, reports, documents and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed
  • Coordinate surveys with the work of engineers, architects, clients, and others concerned with projects
  • Train/Instruct survey personnel, as needed
  • Conduct marketing for additional surveying projects, and preparation of survey proposals.

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • High-school diploma or equivalent
  • Minimum of 6 years experience
  • Passing score on the Fundamentals of Survey Exam, Principles of Practice Exam and state-specific exam
  • High degree of proficiency using AutoCAD drafting software
  • Experience preparing TINs, surface models, and contours
  • Experience preparing survey related drawings
  • General computer skills in MS Windows including Word, Excel, Outlook

Certification Requirements: Arkansas Licensed Professional Land Surveyor

On-site Office Manager / Financial and Operations Analyst

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Support the daily administration and general production operations of the company
  • Prepare billing worksheets and invoices, and deposit payments when received
  • Perform collection activities when needed
  • Prepare checks for weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual payables and ensure payments are submitted on time
  • Prepare payroll and ensure benefits and taxes are properly calculated and executed
  • Input data into and administer the company Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) database software to efficiently manage client’s data, project information, employee timesheets, project billings, and company accounting and finance tools, etc.
  • Coordinate with management and with CPA for state and federal filings
  • Assist managers in preparation of Statements of Qualifications in response to RFQs
  • Arrange for travel accommodation for management and employees as needed
  • Answer phone and transfer caller to requested personnel or their voicemail
  • Greet visitors and introduce them to requested personnel
  • Onboarding of new employees
  • Event planning and coordination
  • Manage office supply inventory
  • Other duties as assigned

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • High-school diploma or equivalent
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Experience with ERP software
  • General computer skills in MS Windows including Word, Excel, Outlook
  • Experience with Adobe, or other pdf software

Survey Crew Member

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Operate and maintain the total stations, Levels, GPS, and drone equipment
  • Ensure equipment is clean, organized and ready for use
  • Charge equipment batteries
  • Record survey measurements and descriptive data, using equipment, notes, drawings and sketches
  • Other duties as assigned

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • High-school diploma or equivalent
  • Valid driver’s license

Survey Party Chief

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • With direction, supervise, coordinate, and perform the survey activities required on a project
  • Assume responsibility for the proper operation and maintenance of the equipment for total stations, Levels, GPS, and drone
  • Record survey measurements and descriptive data, using equipment, notes, drawings and sketches
  • Coordinate survey personnel on project requirements and assigns tasks to carry out the

performance of survey activities

  • Monitor survey personnel performance and documentation to assure quality, consistency and the compliance for project and company requirements
  • Assume responsibility for safety of personnel and equipment in the field
  • Other duties as assigned

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • High-school diploma or equivalent
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Experience supervising a survey crew
  • Experience in the following areas: boundary surveying, topographic survey, GPS, data

collection, and construction staking

On-site Survey Technician

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Prepare maps and drawings from survey field data to include: plats, boundary surveys, topographic maps, and as-built surveys
  • Prepare TINs, surface models, and contours from field data
  • Reduce field notes and check reductions and calculations made by others
  • Post-process static GPS data or submit to OPUS
  • Calculate and prepare files for use by survey crews for construction stakeout
  • Process and incorporate drone photogrammetry into survey maps and drawings
  • Incorporate conventional total station data, static GPS data, and RTK GPS data into projects
  • Assist civil engineers and landscape architects with preparation of project specifications booklets
  • Other duties as assigned

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • High-school diploma or equivalent
  • High degree of proficiency using AutoCAD drafting software
  • Experience preparing TINs, surface models, and contours
  • Experience preparing survey-related drawings
  • General computer skills in MS Windows including Word, Excel, Outlook

On-site
Landscape Architect I

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Design projects for parks, open spaces, campus and urban environments, and municipal spaces
  • Prepare construction documents, 3-D modeling, and other presentation material,
  • Render and produce presentation graphics 
  • Assist with the preparation of construction drawings and document sets and work with senior designers on a collaborative team
  • Prepare CAD based-plans
  • Occasionally assist in sales meetings and presentations with prospective clients
  • Plan the locations of buildings, roads, walkways, planting, and irrigation
  • Produce cost estimates
  • Assist civil engineers and landscape architects with preparation of project specification booklets

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • BS or Masters degree in Landscape Architecture
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, and Microsoft Office Suite
  • Hand sketching
  • Public speaking
  • Preferred proficiency with Sketch Up, Rhino3d or Civil3d, Lumion or similar rendering software

Certification Requirements: None, however, you will be preparing for licensure as a Registered Landscape Architect

On-site Civil Engineer, P.E.

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Manage and supervise the civil design personnel with regard to site layout, design, and
    engineering calculations
  • Prepare site design drawings including demolition plans, site dimensioning and pavement plans, grading plans, erosion control plans, and utility plans
  • Coordinate with AHJs during design to obtain approval
  • Prepare requisite design calculations and reports
  • Meet and communicate with owners, clients, consultants, and agencies to produce a
    comprehensive and coordinated construction document package
  • Lead a team of engineers and designers to create design plans in accordance with the design schedule such that contractors can build the project, including ensuring all aspects of the design will function as intended
  • Attend meetings and coordinate with the client/owner, design team, and contractor and professionally represent the company
  • Perform quality control and safety assurance, oversee projects from start to finish to ensure construction standards and safety are maintained, includes assessing potential risks, materials, and costs, and providing technical advice to address construction challenges
  • Ensure that projects comply with legal guidelines, environmental directives, and health and safety requirements, including staying up-to-date on changing zoning laws and regulations
  • Design infrastructure improvements in accordance with regulations and to best serve the project and owner’s needs
  • Attend owner/engineer/contractor meetings as required
  • Respond to RFIs and submittals
  • Perform site inspections, ensuring construction is in accordance with the design plans while meeting safety regulations
  • Conduct on-site investigations, analyze data, and stay up-to-date on zoning laws and regulations

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • BS degree in Civil Engineering or a Masters in Civil Engineering
  • Minimum 4 years of civil engineering experience as a PE

Certification Requirements: Registered Professional Engineer, P.E.

On-site Registered Landscape Architect, RLA

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary and supportive team of landscape architects, planners and others, to provide management on a wide variety of public and private landscape architectural projects 
  • Project emphasis includes park, recreation and trail planning and design, urban park, plaza, streetscape and transportation enhancements, land development, and support for large scale planning projects
  • Manage and supervise the other landscape architects’ work
  • Create drawings and designs for public spaces, gardens, residential areas, playgrounds, and college campuses using computer-aided design programs
  • Complete documentation, including being able to lay out and detail all hardscape materials, produce grading plans, produce planting plans, produce demolition plans, produce tree protection plans, and to prepare specifications for all work overseen by you
  • Plan the locations of buildings, roads, walkways, planting, and irrigation
  • Discuss requirements with clients, keep them informed of progress, and present proposals for approval 
  • Oversee projects as they progress, seek opinions from locals, and collaborate with other professionals 
  • Carry projects through government entitlement process
  • Produce contracts and cost estimates

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • BS degree or Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture

Certification Requirements: Registered Landscape Architect (RLA)

Preferred Certifications:

  • LEED AP BD+C
  • SITES AP

On-site Engineering Technician

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Primary duties of the CAD Designer/CAD Technician are under the direction of a PE, PLS or ASLA
  • Prepare drawings for civil design projects, completing review markups, prepare construction estimates, and coordinate with architects and other design disciplines
  • Perform computer-aided design and contract plan development using Autodesk AutoCAD software
  • Projects and tasks may include geometric layout, environmental permitting support, utility/energy, concept design plans, pedestrian and bicycle facility projects
  • Follow company and/or client CAD standards
  • Assist civil engineers and landscape architects with preparation of project specifications booklets

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • High-school diploma or equivalent

On-site Survey Manager / Land Surveyor, P.L.S.

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Manage and coordinate the survey personnel and the data that is collected from the field

crews and processed by the office technicians

  • Demonstrate proficiency in all described duties of the party chief and all described duties of the survey technician
  • Prepare and/or supervise the preparation of data, records, plats, maps, reports, documents and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed
  • Coordinate surveys with the work of engineers, architects, clients, and others concerned with projects
  • Train/Instruct survey personnel, as needed
  • Conduct marketing for additional surveying projects, and preparation of survey proposals.

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • High-school diploma or equivalent
  • Minimum of 6 years experience
  • Passing score on the Fundamentals of Survey Exam, Principles of Practice Exam and state-specific exam
  • High degree of proficiency using AutoCAD drafting software
  • Experience preparing TINs, surface models, and contours
  • Experience preparing survey related drawings
  • General computer skills in MS Windows including Word, Excel, Outlook

Certification Requirements: Arkansas Licensed Professional Land Surveyor

On-site Office Manager / Financial and Operations Analyst

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Support the daily administration and general production operations of the company
  • Prepare billing worksheets and invoices, and deposit payments when received
  • Perform collection activities when needed
  • Prepare checks for weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual payables and ensure payments are submitted on time
  • Prepare payroll and ensure benefits and taxes are properly calculated and executed
  • Input data into and administer the company Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) database software to efficiently manage client’s data, project information, employee timesheets, project billings, and company accounting and finance tools, etc.
  • Coordinate with management and with CPA for state and federal filings
  • Assist managers in preparation of Statements of Qualifications in response to RFQs
  • Arrange for travel accommodation for management and employees as needed
  • Answer phone and transfer caller to requested personnel or their voicemail
  • Greet visitors and introduce them to requested personnel
  • Onboarding of new employees
  • Event planning and coordination
  • Manage office supply inventory
  • Other duties as assigned

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • High-school diploma or equivalent
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Experience with ERP software
  • General computer skills in MS Windows including Word, Excel, Outlook
  • Experience with Adobe, or other pdf software

Survey Crew Member

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • Operate and maintain the total stations, Levels, GPS, and drone equipment
  • Ensure equipment is clean, organized and ready for use
  • Charge equipment batteries
  • Record survey measurements and descriptive data, using equipment, notes, drawings and sketches
  • Other duties as assigned

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • High-school diploma or equivalent
  • Valid driver’s license

Survey Party Chief

Job Duties and Responsibilities Description:

  • With direction, supervise, coordinate, and perform the survey activities required on a project
  • Assume responsibility for the proper operation and maintenance of the equipment for total stations, Levels, GPS, and drone
  • Record survey measurements and descriptive data, using equipment, notes, drawings and sketches
  • Coordinate survey personnel on project requirements and assigns tasks to carry out the

performance of survey activities

  • Monitor survey personnel performance and documentation to assure quality, consistency and the compliance for project and company requirements
  • Assume responsibility for safety of personnel and equipment in the field
  • Other duties as assigned

Education Level and Skills Required:

  • High-school diploma or equivalent
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Experience supervising a survey crew
  • Experience in the following areas: boundary surveying, topographic survey, GPS, data

collection, and construction staking

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