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Civil Engineering Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 38+ civil engineering jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and compressed weeks—for a better work-life balance. 7 new this week. Hiring companies include Costain, Parsons Corporation, and City of Compton.

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9-day fortnights 18
compressed weeks 9
summer Fridays 1
generous PTO 1
best places to work 9

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Senior Director of Civil Engineering - Multi-Site

18d

Core States Group · Remote · Wyoming +16 more

59 · GoodSummer Fridays

Estimator (Civils)

1mo

Costain · Remote · UK

58 · GoodBest Place to Work

Procurement and Supply Chain Manager - Work Winning

1mo

Costain · Remote · UK

58 · GoodBest Place to Work

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Data Center Architect, CSA

3mo

Anthropic · Remote · USA

55 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave$320k – $405k

BIM/CAD Technician (Roads)

NEW

Parsons Corporation · Onsite · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight

BIM/CAD Technician (Roads)

NEW

Parsons Corporation · Onsite · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight

Senior Highway Design Engineer

Parsons Corporation · Onsite · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight

Senior Civil Design Engineer

NEW

UK Power Networks · Hybrid · Crawley, England, UK

64 · GoodBest Place to Work£84k

Assistant Engineer (Community Development)

City of Torrance · Onsite · Torrance, CA, USA

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$6,977 – $9,355/mo

Works Engineer

29d

Nambucca Valley Council · Onsite · Macksville, New South Wales, Australia

69 · Good9 Day FortnightA$125k – A$145k

Engineer-In-Training 1 - 2027, Transportation Design

21d

Stanley Consultants · Onsite · Baton Rouge, LA, USA

65 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Student Intern - Transportation Design

26d

Stanley Consultants · Onsite · Phoenix, AZ, USA

65 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Transportation Engineer

6mo

Stanley Consultants · Hybrid · Denver, CO, USA

65 · Good9 Day Fortnight$94k – $121k

Senior Infrastructure Planning Engineer

14d

Bundaberg Regional Council · Onsite · Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia

64 · Good9 Day FortnightA$136k

Engineer-in-Training: Transit and Rail

14d

David Evans and Associates · Hybrid · Denver, CO or College Station, TX

62 · Good9 Day Fortnight$70k – $95k

Civil Engineering Student

3mo

Los Angeles County Public Works · Hybrid · Los Angeles County, CA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$51k

Associate Civil Engineer

4mo

Los Angeles County Public Works · Hybrid · Los Angeles County, CA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$116k – $148k

Associate Civil Engineer / Emergency Appointment Fire

5mo

Los Angeles County Public Works · Hybrid · Los Angeles County, CA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$116k – $148k

Associate Engineer

15d

City of Fullerton · Onsite · Fullerton, CA, USA

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$105k – $134k

Senior Design Manager

14d

Sound Transit · Hybrid · Seattle, WA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$107k – $213k

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Employers hiring for Civil Engineering on this page include Costain, Parsons Corporation, and City of Compton. Civil Engineering roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that offer a 4-day week or another flexible schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Civil Engineering is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Civil Engineering roles on this page span seniority levels, from entry-level and mid-level through senior, lead, and staff or principal positions. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above to the ones that fit you.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Civil Engineering hiring managers at companies that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

Pay depends on the role, seniority, location, and employer — not on the schedule alone. Civil Engineering roles in tech and data typically command premium rates, and specific ranges depend on seniority and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Civil Engineering candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for employers that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules — those teams rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Civil Engineering on current listings.

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Civil Engineering Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

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