Civil Engineering Writer at Mercor

Civil Engineering Writer | $80/hr | Remote (contract)

About the role

Mercor is seeking senior civil engineering professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in large-scale infrastructure and construction contexts. Contributors design civil engineering scenarios, draft reference outputs, and write rubrics that capture how senior civil engineering leaders think. Work follows two standards tracks — an International track (Eurocodes and ISO) and a US track (ASCE, ACI, AISC, AASHTO) — and experts qualified in either or both are encouraged to apply.

What you'll do

• Construct civil engineering scenarios spanning large-scale infrastructure design cycles, multi-stakeholder permitting and regulatory review, and complex construction management or public works processes.
• Build tasks across structural design and analysis, transportation and highway engineering, water resources and environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, and construction project management.
• Develop scenarios involving tools such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit, STAAD.Pro/ETABS, HEC-RAS, and enterprise project management platforms used on major infrastructure programs.
• Apply civil engineering methodologies (structural load analysis, geotechnical site assessment, hydrology/hydraulic modeling) to the relevant standards — US: ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC 360, AASHTO LRFD; International: Eurocodes EN 1990-1998 and ISO — and produce reference design plans, engineering calculations, and stakeholder- and regulator-facing technical narratives.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic civil engineering judgment from generic textbook or coursework-level recall.

Requirements

• 5+ years working as a civil engineer or engineering lead.
• Direct ownership of large-scale infrastructure designs, permitting processes, or construction project delivery.
• Fluency in civil engineering tooling and methodologies, plus an understanding of how regulatory approvals, environmental review (NEPA or an international equivalent), and public agency oversight actually work.
• A recognized professional engineering credential is strongly preferred (US PE, or an international equivalent such as CEng, EUR ING, or P.Eng).
• Prior rubric, engineering-training curriculum, or design documentation authorship is a plus.

Pay and schedule

$80/hr, paid hourly. This is contract work and the role is fully remote.