Civil Engineering

Inspired solutions…

Reshaping the world around us

Working seamlessly alongside architects, key stakeholders, and construction professionals, our civil engineering practice touches all aspects of the built environment: planning and design, permitting, construction, and operations. You’ll benefit from CEC’s talented land development, geotechnical, transportation, and structural engineers; landscape architects and planners; and professionals well-versed in stormwater/water quality management, sustainability, green infrastructure design, property condition assessments, accessibility and mobility, and site infrastructure maintenance and rehabilitation. We apply the latest design technologies, such as new AutoCAD 3D tools, InfraWorks, BIM, Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR), LiDAR scanning, drones, and more.

CEC is ranked #28 in General Building on the 2023 ENR Mid-Atlantic Top Design Firms list

  • Site Intelligence
  • Site Layout Design
  • Site Grading & Earthwork Analyses
  • Stormwater Management Design
  • Water Quality Best Management Practice Design & Inspections
  • Utility Coordination
  • Water System Design
  • Sewage Planning, Sewer System Design & Permitting
  • Erosion & Sedimentation Control Design, Permitting & Inspections
  • ADA Accessibility Analysis & Design
  • Sustainability Planning & Design
  • Site Demolition Plans
  • Land Development Approvals & Municipal Permitting
  • Cost Estimating
  • Construction Documents & Specifications
  • Bidding Support & Construction Administration

  • Subsurface Investigations, Sampling & Testing
  • Slope Stability Analyses
  • Retaining Structure Design
  • Landslide Assessment/Remediation
  • Pavement Evaluation, Rehabilitation & Design
  • Mine Subsidence Investigations, Risk Assessments & Stabilization
  • Geo-Hazard Assessments
  • Building Foundation Design Recommendations
  • Grouting and Ground Improvement Design
  • Geotechnical Forensic Engineering
  • Infiltration Testing

  • Low-Rise Building Design
  • Bridge/Abutment Design
  • Building Component Design
  • Remodeling/Retrofit Support
  • Structural Condition Assessment
  • Demolition Support
  • Foundation Design
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM)
  • Fabrication Support

  • Traffic/Transportation Impact Studies (TIS)
  • State/Local Roadway/Driveway Permitting
  • Roadway/Highway Design
  • Bridge and Culvert Design (Replacement, Widening, Rehabilitation)
  • Traffic Signal Design
  • Transportation Planning
  • Parking Studies
  • Master/Comprehensive Plan Studies
  • Traffic Calming Studies/Design
  • Traffic Data Collection/Analysis
  • Pedestrian Safety Studies
  • Multi-Modal Transportation Studies/Design
  • Excess/Road Use Maintenance Agreements (EMAs/RUMAs/Roadway Bonding)
  • Roadway Condition Surveys
  • Highway Safety Studies
  • Maintenance Protection of Traffic (MPT)/Traffic Control Plans
  • Landfill/Hazardous Waste Traffic Studies
  • Municipal Traffic Engineering

  • Conceptual Site Layouts & Test Fits
  • Planting Design
  • Hardscape & Plaza Design
  • Green Infrastructure Design
  • Green Roof Design
  • Streetscape Design
  • Athletic Field Design
  • Parks, Trails & Recreation Planning & Design
  • Therapeutic & Sensory Garden Design
  • Irrigation Design
  • Site Lighting Design
  • Graphics, Renderings & Animations
  • 3D Augmented & Virtual Reality Models

  • Economic Master Planning
  • Airport-Related Development Planning
  • Business Attraction Strategies
  • Site Reuse Planning
  • Facility Master Planning
  • Site Selection Studies

  • Design/Build Services
  • Construction Management
  • Construction Quality Assurance
  • Building Materials Testing
  • IBC Special Inspections Services
  • Site Infrastructure Maintenance Services
  • Confined Space Entry & Rescue Team
Rick Celender

Rick Celender

Civil Engineering Lead

(412) 760-0136 | Read Bio


Rick Celender is a Vice President in Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.’s (CEC) Pittsburgh Office with more than 30 years of diverse experience in surveying, volumetric analysis, stormwater and erosion control BMP design and inspection, land development analysis, solar/wind energy, natural gas well pad, pipeline, and plant permitting, environmental analysis, NPDES/ESCGP/401/404 permitting, landscape architecture, and civil engineering consulting. As a consulting organization, CEC focuses its operations on market groups with support from all of the firm’s multi-disciplined practices.

Rick serves as CEC’s Corporate Civil Engineering Lead, where he leads our confined space entry/rescue program, CEC’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspection, survey, and aerial acquisition program. Rick is a member of the Marcellus Shale Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Committee, and coordinates with state and federal regulatory officials related to the integration of UAV/robotic sampling technologies for permitting, reporting, and inspection purposes. Rick was the UAV team leader of a project to digitally preserve important Etruscan and Roman era archaeological sites in Volterra, Italy, which won an AIA Technology in Architectural Practice Innovation award in 2017.

Rick is a longtime member of the Master Builders Association, Marcellus Shale Coalition, National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, National Volunteer Fire Council, and the American Public Works Association.  

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