Senior/Staff UX Designer

ABOUT CIVILGRID

CivilGrid is the trusted civil design platform powering affordable infrastructure renewal and growth. We give utilities, civil engineers, and municipalities a single, collaborative source of truth for what's underground so teams can plan, design, and build faster, smarter, and safer.

Our platform consolidates utility records, geotechnical and environmental data, paving moratoriums, and jurisdictional requirements directly from 3,000+ utilities, agencies, and municipalities with full chain-of-custody documentation. Teams at PG&E, Mark Thomas, and dozens of leading engineering firms use CivilGrid to cut research time by up to 88%, reduce project costs, prevent dig-ins, and accelerate delivery on the projects that keep communities running.

We're a venture-backed Series A startup tackling a $4.7T US infrastructure market that has been underserved by software for decades. Founded by industry insiders, each with 10+ years in utilities and civil engineering, we move fast, ship work that matters, and stay close to the customers and field teams we build for.

WHY THIS ROLE

As a Senior or Staff UX Designer at CivilGrid, you'll shape how civil engineers, GIS teams, and field crews interact with dense, high-stakes spatial data - utility lines, project boundaries, permits, and more - every day. Our platform lives at the intersection of maps, data, and workflow, and getting the design right means the difference between a tool people fight with and one that fades into the background of their work. You'll partner closely with PMs, engineers, and our UX researcher to take products from early concept through shipped, polished experiences, and help raise the design bar across the team.

This role reports to the Head of Product. It is a hybrid role with expectations that you are working from our Boston, MA office at least 2 days per week if hired. We're only considering candidates based in the Greater Boston area at this time.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own design end to end for your area, from early concepts and flows through high-fidelity design, prototyping, and shipped product

• Partner with PMs and engineers as a true thought partner: shape scope, work through trade-offs, and design within technical constraints rather than around them

• Translate complex spatial and workflow data - maps, layers, permits, project stages - into interfaces that feel simple even when the underlying data isn't

• Work closely with our UX researcher to ground design decisions in real customer workflows, and run your own lightweight testing when speed matters

• Contribute to and help evolve our design system, raising the bar on consistency and craft as the product and team grow

• Move fast and get designs in front of PMs, engineers, and customers early and often rather than polishing in isolation

• Partner with other designers and raise the bar by reviewing their work, honing their craft, and helping them grow

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• 6+ years of product design experience, ideally including complex, data-dense, or technical B2B products

• Some experience mentoring junior to associate level UX Designers

• A portfolio that shows strong end-to-end thinking - not just polished screens, but the reasoning behind key decisions

• Comfort designing for dense, structured data (maps, tables, layered information) without overwhelming the user

• You can work independently from an ambiguous problem to a shippable design, and know when to loop in others versus move forward

• Strong collaboration instincts - you can defend a design decision with engineers and executives alike, and know when to hold your ground versus adapt

• You default to shipping and you'd rather get a good version in front of users this month than a perfect one next quarter

BONUS POINTS

• Bonus: experience designing for maps, GIS, CAD, or other spatial/geospatial products

• Bonus: prior industry experience in Utilities, Construction, or Civil Engineering

• Bonus: experience building or maturing a design system at an early-stage company

HOW WE WORK

We're a small, but rapidly growing team that ships. Expect direct feedback, real ownership from day one, and proximity to customers — huge utilities, public agencies, and engineering firms whose work depends on what we build. We default to in-person collaboration where it matters and remote-friendly flexibility otherwise. We hire people who care deeply about their craft and the communities our customers serve.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The base salary range for this role is $127,679 - $165,600.

Base salary is only one part of your total compensation package at CivilGrid, which also includes meaningful early-stage equity, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to shape a category-defining company. The base salary range listed above may encompass various levels and/or geographic locations; final offers are determined based on the candidate's experience, skills, level, and work location.

In addition to base and equity, we offer:

• Company-funded medical, dental, and vision insurance — including plans for all 3 at no cost to the employee

• FSA (health and dependent care)

• Unlimited PTO and a culture that expects you to actually use it

• 401(k) plan

• Flexible, remote-friendly work environment

• A high-trust team, real ownership, and the chance to do the most meaningful work of your career

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CivilGrid is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Employment decisions at CivilGrid are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact us — we're happy to help.