October 17, 2026
Dear [Hiring manager's name],
I direct a $30 million annual portfolio of roadway, drainage and utility projects at Meridian Infrastructure Group, and I'm applying for your Civil Engineer opening because it names engineer-of-record responsibility directly, the part of this job where nine years of licensure and sealed plan sets actually matter most.
I serve as engineer of record on 14 capital projects, and 11 of those earned DOT approval on the first submittal, a record I built by pre-meeting with plan reviewers before formal submission rather than waiting for redline comments. I also designed the stormwater system for a 240-acre mixed-use development in HEC-RAS and StormCAD, cutting post-development runoff 38% below pre-development levels.
I'm a licensed Professional Engineer in Texas and Colorado, design in Civil 3D under AASHTO LRFD standards, and I supervise four EIT-level engineers whose mentorship has produced two first-attempt PE exam passes. On a $45 million interchange package, I negotiated utility conflicts and RFI responses that held change orders under 2% of construction cost.
I'd welcome a conversation about the capital program [Company name] is delivering and where a first-submittal track record could help protect the schedule. I'm glad to walk through the interchange project in an interview at your convenience.
Sincerely,
Arjun Lewis, PE
