Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP is seeking a motivated engineer with skills and/or focus on track engineering for freight railroads and/or public transit agencies to join our team in our Baltimore, MD office. The candidate will be responsible for coordination and oversight of a wide variety of rail related design projects including, but not limited to MDOT Maryland Transit Administration, CSXT, WMATA, Amtrak, DRPT, and VPRA.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for managing and delivering quality transit/rail services on-time, within budget and to the satisfaction of the client
- Prepares and modifies reports, specifications, plans, schedules, environmental studies, and designs for projects.
- Serve as a technical resource leading a team providing rail track engineering and design services for clients
- Prepare cost estimate, determine scope of work, and prepare proposals and contracts on projects
- Coordinate and ensure completeness and accuracy of design effort
- Uses design software to prepare engineering and design documents.
- Submits documents to federal, state, and local agencies for review and obtains permits required.
- Participates in Design/Build efforts including consulting with contractor/construction personnel concerning design constructability as related to field conditions, sequencing and scheduling of construction activities.
- Attends onsite and offsite client meetings.
- Serves as technical liaison with clients on project efforts and coordinates technical efforts within discipline areas.
- Evaluates need for design changes and makes appropriate recommendations.
- Participates in project scoping and fee estimating and proposal preparation, interviews, and negotiations.
- Participates in Design/Build efforts including consulting with contractor/construction personnel concerning design constructability as related to field conditions, sequencing and scheduling of construction activities.
- Attends onsite and offsite client meetings.
- Serves as technical liaison with clients on project efforts and coordinates technical efforts within discipline areas.
- Evaluates need for design changes and makes appropriate recommendations.
- Participates in project scoping and fee estimating and proposal preparation, interviews, and negotiations.
- Reviews assigned project(s) after award to define project scope, determine work procedures/sequences and develops schedules and budgets
- Provides coordination of project execution and control, in a given discipline area, to achieve continuity of purpose within scope, budget, and time schedules from initial start-up through project closeout
- Perform design calculations and conduct investigative analyses toward completion of assigned design tasks, and direct preparation of design specifications
- Organize scheduling of specific tasks and assignments
- Uses senior-level technical expertise to consider broad range of engineering solutions
- Responsible for the discipline-specific planning, work distribution, and leadership and adherence to the schedule, and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Rail Transportation Engineering
- 11-15 years of track design experience.
- Professional Engineer, P.E. in Maryland Required. DC and Virginia PE's a plus
- Demonstrated knowledge of rail track design, management and implementation of transit/passenger/freight rail projects.
- Familiarity with MDOT MTA, MDOT SHA, MDTA and other local agencies such as the City of Baltimore DOT a plus
- Advanced knowledge of the practical application of engineering principles, practices, and techniques, including AREMA guidelines.
- Demonstrated experience in Microstation V8i, Inroads, and Open Rail
- Skill in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and Excel.
- Ability to demonstrate strong attention to detail.
- Ability to demonstrate strong organizational and time management skills.
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented
Benefits:
WRA recognizes that employees play an important role in its success. Our commitment to full-time employees is reflected in the comprehensive benefits package we offer:
- Flexible work schedule options
- Competitive salary
- Leave accrual and paid holidays
- Healthcare benefits
- Group Life Insurance, as well as additional optional life Insurance, short and long term disability insurance
- Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursement
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Parental and maternity leave benefits
The expected compensation range for this position is $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 annually. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. WRA will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity. (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)
Position # 3086
#LI - Onsite #LI - Mid Level
