HDR

Transportation Engineer

HDR • $80K — $110K *
Vienna, VA 22182In-Person
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • 5-7 years of experience in roadway engineering design
  • Hands-on experience with CAD software (Bentley ConceptStation, Open Roads, Autodesk Infraworks, Civil3D)
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Experience in highway interchanges, intersection design, and transportation planning
  • Commitment to employee-owned culture and values.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate in a highway/roadway design team for various project sizes
  • Prepare roadway design work using local or AASHTO standards
  • Oversee contract plans, specifications, and estimates for roadway projects
  • Assist in or manage larger engineering projects including budgets and schedules
  • Communicate daily with clients and coordinate with subconsultants
  • Support and mentor junior engineers and technical staff
  • Perform additional duties as needed.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for progressive project responsibility
  • Chance to work on complex transportation projects in the Mid-Atlantic
  • Exposure to key clients for networking and growth
  • Involvement in business development and marketing activities
  • Membership in employee networking groups for diversity and inclusion.
Full Job Description
In the role of Transportation Engineer (Highway/Roadway), we'll count on you to:

  • Work as a key member of a highway/roadway design team for moderate to large projects and work independently on smaller projects
  • Prepare or oversee the following roadway/highway design work using local or AASHTO standards: horizontal and vertical alignment, roadway sections, intersection layout and sight distance determination, interchange layout, roadway drainage including hydraulic reports, and right-of-way plans
  • Prepare and oversee the following elements of various sizes of contract plans, specifications and estimates: roadway sections, alignment/right-of-way plans, temporary erosion control plans, site preparation plans, roadway profiles, drainage plans and profiles, utility plans, paving, pavement marking plans, signing plans, traffic control plans
  • Assist in the management of larger projects or manage smaller projects
  • Include preparing scopes, budgets and schedules
  • Manage the following work elements: day-to-day communication (verbal and written) with the client, support and advise junior engineers and technical staff, write reports and technical memos, coordinate with subconsultants, keep project on schedule and within budget, and keep client satisfied
  • Perform other duties as needed


Opportunities for Growth

  • Progressive project responsibility including discipline leadership roles on large infrastructure projects
  • Collaboration on some of the largest, most complex transportation projects in the Mid-Atlantic and beyond
  • Exposure to key clients
  • Supporting business development including client outreach, marketing, proposal development, etc.


Keywords: Civil, Engineering, Roadway, Highway, Design, Construction, DOT, *LI-MJ1

Preferred Qualifications

  • A minimum of 5 years experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
  • Experience with OpenRoads 3D Corridor Modeling strongly preferred
  • Experience working on VDOT, DDOT, MDTA and/or MDSHA projects preferred
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work with various teams, and leadership and management skills desirable
  • Preference given to local candidates


Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Previous experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • Hands-on experience with Highways and Roads CAD engineeringsoftware such as Bentley ConceptStation and Open Roads Designer and/orAutodesk Infraworks and Civil3d
  • MS Office knowledge
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Experience should include urban and rural highway interchanges, intersection design, traffic management, transportation planning, site planning, preparation of concept alignments, geometrical layout and CAD base alignment plans
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

About HDR

HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1917 as Henningson Engineering Company and has since grown to become one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. HDR provides a wide range of services, including architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management. The company has worked on a number of high-profile projects, including the Hoover Dam Bypass and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. HDR is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts in this area by organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council.
Learn more about HDR
Size
10,000 employees
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Founded
1917
* Ladders Estimates

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