Professional Civil Engineer; Road Projects

Professional Civil Engineer (Road Projects)

Position: PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEER (Road Projects)

Status: Full Time

Starting Pay: Salary commensurate with experience level.

Hours: Monday through Thursday, nine‑hour days, and Friday, four‑hour day;
Additional hours may be required based on project needs.

Professional Civil Engineer in the Transportation Engineering Division; focused on continuing career as a technical expert and/or project manager for Road Projects. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who can meet the challenges defined by our clients and continuously develop himself or herself on a career level.

• BS Degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering curriculum. Advanced degree a plus.
• Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer in the State of Louisiana.
• Minimum of 10 years of qualifying experience after licensure as a Professional Engineer.
• Strong background in advanced computer software.
• Experience with LADOTD, or similar agency, requirements and standards pertaining to roadway and bridge projects.
• Knowledge and understanding of applicable design codes and clients standards.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Road design experiences with Louisiana DOTD preferred.
• Design experiences with storm water drainage, LADOTD Hydraulics and HEC RAS preferred.
• Experience with Microstation, preferred.
• Experience with Inroads, preferred.

• Duties include, but are not limited to providing engineering and technical support within the Transportation Department through services such as project development, detailed project design, calculation and proposal development, opinion of cost, and technical engineering and inspection for a variety of road projects. Specific examples include:
• Utilizing engineering and CADD software to oversee and/or provide designs for road, drainage and other civil project plans and specifications.
• Interpreting electronic surveys to incorporate into plans.
• Project management for all phases of design work from inception to final acceptance.
• Managing projects to ensure efficient personnel utilization and on‑time delivery.
• Assist in the review of roadway calculations and plan submittals, shop drawing submittals, contractor proposals, requests for information, change orders, etc.
• Develop project engineering fees and negotiate engineering contract scope of work performing QA/QC reviews of design activities of design team members.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Assist in any duties required to deliver a quality product on schedule and within budget.

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Supplemental Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Time

G.E.C., Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran’s status, or disability status.