Transportation Design Engineer

Location

Colorado Springs, CO 80905 or Centennial, CO 80112

Hybrid schedule

The anticipated compensation range for this position is approximately $85,000-$110,000 annually (equivalent to $40.86–$52.88 per hour). Depending on the candidate's qualifications and experience, this position may be classified as either non‑exempt (hourly) or exempt (salaried). Final pay rate will be determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, job‑related skills, experience, qualifications, and market conditions.

Basis Partners' Design Engineers play an important role in our community's quality of life and safety by being a part of a design team responsible for applying broad knowledge of principles, practices, and applied technical expertise for engineering project development, design, and modeling of transportation‑related project deliverables. Basis Partners' Design Engineers work under a Senior Design Engineer (Design Lead) in their engineering focus discipline.

The Design Engineer serves a pivotal role in ensuring quality design and project deliverables that align with an exceptional client experience and the firm's high standards of quality and innovation that differentiates Basis Partners from all other firms.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty and responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job duties and responsibilities.

• Participating in project kick off meetings to assist with the planning and scoping of projects.
• Researching and understanding the scope and standards that govern projects.
• Collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the project site, prior studies, surveys, as‑built drawings, historical data, etc. as inputs into project development, design, and construction.
• Begin initial design through both calculations and CADD layouts.

• Creating conceptual designs and advancing a selected alternative to a final design level.
• Conducting analyses to develop and support designs and submittals.
• Evaluating the design against industry standards, regulations, and client expectations.
• Continually revising the design through milestone meetings (including submittal reviews and feedback), changes in scope or design changes, feasibility analyses, cost constraints, client preferences, and other relevant factors.

• Drafting project plans and specifications (including plan sheets, special provisions, and bid documents).
• Creating written narratives/project reports.
• Calculating quantities for cost estimating and bidding purposes.
• Identifying and documenting required permits.
• Participating in quality reviews and revisions to ensure compliance with internal and client quality standards.

• Assisting the Design Lead by providing detailed information such as photos, sketches, exhibits, drawings, calculations, measurements, or other necessary information.
• Tracking and documenting design revisions, design calculations, and other important changes throughout the project.
• Maintaining well‑organized internal documents in project folders for easy access and retrieval.

• Identifying and addressing constructability issues.
• Answering engineering design‑related questions throughout construction.

• Interacting with colleagues, clients, contractors, and the public in a professional manner.
• Collaborating with internal peers to deliver high‑quality deliverables with consistency in appearance, detail, ingenuity, and content.
• Maintaining a safe and clean work environment by:
  • Wearing proper personal protection equipment (PPE) while on project sites.
  • Reporting any unsafe conditions to your manager or any member of management.
  • Actively supporting our safety culture and ensuring…