Transportation Engineer

41861

Requisition :

41861

Business Unit:

TSU

Job Description:

As a member of this team, you would contribute to CDM Smith's mission by;

• With general direction, develop large-scale projects such as highways, interchanges, and urban/rural roadway designs of basic to high complexity to meet client project requirements.

• Reviews draft designs for compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and signs off on completed designs.

• Ensures that firm policies and practices are followed on all designs.

• Meets with current and potential future clients to review their current and future design needs.

• Driving day-to-day technical content coordination and ensuring high-quality delivery.

• Establishing consistency and efficiency in project delivery across the organization.

• Perform project quality management, technical disciplines integration, and Intellectual Property reuse on multi-discipline design projects.

• Review and Preparation of design calculations for roadway-related design tasks.

• Develop contract-specific provisions and cost estimates.

• Perform field work to document condition assessments and existing conditions.

• Collaborates with sales staff to create proposals in response to current and potential client requests for proposals (RFPs).

• Attends conferences, symposia, etc. to improve the visibility of the firm's products and services in collaboration with applicable sales staff.

• Provides technical guidance and training to more junior staff.

• Mentors more junior staff and develops them for future growth within the discipline and firm.

• Supervise the work of junior engineers on project work.

Job Title:

Transportation Engineer 5

Group:

TSO

Certification/License Requirements:

Professional Engineer

Employment Type:

Regular

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Civil, Transportation, or Structural Engineering or related discipline. Professional engineering (PE) license. 7 years of related experience. Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands. Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Illinois DOT projects.

• Expert knowledge of IDOT Design Manuals, Standards, Specifications, and Guidelines.

• Experience with Open Roads Designer (ORD).

• Excellent technical writing with the ability to develop work plans and document technical discussions required.

• Successful multidisciplinary team/task management or design lead experience.

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EEO Statement:

We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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