Transportation Design Engineer (Engineer 3

Transportation Design Engineer

DOWL is a top-ranked, multi-disciplined consulting firm with over 60 years of experience in civil engineering and related services. Our in-house expertise spans Civil and Land Development, Construction-Related Services, Transportation and Structures, and Water and Environmental Services. At DOWL, you're valued. We support your growth, offer great benefits, and foster a culture of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork.

Join our dynamic team of transportation planners and designers dedicated to creating innovative, practical solutions that improve safety, connectivity, and accessibility. Collaborating closely with our traffic engineers, you'll help develop and implement roadway improvements that solve immediate traffic challenges while supporting long-term community goals. If you're passionate about shaping smarter, safer transportation systems, we'd love you to be a part of our team!

The Transportation Design Engineer is responsible for performing moderate to advanced levels of engineering calculations, alternatives analysis, design and drafting for a variety of transportation projects including sidewalks, bike paths, local roadways, intersections, highways, freeways, and other transportation facilities. Duties may include site visits, CAD mark-ups and drafting, geometric roadway layout and design, performing 3D corridor modeling, writing project specifications and technical reports, calculating construction quantities, estimating construction costs, coordinating with clients and stakeholders, and preparing project correspondence.

The person in this position is expected to exercise a strong work ethic, desire to learn new design concepts, and have great organizational and communication skills. A successful Transportation Design Engineer should demonstrate proficiency with design and drafting fundamentals in at least one software platform, be able to quickly learn and apply new 2D and 3D design concepts quickly with limited oversight, and mentor others with less experience.

A successful employee is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary.

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Software:

• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Proficient
• Market Sector Software (AutoCAD C3D) - Developing
• Market Sector Software (Microstation Connect and Open Roads) - Developing (if applicable)
• 3D design and visualizations (e.g., Revit, Infraworks) - Basic (if applicable)
• Task Specific (e.g., Auto Turn, Guide Sign)

Technical Expertise:

• Intermediate understanding of technical fundamentals
• Performs moderately complex design tasks independently
• Effectively divides projects into individual tasks
• Leads technical effort on small projects
• Performs quality control technical checking of basic deliverables
• Reviews, interprets, and employs appropriate design guidance from technical memos and reports

Teamwork:

Team player who is able to follow on large, complex projects and lead a small team on simple tasks. Anticipates the needs of other technical disciplines and takes responsibility for their results.

Project Delivery:

Produces the following independently:

• Technical reports and memos
• Specifications
• Construction quantity calculations and cost estimates
• Design documents and construction plans
• Exhibits

Understanding Budget and

Schedule:

Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets. Able to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort. Able to consistently meet budget and schedule expectations on projects.

Industry Standards and Regulations:

Proficiently selects from and employs the following design codes:

• AASHTO and FHWA
  - Advanced
• Local Client
  - Advanced

Client Interaction:

Frequent client communications. Resolves issues on small projects. Attends client meetings and consistently uses situationally appropriate…