Multimodal Transportation Engineer

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We’re looking for a Transportation Engineer who enjoys taking complete streets and multimodal projects from concept to construction.

You’re an ideal fit for this role if you have strong PS&E delivery experience, advanced Civil 3D skills, and a genuine passion for designing safer, more connected streets for all users.

• Develop comprehensive PS&E packages for multimodal and complete streets projects, including plan/profile sheets, details, signing & striping, ADA-compliant ramps, utilities, and MOT/traffic control plans.
• Perform hands-on design using AutoCAD Civil 3D, including corridors, alignments, surfaces, pipe networks, and grading.
• Deliver model-based designs, manage sheet sets, and support QA/QC and agency reviews.
• Prepare engineer’s cost estimates (OPCC & PS&E-level) and project specifications.
• Apply AASHTO, NACTO, DOT, and municipal standards, quickly adapting to new agency-specific criteria.

Coordinate closely with planners, landscape architects, urban designers, utilities, and public agencies. Projects you'll work on include;
Multimodal corridors and complete streets featuring:
Protected bike lanes, buffered lanes, and shared-use paths, sidewalks, curb extensions, crosswalks, and ADA-compliant improvements. Streetscape elements such as medians, trees, furnishings, and lighting coordination. Context-sensitive designs balancing vehicles, transit, bikes, and pedestrians in constrained right-of-way (ROW).

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Transportation, Structural Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
• Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• 7+ years of relevant transportation engineering experience, preferably with complete streets and multimodal projects.
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required based on project location and scope.

• Experience delivering complete PS&E / construction drawing packages.
• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D (corridors, surfaces, alignments, pipe networks, grading) with efficient model-based plan production.
• Experience developing engineer’s cost estimates (OPCC and PS&E-level) and technical specifications.
• Familiarity with state DOT and municipal design standards, and navigating agency review and QA/QC cycles.
• Experience delivering complete streets and multimodal corridor projects, including bike, pedestrian, and streetscape elements.
• Ability to balance vehicular, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian needs within constrained rights-of-way.
• Knowledge of traffic calming, curb management, and multimodal safety strategies.
• Experience coordinating with planning, landscape architecture, and urban design teams.
• Ability to translate planning-level concepts into buildable construction documents.

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