GTEC - Project Engineer

Overview

Grand Traverse Engineering & Construction (GTEC) is a subsidiary of Grand Traverse Economic Development (GTED), a fast-growing company with opportunities to learn and advance. We are seeking an energetic applicant who can meet and exceed the below goals.

Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000 annually. Wages commensurate with experience.

Employees in this job complete and oversee a variety of professional engineering assignments in one or more specialized areas of transportation systems and programs involving research, planning, design, technology, materials, construction, traffic safety, traffic operations, and maintenance of roads, bridges, and highways.

Project Engineer

This professional engineering position is required to have ten or more years of experience, post college. The employee performs a full range of professional civil engineering assignments in a full-functioning capacity. Considerable independent judgement is required to carry out assignments that have significant impact on services or programs. Guidelines may be available but require adaptation or interpretation to determine appropriate courses of action.

Compiles and analyzes engineering data and prepares conclusions and recommendations.

Designs and prepares preliminary and final plans for highways, bridges, drainage structures, municipal utilities, roadway lighting, traffic control devices, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), and miscellaneous highway facilities.

May oversee the survey, staking, layout and inspection of construction projects. Participates in studies to determine sufficiency of existing roadway systems and structures, as well as programming of future construction. Develops preliminary engineering treatments to determine construction feasibility and estimated costs. Investigates traffic problems and recommends methods to improve traffic flow and safety. Meets with representatives of private industry, local organizations, and citizens to discuss proposed roadway construction activity.

Recommends construction methods best suited to soil types encountered. Prepares final construction documents for bidding. May serve as quality assurance engineer reviewing plans, testing or construction for roadway projects.

Work for this position may include developing or carrying out the following:

• Site and Infrastructure Design
• Construction Engineering and Inspection
• Transportation Planning (Long-range Transportation Planning Development)
• Traffic Engineering
• Traffic Signing Plans
• Road Safety Audits
• Pedestrian and Non-motorized facility design
• Working with the Bureau of Indian Affairs Road Inventory Field Data System (RIFDS)

• B.S. in Civil Engineering from an accredited college and hold a PE licensed in the State of Michigan
• 10 years of related experience in traffic engineering, road safety audits, and transportation planning.
• Experience in Site Planning and design of infrastructure is also preferred, but not required.
• Demonstrated maturity in judgment, initiative and ethics.
• Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to prepare detailed reports.
• Ability to travel overnight for field assignments for a week or more at a time.
• Computer skills including Office 365, Carlson, Micro Station, and/or AutoCAD.

• Great Pay
• Amazing Team
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Flex Spending Account
• Health, Dental, Vision
• Vacation
• Long Term Disability (employer sponsored)
• Short Term Disability (Voluntary)

GTED is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer!

Indian Preference is practiced; however, all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.