Transportation Roadway Engineer

Transportation Roadway Engineer

Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport, and we'll help you go all the way. Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond.

We are looking for our next Transportation Roadway Engineer to join the Highways Roads & Bridges team based out of any GHD office in our central region including Detroit, MI; Houston, TX; Baton Rouge, LA; Chicago, IL; Golden, CO, Dallas, TX; and St. Paul, MN office. In this role you will perform engineering duties in planning and design.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Developing and preparing contract plans and specifications
• Utilizing computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) software in plans preparation and development
• Ensuring plans and specifications are developed in accordance with appropriate design criteria, policy, and procedures
• Assembling roadway design plans, signing and pavement marking plans, signalization plans, lighting plans, typical section packages, scopes of work, design exceptions and variations, and utility conflict reports
• Performing complex engineering/geometric calculations in the development of project design
• Determining bid items, associated quantities, and compiling quantity summaries
• Developing special designs as required for intersections, maintenance of traffic, profile grades, and other roadway design components with minimal supervision
• Preparing calculations for quantities and costing of projects
• Carrying out quality checks and procedures
• Design engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief
• Contribute to the analysis of information, the drafting of engineering standards and specifications, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline
• Deliver small- or medium-scale projects while working within an established program management plan
• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media
• Manage relationships with small clients while also helping senior colleagues manage relationships with larger key clients and customers

What you will bring to the team:

• Familiarity with AutoCAD Civil3d and MicroStation and possess ability to become proficient in each
• Proficiency with grading and working with 3D surfaces, and storm drain design
• Strong teammate, with the ability to work independently when required, cooperative in open sharing of information and knowledge with team
• Good time management ability, ability to handle conflicting priorities and work in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail and ability to complete diverse assignments
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to meet challenging deadlines
• Some traffic engineering experience such as completing Traffic Impact Studies and familiarity with HCS, Synchro/SimTraffic and SIDRA/RODEL traffic capacity analysis software