In the role of Freight Rail/Civil Engineer, we'll count on you to coordinate with clients/owners, project team, other consultants, and others involved with the project. You will support Rail Project Managers and Engineers to develop track and civil design plans and specifications, develop design criteria, project guides, project meeting notes, and project controls. Your responsibilities will include completing track design engineering and inroads modeling alongside construction cost estimating, working closely with the project’s associated design task leads, and serving as a cross-disciplinary resource to best serve the needs of HDR. You will assist with other duties assigned by Project Engineers and/or Project Managers and serve in a technical role on railroad or civil engineering/design projects to support HDR’s Freight Rail Market Sector and other market sectors as needed. This position involves working across team-driven environments, across regions, and with a variety of clients that include rail, industrial, terminal, utility, agency, DOT, port, transit, and other industry clients. You will be involved in project activities ranging from feasibility analysis to final design, and through to construction phase activities (including procurement, bid support, and construction submittals). Additionally, you will support Rail Project Managers by participating in client and stakeholder visits, site visits, field assessments, and construction inspections as needed. You will review or check design plans, calculations, estimates, and specifications produced by other staff, perform work independently on small projects and/or assist senior engineering on large-scale projects, and perform work assignments in accordance with established schedules and within prescribed budget.