Highway Engineer I
About The Position
RS&H is seeking a Highway Engineer to join its Transportation Group in the St. Charles, Illinois office. The role involves roadway and highway analysis and design, plan production, specifications, reports, and estimates for conventional and design-build projects serving IDOT, county, and municipal clients. The Highway Engineer monitors labor budgets and schedules for assigned tasks and projects, coordinates with discipline task leaders and staff, meets project deliverable schedules and budgets, and supports marketing and business development initiatives. The position prepares project specifications and documents, analyzes relevant data, and produces engineering analyses and reports. It performs design, planning, impact, and cost analyses; evaluates design requirements and site selection; and develops limited design layouts. The engineer designs projects, systems, components, or processes, conducts quality-control reviews, tracks milestones, and may perform field reviews and observations of construction projects. The role may provide technical guidance to junior and support staff and may manage discipline or small multidisciplinary teams while ensuring compliance with project and contractual requirements. It also requires maintaining professional registration and licensure and staying current with applicable codes, criteria, regulations, ordinances, and professional practice requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited program or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience.
- Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
- Proficiency in production software and construction document production.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to interact effectively with and build strong relationships with clients, customers, contractors, and other key stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with MicroStation, InRoads, OpenRoads, and Bluebeam Revu.
Responsibilities
- Prepare project specifications, compile and analyze relevant data, and produce complete project documents, engineering analyses, and reports.
- Analyze and interpret data; perform design, planning, impact, and cost analyses; evaluate design requirements and site selection; and prepare limited design layouts.
- Design projects, systems, components, or processes and prepare associated engineering documents, analyses, and reports.
- Perform quality-control reviews and ensure achievement of key milestones.
- Conduct field reviews and observations of ongoing construction projects as needed to maintain and increase understanding of construction practices and design applications.
- Formulate and solve problems with timely, innovative solutions.
- Maintain professional registration and licensure and remain knowledgeable about applicable federal, state, and local codes, criteria, regulations, and ordinances.
- Provide technical guidance and assign tasks to junior and support staff as needed.
- Manage discipline and small multidisciplinary teams as needed and ensure adherence to company and project contractual requirements.
- Monitor labor budgets and schedules for assigned tasks and projects.
- Coordinate with discipline key task leaders and staff to maintain ongoing communications.
- Meet project deliverable schedules and budgets for assigned projects.
- Support marketing and business development initiatives.
- Perform other duties as assigned and within scope of practice.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
