Multimodal Transportation Engineer 5
CDM Smith•Nashville, TN
•Hybrid
About The Position
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.
Requirements
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- 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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Benefits
- Challenging, progressive and inclusive work environment
- Career growth and development
- Opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
