Operations & Maintenance Junior Engineer

Ferrovial • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

The Operations & Maintenance Junior Engineer supports the continued success of the company’s highway projects. The role assists with monitoring Operations & Maintenance (O&M) costs and preparing plans, presentations, reports, and consultant, vendor, and materials comparison statements used to maintain assets and support project work.

The engineer helps develop O&M cost models in Excel for financial models used to assess potential highway investments, and gathers data from sources such as the RS-Means cost database, project design drawings, RFIs, RFPs, environmental assessments, and design reports to analyze O&M expenditures for new proposals and existing concessions. The position also contributes to road-safety work, project research, field work, preliminary design calculations and analysis, and monitoring costs for existing concessions using the O&M benchmarking system. The role provides exposure to project, commercial, and client management.

The position requires availability to oversee nighttime work up to 50%, availability for nighttime and weekend hours, and regular local travel between the LBJ and NTE projects and offices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Power BI.
• Superior technical report-writing and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively; ethical and caring approach.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Availability to oversee nighttime work up to 50%.
• Availability for nighttime and weekend hours.
• Ability to travel locally between LBJ and NTE projects and offices.

Nice To Haves

• Data processing and management experience or skills.
• Proficiency in MicroStation and/or ArcGIS.
• Prior experience or exposure in the field.

Responsibilities

• Support development of O&M cost models in Excel for inclusion in financial models used to assess the feasibility of investing in new highway projects.
• Gather relevant data from the RS-Means cost database, project design drawings, RFIs, RFPs, environmental assessments, and design reports to analyze O&M expenditures for new proposals and existing concessions.
• Contribute to road-safety projects, including Road Safety Audits, crash analysis, Highway Safety Manual analysis, and transportation safety planning and management.
• Assist with project research, field work, preliminary design calculations, and analysis.
• Support monitoring O&M costs for existing concessions by collecting data on concessionaires from the O&M benchmarking system.
• Prepare presentations, reports, consultant and vendor comparison statements, and other documents for the Technical Department.
• Oversee nighttime work as needed.

Benefits

• Highly competitive insurance benefits.
• Paid Time Off.
• Matching 401(k) program.
• Opportunities for professional and personal development, including potential national and international opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level