Staff Pavement Engineer

ARA•Austin, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

ARA’s Transportation Division is seeking staff civil engineers with a passion for pavement behavior and materials to support pavement evaluation and structural analysis projects, with an emphasis on pavement design and deflection data analysis from various devices. At ARA, you will be part of a team that delivers decision-making information to our clients.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited institution.
2+ years of experience in pavement engineering, as described below; graduate/academic research may be considered in partial fulfillment of experience requirements, if directly applicable.
Demonstrated proficiency in: Pavement modeling that may include pavement material behavior for flexible and rigid pavement, pavement layer response and mechanistic parameters, remaining life, or pavement degradation.
Demonstrated proficiency in: Pavement design concepts, application, and development using various software tools.
Demonstrated proficiency in: Data analyses and representation that may include deflections, pavement condition metrics, pavement layer properties, and similar data.
Working knowledge/experience with: Logical pavement design development, from data collection to final reporting.
Working knowledge/experience with: Integrating multiple pavement datasets to arrive at pavement rehabilitation strategy recommendations.
Working knowledge/experience with: Database manipulation of large datasets.
Working knowledge/experience with: Geographic information system (GIS) tools.
Working knowledge/experience with: Preparation of technical proposals.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to travel as needed for field work and marketing/networking activities.
Valid driver’s license to drive and operate company vehicles, including pavement testing equipment (generally less than 10% time).

Nice To Haves

Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam strongly preferred.
Pavement management concepts and data usage.
ArcGIS data modeling and visualization.
Use of Python, R, and other programming languages.
Application, data analysis, and representation of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR).
Advanced statistical analysis techniques and inference of data.
Highway construction and maintenance practices for pavement layers.
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) pavement evaluation and design methods.
Knowledge of TxDOT materials nomenclature and application.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with senior staff and staff technicians to produce results from nondestructive pavement testing methods and modeling to develop engineering evaluation, design, and rehabilitation strategy recommendations.
Participate in field work, both local and nationwide.
Work with large datasets from project- and network-level pavement testing to support state DOTs, local agencies, and federal sponsors.
Conduct analyses using data from Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD), Traffic Speed Deflectometer Devices (TSDD), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), vehicle-based condition assessment platforms, and other equipment.
Assist with the production of deliverables to meet project objectives, including technical reports.
Participate in writing proposals in response to RFPs for existing and new lines of business.
Engage in marketing and networking activities.