Transit Civil Engineer

Kimley-Horn•Seattle, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Kimley-Horn's Seattle, Washington (WA) office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 7+ years of experience to join their Transit team. The selected candidate will contribute to the production and delivery of transit design projects with a particular focus on, but not limited to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) projects. The qualified individual will assist in managing and lead a Transit team while building and managing relationships with key clients. This role involves an entrepreneurial spirit, creating a vision for growth in their personal practice while contributing to the growth of the transportation engineering practice in the local area and beyond. The individual will also assist in marketing and business development efforts with existing local municipal, state, and private clients, while delivering a wide variety of transit related projects with a growing team of transit professionals. Our Project Managers manage their projects profitably, transition work to qualified staff, grow and mentor staff, and act as a positive leader and mentor. The successful candidate will be given a great deal of autonomy to lead, direct, and grow their business. Kimley-Horn emphasizes a culture where people, clients, and employees are at the forefront, prioritizing client goals and employee flourishing. The company's commitment to quality, employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to its placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 17 years.

Requirements

Registered Professional Engineering (P.E.) license
7+ years of transit-focused engineering experience including: Transit corridor design experience, focused on (but not limited to) BRT and LRT modes
Track/guideway design experience
Roadway design experience
Station design experience, including park-and-ride facilities
Outgoing, self-motivated team player
High level of proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D
Experience communicating and working with clients
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
Strong organizational skills and detail-orientation
Ability to balance priorities among multiple projects

Responsibilities

Contribute to the production and delivery of transit design projects with a particular focus on, but not limited to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) projects
Assist in managing and lead a Transit team
Build and manage relationships with key clients
Create a vision for growth in their personal practice while contributing to the growth of our transportation engineering practice in the local area and beyond
Assist in marketing and business development efforts with our existing local municipal, state, and private clients
Deliver a wide variety of transit related projects with our growing team of transit professionals
Operate with integrity and sound business principals
Provide vision, business planning and strategy
Establish goals
Build and maintain positive client relationships
Have open communication with your partners and team
Grow and lead a transit practice
Perform various tasks including corridor concept development, assistance in public outreach, and transit evaluation
Manage projects profitably
Transition work to qualified staff
Grow and mentor staff
Act as a positive leader and mentor
Lead, direct, and grow their business