Transportation Design Engineer (Engineer 3)

DOWL•Juneau, AK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our dynamic team of transportation planners and designers dedicated to creating innovative, practical solutions that improve safety, connectivity, and accessibility. Collaborating closely with our traffic engineers, you'll help develop and implement roadway improvements that solve immediate traffic challenges while supporting long-term community goals. If you're passionate about shaping smarter, safer transportation systems, we’d love you to be a part of our team!

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree required
4 years of experience required
3 years of experience required with advanced degree
PE required
Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver’s license is required to support legitimate business purposes
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Developing proficiency with Market Sector Software (AutoCAD C3D)
Developing proficiency with Market Sector Software (Microstation Connect and OpenRoads) (if applicable)
Basic proficiency with 3D design and visualizations (e.g., Revit, Infraworks) (if applicable)
Familiarity with Task Specific software (e.g., AutoTurn, GuideSign)
Intermediate understanding of technical fundamentals
Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets.
Advanced understanding of AASHTO and FHWA design codes.
Advanced understanding of Local Client design codes.

Nice To Haves

Ability to quickly learn and apply new 2D and 3D design concepts quickly with limited oversight
Ability to mentor others with less experience
Ability to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary
Ability to lead technical effort on small projects
Ability to anticipate the needs of other technical disciplines and takes responsibility for their results.
Ability to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort.
Ability to consistently meet budget and schedule expectations on projects.
Ability to resolve issues on small projects.
Ability to consistently uses situationally appropriate communication tools (e.g., email versus phone versus in-person).
Operates with a moderate level of autonomy.
May assist with some assistant project management tasks.

Responsibilities

Performing moderate to advanced levels of engineering calculations, alternatives analysis, design and drafting for a variety of transportation projects including sidewalks, bike paths, local roadways, intersections, highways, freeways, and other transportation facilities.
Site visits, CAD mark-ups and drafting, geometric roadway layout and design, performing 3D corridor modeling, writing project specifications and technical reports, calculating construction quantities, estimating construction costs, coordinating with clients and stakeholders, and preparing project correspondence.
Exercise a strong work ethic, desire to learn new design concepts, and have great organizational and communication skills.
Demonstrate proficiency with design and drafting fundamentals in at least one software platform.
Quickly learn and apply new 2D and 3D design concepts quickly with limited oversight.
Mentor others with less experience.
Work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary.
Performs moderately complex design tasks independently.
Effectively divides projects into individual tasks.
Leads technical effort on small projects.
Performs quality control technical checking of basic deliverables.
Reviews, interprets, and employs appropriate design guidance from technical memos and reports.
Team player who is able to follow on large, complex projects and lead a small team on simple tasks.
Anticipates the needs of other technical disciplines and takes responsibility for their results.
Produces technical reports and memos, specifications, construction quantity calculations and cost estimates, design documents and construction plans, and exhibits independently.
Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets.
Able to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort.
Able to consistently meet budget and schedule expectations on projects.
Proficiently selects from and employs AASHTO and FHWA design codes at an advanced level.
Proficiently selects from and employs local client design codes at an advanced level.
Frequent client communications.
Resolves issues on small projects.
Attends client meetings and consistently uses situationally appropriate communication tools (e.g., email versus phone versus in-person).
Performs moderate to advanced levels of technical work on larger and more complex projects as assigned by the market sector.
Operates with a moderate level of autonomy.
May assist with some assistant project management tasks.
Other duties as assigned.