Transportation Design Engineer, Mid-Level - CD0028
About The Position
Felsburg Holt & Ullevig is looking to hire a full-time transportation design engineer in our Greenwood Village Office. This is a mid-level engineer position for someone who wants a rewarding career in the transportation engineering field. The candidate for this engineering position will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of transportation-related design projects and will work for a variety of project managers. Primary duties for this mid-level engineer position, in our Mountain West Civil Group, are focused on transportation design and plan production for multimodal transportation corridor, roadway, highway/interchange, and multi-use trail projects for private, state, and municipal clients. Career emphasis will be focused on application of transportation modeling software for design projects, leading/managing roadway design for small to mid-size projects, coordination of roadway design with other design disciplines, mentoring junior engineers, and overseeing the compilation of construction contract documents for overall projects. Longer-term career emphasis will include leading/managing roadway design for larger projects, providing guidance/training to junior engineers in roadway modeling and other design software.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering Degree from an accredited four-year college or university is required.
- 5 to 10 years of transportation engineering experience including but not limited to roadway, highway, interchange, trail and/or transit design engineering.
- Professional engineer licensed in the State of Colorado. If licensed in another state will be required to obtain a CO PE license within six months after start date.
- Modeling, design, and plan production experience with Civil3D and/or MicroStation/InRoads/Open Roads.
- Experience in development of roadway plans, specifications, and opinions of probable costs.
- Ability to multi-task several projects at once time while staying on budget and on schedule.
- Ability to prepare technical reports and business correspondence with Microsoft Office applications.
Responsibilities
- Develop trail/roadway/intersection/interchange design criteria for both final design as well as construction phasing, using appropriate federal, state, or municipal standards.
- Complete conceptual design layouts considering both horizontal and vertical design for trails, roadways, highways, intersections, interchanges, etc.
- Develop conceptual design graphics and exhibits to be used in the planning documentation.
- Provide input for environmental study limits, and area of potential effect for historic resources.
- Assist the project manager in determining data collection limits for survey, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), and geotechnical subsurface investigation for pavement and embankment design, and coordinate these data collection efforts.
- Use computer aided design engineering software (Civil3D and/or MicroStation/InRoads & OpenRoads) for design and modeling of transportation design projects.
- Coordinate roadway design elements with other design disciplines and required environmental resource avoidance or mitigation, potentially coordinating with subconsultants.
- Oversee the work of junior engineers and designers in the production of roadway construction contract documents and the compilation of overall plan set for construction contract documents.
- Assist the project manager with writing project special provisions and assembling specification packages.
- Maintain organized electronic records of roadway related action items, design decisions, variances, and design related project correspondence.
- Determine required right-of-way acquisition, permanent easements, and temporary construction easements in coordination with other design specialties.
- Oversee roadway quantity calculations by junior engineers or designers.
- Develop overall project opinion of probable costs using current construction cost data with input from other design specialties.
- Assist the project manager in preparation for project related meetings including agendas and exhibits, plus documentation of meetings via meeting minutes.
- Assist the project or quality control managers with adhering to FHU’s Total Quality Management Program for roadway design.
- Assist the project manager in meeting project schedules and staying within budget for roadway design tasks.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, with FHU contributing a significant portion of premiums and covering 100% of the cost for some plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions for employees enrolled in the high-deductible health plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for healthcare and dependent care expenses
- Telehealth and mental health resources available at no cost to eligible employees
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering confidential counseling, legal, financial, and work-life support services
- Generous vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, and floating holidays
- Paid parental leave and adoption assistance programs
- 401(k) with immediate vesting on employer match and discretionary profit-sharing contributions
- Annual discretionary bonus opportunities based on company and individual performance
- Flexible schedules and remote work options depending on position and business needs
- Professional development opportunities including continuing education assistance, tuition reimbursement, professional society participation, and reimbursement for certifications and registration fees
- Opportunities to get involved through internal committees and employee-led groups
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
