Transportation Designer

Stantec • Rochester, MN

3d

About The Position

Strong communities don’t just happen. They’re thoughtfully planned and future-ready. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master-planned communities, mixed-use developments, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighborhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home. If you’re passionate about empowering communities, join us to discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable. Our North Central & Twin Cities Metro team is growing, and we need an experienced Transportation Designer to help us deliver quality design projects to the communities we serve. As a member of our Urban Mobility team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals to find new ways of improving the transportation experience for communities in our backyard, across North America, and around the globe. With the deep and varied resources from across Stantec at your disposal, you will have the opportunity to use your imagination to find new ways of improving transportation and identifying solutions that meet the needs of our clients. Your role will include assisting our Urban Mobility team with small, mid-sized and large-scale design projects with the support of our passionate and skilled colleagues. With access to Stantec’s global network of multi-disciplinary teams with diverse backgrounds that inspire new ways of thinking, you can be a technical expert or leverage the expertise of your co-workers. Your creativity will be applied to a variety of projects including urban corridors, roundabouts, bikeways and a variety of other design opportunities. The ideal candidate will have a passion for urban transportation, and concepts such as traffic calming, and safety for all road users to bring a vision to life by bringing together top talent to deliver great solutions while actively designing transportation projects. As a designer you will provide compliant and technically sound designs and proactively build relationships within an organization. Join our Urban Mobility team to drive forth our economies, our societies, and your career.

Requirements

• Proficient with MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, OneNote, and OneDrive.
• Proven expertise in roadway and utility design in an urban setting including but not limited to roundabouts, signal systems, ADA, bikeways, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, watermain and private utility coordination.
• Efficient project design expertise of multiple concurrent projects.
• Ability to check own work for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule.
• Ability to participate and collaborate in project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.
• Takes initiative on tasks and in coordinating with other members of the design team.
• Detail oriented and Self-motivated.
• Ability to travel as required
• Valid Driver's License and good driving record required
• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in roadway design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of roadway design projects for cities, counties, and state DOT’s.
• Collaborate with staff from local offices and greater Stantec to provide support, access expertise, and secure assistance on projects as needed.
• Support an energetic and collaborative team culture that drives great results.
• Prepare design concepts, Preliminary Geometric Layouts and Final Design construction plan sets.
• Perform CADD design of roadways incorporating State DOT, County, and local practices and procedures.
• Perform CADD design in MicroStation/ OpenRoads and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D as it relates to roadway design, including 3D corridor models.
• Review work for accuracy and coordinates with others to ensure quality assurance and quality control for all final products.

What This Job Offers

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