Transportation Engineer - EIT

Freese and Nichols • Lubbock, TX

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Freese and Nichols is searching for a Transportation Engineer to join our Lubbock, Texas office. You will serve as a design engineer supporting projects related to transportation. We want to grow future leaders and technical experts and are deeply committed to employee development and training.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience performing engineering tasks in a related field
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent field
• General understanding of civil engineering and transportation projects
• Certification of Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
• AutoCAD Civil 3D or Microstation experience

Nice To Haves

• Open Roads Designer experience

Responsibilities

• Work for numerous clients in the Lubbock area including municipalities, counties, and TxDOT helping to improve the community we live in
• Utilize criteria and design standards to perform engineering tasks related to project development
• Perform project assignments within the scope of work and guidelines defined by the Project Engineer and within the time and schedule allocations agreed upon by the Group Manager
• Interface with clients and develop strong working relationships through project interaction
• Perform specific and limited portions of a broader assignment through applying standard practices and techniques in specific situations
• Provide direction and instruction to drafting and design personnel assigned to projects and coordinate these activities for efficient completion of work.
• Gather, correlate, and utilize raw data for the formation of a product suitable for review. Perform calculations and analyses necessary to complete assigned projects.
• Oversee and review the work of CAD technicians/designers, entry-level engineers and interns
• Complete intermediate design activities that meet requirements of established criteria and applicable design manuals
• Provide design control on assigned tasks within established design guidelines and under supervisor’s review to ensure the timely and accurate completion of design plans, specifications reports and studies.
• Conduct investigations, gather data, and prepare supporting documentation and final format of assigned tasks for studies and reports. Tasks are generally of a routine nature and may involve library searches and routine computer-related problem solutions.
• Performs quality control on deliverables and provides Continuous Improvement input
• Provide quality work within the scope and guidelines defined by the Project Engineer

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package
• paid overtime for salaried employees
• annual bonus
• access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina
• flexible work environment
• hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work
• alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday

What This Job Offers

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