Engineering Specialist BRT Complete Streets Design Lead West

STV Incorporated; Rancho Cucamonga (CA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Contin Continuing Education Program

Professional Licensure Support

Job summary

STV Incorporated in the West Region is seeking an experienced Civil roadway/traffic designer to lead day-to-day design delivery on BRT and complete streets projects. You will coordinate multidisciplinary production and support project management functions such as scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client coordination.

The role focuses on complex BRT and multimodal corridor assignments, mentoring junior staff and ensuring adherence to criteria and standards.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of civil roadway/traffic design experience in BRT and complete streets.
• Strong knowledge of geometric design, curb-and-gutter improvements, transit stops.
• Experience delivering projects from concept to final design with PM support.
• Familiarity with Metro/Caltrans/WSDOT and West Coast agencies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of BRT, complete streets and station-area design.
• Coordinate task delivery, scheduling, budget awareness, and client follow-up.
• Prepare plan sheets, design exhibits, quantities, and cost estimates.
• Mentor junior roadway/traffic staff and ensure QA/QC.
• Support agency and stakeholder coordination meetings.

Skills

Civil design

BRT

Complete streets

Multimodal

Geometric design

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Synchro

Client coordination

Project coordination

Education

EIT certification

PE licensure pursuit

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Synchro

Job description

Engineering Specialist BRT / Complete Streets Design Lead – West STV

is seeking an experienced civil roadway/traffic designer to support BRT, complete streets, and multimodal corridor projects as an Engineer Specialist III / Design Lead for the West Region, with a primary focus on Southern California and the Pacific Northwest. This role is intended for a strong technical designer who can help lead day-to-day design delivery, coordinate multidisciplinary production, and support project management functions such as scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client coordination. The position is envisioned as a delivery-focused design role for complex BRT and complete streets assignments.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the Engineer Specialist III and design lead for BRT, complete streets, and street improvement projects. Lead roadway, curbside, transit priority, station-area, bicycle, pedestrian, signal, and traffic-related design elements from concept development through final design.
• Support day-to-day project delivery, including task coordination, action item tracking, schedule updates, budget awareness, and client follow-up.
• Prepare and review plan sheets, design exhibits, technical memoranda, quantities, cost estimates, comment responses, and agency submittal packages.
• Coordinate internal discipline leads, subconsultants, and reviewers to keep design assumptions, deliverables, and decisions aligned.
• Identify design risks, scope gaps, constructability issues, and agency review comments that require project manager attention or client direction.
• Client Coordination & Technical Leadership: Support the PM in preparing for client meetings, documenting decisions, tracking follow-up items, and communicating design progress clearly.
• Participate in agency, stakeholder, and internal coordination meetings to explain design concepts, confirm assumptions, and resolve comments.
• Provide practical technical guidance on BRT running way treatments, bus stop and station-area design, curb management, roadway geometry, signal coordination, and active transportation improvements.
• Help develop scopes, fees, schedules, staffing plans, and level-of-effort assumptions for design tasks and future project phases.
• Mentor junior roadway and traffic design staff and support quality control of production work.
• Stay current on agency criteria, design standards, and best practices for BRT, complete streets, transit priority, and multimodal corridor implementation.

Qualifications & Experience

• Technical Design & Project Delivery Experience: Civil roadway/traffic design professional with 6+ years of experience in BRT, complete streets, transit corridors, street improvement, and multimodal transportation projects.
• Strong command of geometric design, curb-and-gutter improvements, transit stop and station-area design, traffic operations, signal coordination, and active transportation facilities.
• Experience advancing projects through concept development, preliminary engineering, final design, bid support, and construction-phase services.
• Experience supporting project management functions, including scope control, schedule coordination, budget tracking, deliverable planning, meeting preparation, and comment resolution.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and translate planning concepts into clear, constructible design packages.
• Proficiency in industry-standard engineering and design tools such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Synchro, and related production and review platforms.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification or active progress toward professional licensure is preferred.
• Client and Delivery Support: Ability to build client confidence through responsive coordination, sound technical judgment, and consistent delivery.
• Experience contributing to proposals, scope development, fee estimates, project schedules, and staffing plans is preferred.
• Familiarity with Metro, Caltrans, WSDOT, local transit agencies, and West Coast municipalities is preferred.
• Understanding of public-sector design review, funding, procurement, and delivery processes for transit and roadway infrastructure projects is preferred.

This is an opportunity for a design-focused individual to help lead the technical delivery of BRT and complete streets projects and grow into broader project leadership through hands-on design coordination, client support, and multidisciplinary delivery.

Compensation Range: $104,402.58 - $119,317.24

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Back-Up Dependent Care
• Parental Leave
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is one of the top infrastructure-focused professional services firms in North America. Founded in 1912, STV advises, plans, designs, engineers and delivers the infrastructure that powers local economies, including transportation systems, buildings, water and other facilities. Headquartered in New York City, the company has more than 65 offices and 3,400 employees who reimagine the solutions and structures that connect our communities. The firm is ranked 32nd in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms survey and is 10th in its transportation category. STV is deeply committed to investing in its people and creating a world-class employee experience. We are passionate about mentoring, coaching and cultivating our talent because we know they are destined to become the next generation of industry leaders. We're also committed to delivering formative career experiences – and we do that by providing challenging and unique work experiences, by mapping multiple ways to advance (beyond the traditional career ladder!) and by recognizing those who successfully chart new and exciting paths for the firm. We value a wide range of perspectives and experiences, without regard to any factor or characteristic, regardless of whether it is a category protected by federal, state and/local law, making them an integral part of how we work. Our approach ensures that every individual is respected, heard, and given opportunities to contribute meaningfully. We remove barriers and create pathways for growth, embedding fairness into our daily operations.

STV provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.