Highway Design Engineer — Career Ladder Opportunity

State-of-Missour; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

MoDOT seeks a highway designer to determine highway design features and perform computations for detailed construction plans on a project. Responsibilities are performed under moderate supervision, with progression from entry to senior level based on skill and experience.

This opening is part of MoDOT's CAREER-LADDER path, offering career advancement without competitive selection interviews as you learn, gain experience, and are promoted within the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university.
• Occasional statewide overnight travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Design projects, including bridge replacements and resurfacing using engineering software; prepare reconnaissance and conceptual reports and other project correspondence, including environmental impact statements.
• Determine highway design features including geometrics, standards for highway functional classification, profile grades, typical sections, earthwork quantities, signals, signing and lighting, construction staging, traffic control, drainage, construction limits, exceptions to design standards, and safety improvements; use CAD system and other engineering software for computations and plan preparation.
• Assist in the development and review of detailed preliminary plans, right of way plans, and final plans for complex projects, including interchanges, urban, or major bridge projects; ensure plans are in accordance with current design standards, policies, specifications and practices.
• Compute quantities from standards and estimate costs for projects in all stages (preliminary to final) for developing both short-term and long-term construction plans.
• In conjunction with a Professional Land Surveyor, obtain and plot land and property lines on plans for survey notes and abstracts; compute areas; tie right of way points to centerlines; determine size and location easements.

Skills

Highway design

CADD / CAD software

Engineering analysis

Project documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (ABET-accredited)

Tools

CADD software

Engineering software

Job description

MoDOT seeks a highway designer to determine highway design features and perform computations for detailed construction plans on a project. Responsibilities are performed under moderate supervision, with progression from entry to senior level based on skill and experience.

This opening is part of MoDOT's CAREER-LADDER path, offering career advancement without competitive selection interviews as you learn, gain experience, and are promoted within the organization.