Highway Design Intern: Shape Bridges & Roads

State of Missouri; Chesterfield (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Leave and holidays

Health insurance

Job summary

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in Chesterfield, MO, seeks a highway designer to determine design features and prepare detailed construction plans for highway projects. Work under moderate supervision using CAD and other engineering software.

You will develop preliminary to final plans, compute quantities and costs, and coordinate with surveyors and public stakeholders to ensure compliance with standards. This role offers a defined pension, leave, and health benefits.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in ABET-accredited bachelor’s or higher program (engineering).
• GPA 2.0 or higher out of 4.0, and at least 30 credit hours completed.

Responsibilities

• Design highway projects including bridges and resurfacing using CAD and other software.
• Determine geometrics, profiles, earthwork, signals, signing and traffic control features.
• Prepare preliminary to final plan packages with cross-checks against standards.
• Compute quantities and estimate costs for projects at all stages.
• Work with a Professional Land Surveyor to plot land lines and easements.
• Address public concerns via written/phone/email/public meetings.
• Lead worker responsibilities: provide instruction and review work.
• Develop and support department engineering software applications.

Skills

Engineering design

Quantities estimation

Public communication

Education

ABET-accredited degree (Engineering)

Tools

CADD software

Engineering software

Land surveying plotting

Job description

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in Chesterfield, MO, seeks a highway designer to determine design features and prepare detailed construction plans for highway projects. Work under moderate supervision using CAD and other engineering software.

You will develop preliminary to final plans, compute quantities and costs, and coordinate with surveyors and public stakeholders to ensure compliance with standards. This role offers a defined pension, leave, and health benefits.