Highway Engineer I

Reynolds Smith & Hills Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and employee-owned firm as a Highway Engineer in Indianapolis, where you will play a vital role in expanding the company's presence in an emerging market. This position offers the chance to take on diverse projects, collaborate with multi-disciplined teams, and lead innovative roadway engineering solutions. You'll be empowered to build lasting client relationships while ensuring high-quality deliverables. If you're passionate about creating reliable transportation infrastructure and want to make a significant impact in your community, this opportunity is perfect for you. Elevate your career with a forward-thinking company committed to excellence!

Qualifications

• Licensed professional engineer in Indiana or able to obtain reciprocity.
• 5+ years of civil engineering design-build experience focused on highways.

Responsibilities

• Lead project design, production, and quality control for roadway engineering.
• Communicate effectively with clients and project teams to exceed expectations.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Project Management

Quality Control

Client Communication

Problem Solving

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

OpenRoads

MicroStation

Corridor Modeling

Job description

The Opportunity

Join Our Team and Elevate Your Career!

RS&H is excited to invite you to join our dynamic and expanding team in Indianapolis, IN as a Highway Engineer. This role is a unique opportunity to advance your career, take on new challenges, and contribute to a key component of the company’s Great Lakes Region and broader National Transportation expansion strategy.

Why This Opportunity is Special

Indianapolis is an “Emerging Market” for RS&H, providing you the opportunity to get in on the ground floor and take an active role in growing this office and RS&H’s presence throughout Indiana. Our local team is pursuing a wide variety of projects, each with their own set of challenges. You will have an opportunity to meet with clients and partners to make new connections and develop relationships.

Being in an emerging market will provide you with the chance to stand out and truly make a difference here in Indiana. You will take on a variety of tasks and duties to allow for a wide-ranging experience. In addition to Indiana-based projects, RS&H has a robust work-share program allowing associates to work on projects across the nation for numerous clients.

You will also belong to a nationwide team of accountable, driven and caring employee owners who are committed to taking the long view to growing and sustaining the company for future generations. Our “One RS&H” approach leverages the company’s resources efficiently across all locations, promoting internal collaboration and workshare opportunities to maintain realistic utilization expectations.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Autonomy & Leadership: With the support of your fellow employee owners including company leadership and the project team, and direct access to a comprehensive learning and development program, you’ll perform independently steer in all technical aspects of roadway engineering and lead the project design, production and quality assurance/quality control to deliver high-quality, innovative solutions to our clients with the support of your team and leadership.
• Client & Team Communication: Leaning on your ability to build lasting relationships, you will effectively communicate with clients and the project team to exceed client expectations, resulting in repeat business and growth opportunities for our associates.
• Experience & Connections: You’ll leverage your connections and project experience to identify project opportunities, support the development of proposals, and select strong teaming partners to win work. You’ll engage in industry events with the team, promote your collective achievements and network with prospective clients and other industry professionals.
• National Collaboration: With RS&H’s focus on flexibility and work sharing, you will collaborate with multi-disciplined teams on projects that directly impact Indianapolis and bring positive momentum to the vibrant growth and development in the state of Indiana.

Essential Functions:

• Prepares project specifications, compiles, and analyzes relevant data, and prepares complete project documents, analysis, and reports.
• Analyzes and interprets data. Performs analyses of design, planning, and impact studies, as well as cost analyses, design requirements, site selection, and limited design layouts.
• Designs a complete project, system, component, or process and prepares project documents, engineering analysis, and reports.
• Performs quality control reviews and ensures achievement of key milestones. Perform as-needed field reviews and observations of ongoing construction projects to maintain and increase understanding of construction practices and design applications.
• Formulates and solves problems with timely and innovative solutions.
• Maintains professional registration and licensure by ensuring conformance with professional, ethical, educational, and discipline practice requirements. Remains knowledgeable of all applicable federal, state, and local codes, criteria, regulations, and ordinances that are pertinent to respective discipline.
• Performs all other duties as assigned and within scope of practice.

What You Need to Succeed

• Professional Engineering License: You are a licensed professional engineer in Indiana, or can obtain reciprocity within six months, holding a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a similar discipline from an ABET-accredited university.
• Experience: You bring 5+ years of progressive civil engineering design-build experience with focus on heavy highway projects.
• Quality Focus: You are dedicated to delivering industry-leading products, staying organized, paying attention to details, and ensuring effective quality control processes.
• Client Partnership: You understand your client's goals, provide thoughtful options, advise on challenging decisions, and act as a reliable partner, proactively communicating to address challenges before they arise.
• Technical Proficiency: You are well-versed in INDOT and FHWA policies and procedures, with experience in OpenRoads, MicroStation, and/or Corridor Modeling programs.
• Project Management: You maintain budgets, stay on schedule, and meet all deadlines and interim milestones, keeping projects on track.
• Team Collaboration and Mentorship: You enjoy working collaboratively with teams and mentoring others, fostering a positive and productive work environment.

If you're ready to elevate your career and make a significant impact to delivering safe, innovative and reliable transportation infrastructure in Indiana to our expanding employee-owned firm, we invite you to apply and join us at RS&H. Together, we will create a more connected future where everyone can thrive.

Please note: no agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy. Candidates should apply directly to this role to be considered.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

The Team

From managed toll lanes and long-range corridor plans to complex interchanges, major roadway, and segmental bridge designs, our teams provide the highest quality planning, environmental and engineering design solutions to our clients. Each day, we partner with transportation agencies and local governments across the country to keep our communities moving and improving the overall quality of life. By joining our team, you too can lead the evolution of transportation.

The Company

Employee-owned, RS&H is one of the nation’s leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms whose associates work hard every day to create a more connected future where everyone can thrive. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities, and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. We attribute our success to an unwavering commitment to our core values of: integrity, caring, forward-thinking, creativity, inclusivity, and ownership.