Lead Transportation Engineer (P.E.) – Salt Lake City

JUB Engineers, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Bonuses for qualified employees

Generous vacation and sick leave

Medical, dental, vision, life, and dis

Parental Leave

401(k) with company match, profit

Company paid Short Term and Long-Term

Employee-owned firm with ownership

Job summary

J-U-B ENGINEERS, inc. in Salt Lake City, Utah seeks a Professional Engineer – Lead to supervise and deliver transportation projects across local agencies and State DOTs. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, oversee design, budgeting, and client relations, and mentor junior staff.

The role emphasizes hands-on technical leadership, business development support, and collaboration in a team-oriented, employee-owned firm with strong benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Civil Engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.), preferably in Utah or able to obtain licensure within 90 days of hire.
• 5-15 years of transportation engineering experience.
• Able to take small to medium size projects from design start to advertisement.
• Excellent communication skills and a focus on quality deliverables.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proven technical background and skillset.
• History of working on projects with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work with multidisciplinary design teams in the planning, design, construction, and permitting of a wide variety of transportation projects throughout the company, primarily for transportation projects for local agencies and State DOT’s, including projects with both local and federal aid funds.
• Collaborate with traffic engineers, structural engineers, and other specialty disciplines to deliver a comprehensive package of reports, studies, and drawings to our clients.
• Operate CAD (MicroStation/OpenRoads) to effectively produce alignments, models, and plans of transportation projects using current standards.
• Work in a team setting, reporting to and taking directions from a Project Manager or Senior Project Engineer.
• Analyze engineering data and utilize sound engineering judgement to produce final engineering documents including project plans, opinions of probable construction cost, construction drawings, technical specifications, studies, feasibility analyses, technical memoranda, and preliminary engineering reports.
• Mentor younger/junior staff such as EIT’s, drafters, and designers.
• Assist in business development by building relationships with clients and assisting with the preparation of proposals.
• Support the Project Manager in preparing and executing scopes of work, contracts, and design budgets for projects.
• Attend client meetings and participate in public meetings or open houses to discuss project details and inform the public.
• Coordinate with utility companies.
• Perform periodic fieldwork including construction observation and project reconnaissance.
• Supervise support staff assigned to projects including drafters, EIT’s, surveyors, and construction observers.
• Manage clients and client projects while providing responsive communications, professional services, and delivering quality projects to multiple clients.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Engineering judgment

Technical background

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.)

Tools

CAD (MicroStation/OpenRoads)

Job description

J-U-B ENGINEERS, inc. in Salt Lake City, Utah seeks a Professional Engineer – Lead to supervise and deliver transportation projects across local agencies and State DOTs. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, oversee design, budgeting, and client relations, and mentor junior staff.

The role emphasizes hands-on technical leadership, business development support, and collaboration in a team-oriented, employee-owned firm with strong benefits and growth opportunities.