Project Engineer

C&S Companies; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

C&S Companies in Orlando, FL is seeking a Highway Designer to join our transportation team. You will support planning and design of roadway, intersection, and multimodal improvements for public and private clients, contributing to mobility, safety, constructability, and community needs.

The role emphasizes creating clear construction documents, coordinating with multiple disciplines, and applying design criteria under the guidance of project engineers and managers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field.
• Experience supporting roadway, highway, intersection, or transportation design projects.
• Proficiency with FDOT ORD and AutoCAD software.
• Familiarity with plan production, quantity development, and construction document coordination.
• Knowledge of roadway design fundamentals and applicable criteria.
• Engineer Intern certification or progress toward licensure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare roadway design documents including alignments, sections, and improvements.
• Develop design plans, calculations, quantities, and specifications.
• Use 3D modeling tools to support roadway design and doc production.
• Assist with roadway rehabilitation, widening, and safety projects.
• Coordinate design activities with in-house and external disciplines.
• Participate in field reviews, data collection, and design meetings.
• Apply client, local, state, and federal design criteria to deliverables.
• Contribute to complete construction documents and project files.
• Maintain organized project files and communicate progress to the team.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Written and verbal communication

Collaborative teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Engineer Intern certification / licensure progress

Tools

AutoCAD

FDOT ORD

3D modeling tools

Job description

Practice Area: Transportation

C&S Companies is seeking a Highway Designer to join our Orlando transportation team. This role supports the planning and design of roadway, intersection, and multimodal transportation improvements for public and private clients. The successful candidate will contribute to practical, responsive solutions that advance mobility, safety, constructability, and long-term community needs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare roadway design documents for transportation projects, including horizontal and vertical alignments, typical sections, roadway geometry, grading, drainage coordination, signing and pavement markings, and intersection improvements.
• Develop design plans, calculations, quantities, cost estimates, technical specifications, and supporting documentation under the direction of project engineers and project managers.
• Use three-dimensional modeling and design tools to support roadway design, coordination, visualization, and construction document production.
• Assist with the development of roadway rehabilitation, widening, reconstruction, complete streets, access management, and safety improvement projects.
• Coordinate design activities with in-house and external disciplines, including traffic engineering, drainage, utilities, environmental, survey, right-of-way, landscape architecture, and construction services.
• Participate in field reviews, data collection, design meetings, stakeholder coordination, and quality-control reviews.
• Apply applicable client, local, state, and federal design criteria and standards to project deliverables.
• Support the identification and resolution of design issues related to utilities, environmental conditions, constructability, project phasing, mobility, safety, budgets, and schedules.
• Contribute to clear, accurate, and complete construction documents that support successful bidding and construction.
• Maintain organized project files and communicate progress, needs, and technical issues to the project team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, civil engineering technology, or a related field.
• Experience supporting roadway, highway, intersection, site-civil, or transportation design projects.
• Proficiency with FDOT ORD and AutoCAD software. Experience with roadway modeling tools is preferred.
• Familiarity with plan production, quantity development, engineering calculations, and construction document coordination.
• Working knowledge of roadway design fundamentals, including alignment, grading, drainage coordination, traffic control elements, signing, pavement markings, and pedestrian accommodations.
• Ability to interpret and apply agency design criteria, specifications, and standards.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple assignments.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative approach to project delivery.
• Engineer Intern certification or progress toward professional engineering licensure is preferred.

What You Will Work On

C&S transportation teams support projects ranging from small intersection improvements to major highway reconstruction. Our highway design services address project goals, community input, property and environmental impacts, utility coordination, mobility and safety improvements, budgets, and schedules. Transportation professionals work across disciplines to support highway and bridge design, traffic engineering, transportation planning, and multimodal improvements.

Learn about our comprehensive Benefits

• Actual compensation may vary based on related work experience, geographical location and market conditions, education/training, certifications, and other credentials, as well as applicable knowledge and skills.

WHO WE ARE: C&S Companies is a national planning, design, and construction firm with more than 600 employees and growing. For more than 50 years we have been delivering critical infrastructure design, planning and construction services in aviation, civil/site infrastructure, construction and program management, construction/design-build, energy, environmental, facilities, architecture, planning, sustainability, and transportation. We have offices throughout New York State, California, Florida, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Washington, and Kentucky.

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