Railroad Civil Designer

Springrecruits; Maribel (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Springrecruits in Wisconsin seeks a Civil Designer with 5+ years of civil design experience to join our railroad infrastructure team. You will prepare drawings and exhibits using MicroStation/OpenRoads and assist with design plan preparation, production, and overall project management.

Travel is involved; we offer opportunities for professional growth and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team on rail projects across diverse clients in the transportation sector.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of civil design experience.
• Experience with MicroStation/OpenRoads CAD software.
• Completion of CAD/drafting trade school or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-disciplined team on rail engineering design/build projects.
• Provide project management to track design budgets and schedules.
• Create aerial concept drawings and design plan/profile sheets.
• Define roadway modeler templates and mass grading for track projects.
• Develop drawings and maps from survey data.
• Update plans for submittal to railroad agencies.
• Coordinate design team and client updates.
• Prepare plan, specs, and construction cost estimates.
• Self-check work against drawing standards.

Skills

Civil design

Project management

Attention to detail

Education

CAD/drafting technical training

Tools

MicroStation/OpenRoads

Job description

Our company is a specialized railroad infrastructure design firm founded in 2005. We are searching for a Civil Designer with a minimum of 5 years of experience in the civil engineering field to join our team. Primary responsibilities include preparing drawings and exhibits with Microstation/OpenRoads software and assist with design plan preparation, production and overall project management. Our design projects include clients in all areas of the transportation industry such as agricultural, chemical, aggregate, building materials and energy industries. This position offers an excellent opportunity to be part of a growing consultancy along with the potential for personal and professional development growth for the self-motivated individual.

• Work with a multi-disciplined team in the design and analysis of rail engineering projects as well as contractors and construction staff on design/build projects.
• Provide Project Management to staff on track design projects including quality control, engineering design, construction specifications and project budgets.
• Manipulate computer aided drafting software (MicroStation/OpenRoads) to create aerial concept drawings, produce design plan/profile sheets with notes and callouts.
• Utilize MicroStation/OpenRoads to define roadway modeler templates, push cross sections and define mass grading requirements for various track projects.
• Create drawings for engineering projects and assist in developing digital maps from survey data sets when necessary.
• Perform plan updates and modifications to plan for submittal to railroad agencies.
• Provide overall project management duties including client updates, project schedules, and design team coordination.
• Preparation of plan, specifications, construction cost estimates and manage rail development design projects.
• Self-check own work for completeness and accuracy using the accepted drawing standards as guidelines.
• Assist with estimation of engineering work effort to support proposal preparation.

High School Diploma or equivalent, Completion of a technical trade school in CAD, drafting or related field, plus at least 5 years of related work experience; or any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Some travel involved.

Travel expenses are reimbursed and Personal vehicle use reimbursed at current Federal mileage rate.