Roadway Design Engineer

AtkinsRéalis; DeLand (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Employer 401(k) with vesting

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid Time Off

Flexible work options

Employee assistance program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is hiring a Roadway Design Engineer in DeLand, FL to work on FDOT projects and participate in our Embedded Staff Program. You’ll collaborate with FDOT professionals, contribute to design development, and support project delivery from planning through construction.

Required: a BS/MS in Engineering with 4–6 years of relevant experience, strong technical writing and communication skills, and CAD proficiency; EIT is required and PE is preferred.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Engineering; 4–6 years since degree typical.
• Technical writing and communication skills required.
• CAD skills preferred.
• EIT required; PE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Designs and develops roadway plans and drawings, including layouts.
• Conducts investigations and planning work with defined scope.
• Reviews shop drawings during construction for conformance.
• Researches feasibility of design approaches and site conditions.
• Contributes to specifications and permit applications.
• Prepares man-hour, cost, and material estimates.
• Performs quality control checks on designs and computations.
• Coordinates with other disciplines and project stakeholders.
• Performs field observations of construction.
• Performs additional duties as required by supervisor.

Skills

Technical writing

Communication skills

Education

EIT certification

Professional Engineer (PE) preferred

Tools

CAD

Job description

Overview

We're looking for an ambitious Roadway Design Engineer to join our team in DeLand, FL, where you'll have the opportunity to work on a variety of challenging and rewarding FDOT roadway projects that shape the future of transportation across Central Florida. This role offers more than traditional design experience. As a member of our Central Florida Roads, Bridges & Tolls team, you'll have the opportunity to work directly alongside FDOT professionals, including potential placement within a client office, providing firsthand insight into project delivery. You'll also be automatically considered for our highly regarded Embedded Staff Program, an exclusive professional development initiative focused on accelerating career growth. Through this program, you'll build valuable relationships with both AtkinsRéalis leaders and FDOT management, gain exposure to key decision-makers, and develop the skills and network needed to take your career to the next level.

Relocation support is available for candidates interested in joining our team in DeLand.

Your role

• Designs and develops plans and drawings, which may include the development of preliminary layout and/or final drawings.
• Organizes and conducts engineering investigations and planning work which have a well-defined scope. Outlines and prepares relatively straightforward reports of sections of more complex reports, working under the periodic review of a more experienced professional.
• Provides engineering services during construction activities by reviewing shop drawings for conformance with specifications; prepares records and progress reports defining construction progress; observes construction procedures under the guidance of a more experienced professional and evaluates the results from quality control testing.
• Researches feasibility of alternative design approaches, site conditions, and regulatory agency specifications.
• Contributes to the development of specifications and permit applications and writes miscellaneous reports.
• Prepares preliminary man-hour, cost, and material quantity estimates.
• Participates in quality control checks, maintaining quality standards in all work produced, checking computations, and/or reviewing designs and drawings performed by others.
• Coordinates with other disciplines as required.
• Coordination with project stakeholders as required.
• Performs field observations of construction where appropriate.
• Performs such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

About you

• B.S. or M.S. in Engineering. This level may be achieved by Engineers with 2 years' experience since B.S. or 1 year since M.S. The typical incumbent has 4 to 6 years' experience since Bachelor's degree.
• Technical writing, computer, and communications skills required.
• CAD skills preferred.
• E.I. or EIT required, P.E preferred.

Rewards & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include

• medical
• dental
• vision
• company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits
• employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting
• employee stock purchase plan
• Paid Time Off
• leaves of absences options
• flexible work options
• recognition and employee satisfaction programs
• employee assistance program
• voluntary benefits

You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.