Roadway Project Engineer

HNTB Corporation; North Charleston, Northern (SC, KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation in South Carolina seeks a Roadway Project Engineer to lead roadway design on transportation projects and expand our SC practice. You will produce and modify design calculations, technical reports, plans and specs, while collaborating with the project manager to meet the schedule.

This role involves conceptual and detailed design work, mentoring junior staff, and coordinating with clients and team members across disciplines to deliver high-quality highway projects in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 6 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree in Engineering with 5 years of relevant experience, or PhD in Engineering with 4 years of relevant experience
• Experience using OpenRoads Designer and GeoPAK to deliver roadway design projects.
• Geometric design experience of rural and urban roadways, including interchanges, roundabouts, and complex intersection design.
• Experience performing design calculations to support safe, efficient project designs.
• Ability to collaborate within a team environment to successfully produce high quality plans, specifications and estimates.
• Ability to conduct design and constructability reviews of plans.
• Ability to assist Project Managers and coordinate with other disciplines.
• Ability to assist Senior Engineers and Project Managers with preparation of weekly and monthly project updates and reporting design review process.
• Ability to coordinate with other design disciplines, sub-consultant engineers, utility coordinators, and right of way coordinators.
• Work Zone Traffic Control design and plan production experience.
• Ability to coordinate project execution and control on roadway design projects to achieve continuity of purpose within scope, budget, and time schedules from initial start-up through final design.
• Ability to coordinate efforts of assigned design team to ensure completeness and accuracy of design effort.
• Ability to serve as technical liaison with client on project efforts.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the planning and distribution of discipline-specific work, and adherence to the schedule and budget on projects.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Assists with the development of scope of work and level of effort for projects and/or assignments within discipline.
• Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline.
• Guides and mentors team to overall project objectives.
• Coordinates technical aspects of project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline.
• Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team collaboration

Design coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

SC PE certification

Tools

OpenRoads Designer

GeoPAK

Corridor modeling software

Job description

What We're Looking For HNTB is seeking a success oriented and positive Roadway Project Engineer to lead roadway design on a variety of transportation improvement projects and expand our growing transportation practice in South Carolina. At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity entails being responsible for the production and modification of design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans and specifications for assigned projects. This position consults with the project manager to perform research, development, calculations, design and delivery. Applies engineering techniques, procedures and design criteria for projects ranging in size and complexity. Leverages technical knowledge and experience to address design related issues or concerns, working closely with the project manager through creative problem solving, interactions with clients and by completing tasks to meet the project schedule. Develops conceptual and detailed designs and calculations to support the project completion using current drawing and technical tools, programs and software. May mentor, train and review work of junior engineer staff and provide constructive feedback. As a member of the team, you will contribute to the successful project delivery for a diverse range of projects for HNTB’s clients.

What You'll Do

• Responsible for the planning and distribution of discipline-specific work, and adherence to the schedule and budget on projects.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Assists with the development of scope of work and level of effort for projects and/or assignments within discipline.
• Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline.
• Guides and mentors team to overall project objectives.
• Coordinates technical aspects of project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline.
• Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree in Engineering and 5 years of relevant experience, or PhD in Engineering and 4 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring

• Experience using OpenRoads Designer and GeoPAK to deliver roadway design projects.
• Experience utilizing corridor modeling software to create 3D models and designs.
• Geometric design experience of rural and urban roadways, including interchanges, roundabouts, and complex intersection design.
• Experience performing design calculations to support safe, efficient project designs.
• Ability to collaborate within a team environment to successfully produce high quality plans, specifications and estimates.
• Ability to conduct design and constructability reviews of plans.
• Ability to assist Project Managers and coordinate with other disciplines.
• Ability to assist Senior Engineers and Project Managers with preparation of weekly and monthly project updates and reporting design review process.
• Ability to coordinate with other design disciplines, sub-consultant engineers, utility coordinators, and right of way coordinators.
• Work Zone Traffic Control design and plan production experience.
• Ability to coordinate project execution and control on roadway design projects to achieve continuity of purpose within scope, budget, and time schedules from initial start-up through final design.
• Ability to coordinate efforts of assigned design team to ensure completeness and accuracy of design effort.
• Ability to serve as technical liaison with client on project efforts.

What We Prefer

• SCDOT Experience
• OpenRoads Designer and GeoPAK Experience
• SC Professional Engineer (PE) certification
• 8 years relevant experience

Locations

Columbia, SC, North Charleston, SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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