Staff Civil Engineer - Transportation (Dallas)

Burns & McDonnell; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell’s Dallas office seeks a Staff Civil Engineer to join the Transportation Design group in Dallas, Texas. The role focuses on technical roadway design, route planning studies, and progressive design-build projects, collaborating with leadership and a multidisciplinary team.

The candidate will develop design criteria, perform calculations, and support QA/QC while maintaining client relationships and meeting project deadlines.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited degree(s) required with relevant experience.
• FE exam or professional licensure pathway described in options.
• Strong knowledge of civil engineering techniques and procedures.
• Ability to balance multiple projects and deadlines; organized.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare design details, plans, and drawings to meet deadlines.
• Perform technical roadway design: alignments, profiles, intersections, interchanges.
• Support drainage, signing, traffic control, and illumination design.
• Develop design criteria, calculations, details, quantities, and cost estimates.
• Participate in QA/QC processes for project deliverables and submittals.
• Provide professional service to internal and external clients.
• Assist Design Department in achieving Transportation Global Practice goals.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Multitasking

Critical thinking

Ownership of tasks

Deadline-oriented

Budget awareness

Client focus

Education

ABET-accredited BS in Civil Engineering

FE exam completed

ABET-accredited B.S. in Civil Engineering Technology

MS in Civil Engineering

Job description

Description

Burns & McDonnell’s Dallas office is looking for an ambitious and talented Staff Civil Engineer to join our growing transportation team.

Burns & McDonnell is looking for a highly motivated and technically skilled Staff Civil Engineer to join our growing Transportation Design group in Dallas, Texas.

This position entails working closely with Transportation leadership to work on technical design on transportation projects such as route planning studies, feasibility studies, roadway PS&E and schematic designs, and progressive design build projects.

As a Staff Civil Engineer, you will work in a multidisciplinary integrated design team to perform the following duties:

• Work with a team of designers and engineers in the preparation of design details, plans, and drawings to meet project deadlines.
• Perform technical roadway design such as preparing horizontal alignments, profiles, intersections, and interchange layouts.
• Support engineering staff with related design experience in drainage, sign and marking, traffic control and construction sequencing, and illumination.
• Develop design criteria, design calculations, construction details, quantities, and cost estimates in accordance with the latest industry standards.
• Participate in Transportation QA/QC processes for project deliverables and submittals.
• Provide internal and external clients with professional and responsive service.
• Support the Design Department in achieving the Vision & Values of the Transportation Global Practice.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program and 3 years of civil engineering experience required, consulting preferred.
• OR, Bachelor Degree in Civil or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and 3 years of civil engineering experience required, consulting preferred.
• OR, Master Degree in Civil Engineering and 2 years of civil engineering experience required, consulting preferred.
• Strong knowledge in standard civil engineering techniques and procedures.
• Has the ability to balance multiple projects and deadlines in an organized fashion strongly preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to adapt plans according to budget constraints, design factors or client needs is strongly preferred.
• Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment and demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Embraces ownership of daily tasks and responsibilities.
• Exhibits the ability to meet deadlines and budget strongly preferred.
• Prioritizes client success.
• Previous experience with Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) projects (either as a consultant or TxDOT employee) strongly preferred.

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