Transportation Design Engineer — Growth, Mentoring & Remote Options

Felsburg Holt & Ullevig

Lincoln (NE)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 175,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/RX, HSA, Dental, Vision, Life,

Disability insurance

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Felsburg Holt & Ullevig (FHU) in Lincoln, NE seeks a mid-to-senior Transportation Engineer to support a range of projects under senior PMs. Responsibilities include design, budgeting, scheduling, and client coordination across municipal and NDOT work.

The ideal candidate has 5–10+ years’ experience and proficiency in Civil 3D or MicroStation/OpenRoads, with PE licensure desired. The role emphasizes mentoring junior staff, multi-project management, and collaboration across design elements to meet

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited four-year college or university required.
Experience in MicroStation InRoads/OpenRoads and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D is desired with emphasis in surface modeling.
Support business development efforts in Lincoln and Lancaster County by assisting with proposal development, client outreach, and identification of new project opportunities.
5 to 10+ years Transportation Engineering experience including but not limited to roadway, highway, interchange, and equivalent transportation design engineering.
Ability to multi-task several projects at one time while staying on budget and on schedule.
Ability to write reports and business correspondence and use tools such as MS Excel and MS Word.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public including the use of PowerPoint.
Experience in development of roadway plans, specifications, and opinions of probable costs.
EI required, Nebraska PE (or ability to obtain via reciprocity) is desired
Ability to travel (by car, public transit, or other means) for work-related tasks.

Responsibilities

Uses computer assisted engineering design software/equipment to prepare engineering/design plans with emphasis in MicroStation OpenRoads and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D.
Preparation and modification of design criteria, designs, plans, specifications, opinions of probable costs, and reports for projects.
Coordination of all design elements of a project including roadway design, traffic engineering, environmental mitigation, structural design, and drainage design, particularly in development of design surface modeling.
Assist with or establish design-fee budgets, estimating, scoping, and marketing strategies for proposed design projects.
Responsible for assisting with the creation of project schedules for design projects; manage multiple projects.
Instruct and assist designers/technicians with project designs and construction document production.
Responsible for ensuring project team quality system tasks are followed as defined in FHU’s quality manual.
Mentor other Junior Engineers and Designers in projects and tasks.
Coordinate design engineering during construction including RFIs, design revisions, and shop drawing review.
Coordinate with project clients to meet budget, schedule, quality, and overall project goals on smaller municipal and NDOT projects.