Transportation Design Engineer — Lead Mobility & PS&E

Fehr & Peers; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with matching

Flexible Spending Accounts

Commuter Benefits

Paid vacation/holidays/sick leave

Paid Parental Leave

Mentoring programs

R&D group participation

Job summary

Fehr & Peers is seeking a Transportation Design Engineer to lead evaluation, design, and coordination of transportation systems, from concept to PS&E, across diverse communities in Oregon. You will oversee field work, engage with clients and the public, and mentor junior staff while delivering on complete streets and mobility projects.

Join a team delivering cutting-edge design aligned with NACTO standards, with opportunities for project management, proposal development, and cross-disciplinary

Qualifications

• 4-7 years of experience in transportation engineering.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in transportation, civil or electrical engineering, urban and regional planning, or related major (e.g., geography, math, statistics, economics).
• Currently hold or plan to hold a professional engineer’s (PE) license.
• Experience applying MUTCD and AASHTO design standards on a variety of projects.
• Familiarity with ODOT and local agency design and operations standards and experience applying them on Oregon projects
• Experience with preparing and reviewing signing, striping, and traffic signal plans.
• Safety countermeasure design.
• Familiarity with mobility issues and how they affect transportation engineering.
• Experience leading proposals and nurturing client relationships.
• Interest and experience with mentoring and training staff.
• Road Safety Professional (RSP) certification
• Passion for listening to and engaging with diverse communities
• Quick-build project design and implementation
• Active transportation planning and design
• Road safety planning and design

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing tasks for engineering and planning studies.
• Performing field work, such as site review preceding design, and support during construction.
• Preparing conceptual designs that are accurate, feasible, and visually engaging.
• Preparing plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for transportation engineering projects, including complete streets, bikeways, traffic signal, signing/striping, and lighting projects.
• Managing direct client interaction and communication with members of the public through community engagement.
• Marketing and bringing in new projects by nurturing client relationships, preparing proposals, and presenting in interviews.
• Mentoring and training your colleagues and receiving mentorship from senior staff.

Skills

Transportation engineering

Client relationships

Proposals leadership

Mentoring

Project management

Mobility design

Road safety design

Public engagement

Team leadership

Mentoring staff

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in transportation, civil, electrical engineering, urban and regional planning, or related major

PE license (professional engineer)

Job description

Fehr & Peers is seeking a Transportation Design Engineer to lead evaluation, design, and coordination of transportation systems, from concept to PS&E, across diverse communities in Oregon. You will oversee field work, engage with clients and the public, and mentor junior staff while delivering on complete streets and mobility projects.

Join a team delivering cutting-edge design aligned with NACTO standards, with opportunities for project management, proposal development, and cross-disciplinary