Transportation Engineer

Alstom; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Cutting-edge engineering technologies

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Pittsburgh is seeking a full-time hybrid Highway/Transportation Engineer. You will contribute to cutting-edge transit systems by designing effective interfaces for mass transit technologies. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Civil Engineering and expertise in highway design, possess strong communication skills, and exhibit adaptability in a dynamic environment. Enjoy the opportunity to develop professional skills while collaborating with innovative teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Highway, Transportation, or Civil Engineering.
• Experience or understanding of highway, rail, or bridge engineering.
• Professional Engineer certification or ability to obtain one.
• Experience in construction installation activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop horizontal and vertical alignments for transportation designs.
• Prepare bids, proposals, and design drawings.
• Collaborate with engineers and project teams.
• Assist with inspection and testing activities.

Skills

Highway design

Transportation engineering

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

AutoCAD

Project management

Education

Degree in Highway, Transportation, or Civil Engineering

Tools

Bentley suite (OpenRail, OpenRoads, Microstation)

AutoCAD

Job description

Overview

Could you be the full-time hybrid Highway/Transportation Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA, US we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your highway and transportation engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and innovative teammates.

You'll contribute to the development of world-class transit systems by designing and scoping effective interfaces and system alignments for mass transit technologies, impacting global transportation infrastructure. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (multi-disciplinary engineers, project teams, suppliers, consultants, and contractors), participate in detailed alignment design reviews, and assist with inspection, testing, and installation activities at project sites—and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

• Developing horizontal alignments with crossovers, switches, spiral and curved geometry, vertical alignments, and graphically graded crossings.
• Participating and assisting with preparing system-level and detailed alignment design reviews.
• Collaborating with the Systems engineering group to develop optimized system alignments and simulations.
• Preparing bids, proposals, design drawings, specifications, and criteria for system alignments and vehicle clearance envelopes.
• Preparing scope, drawings, details, design calculations, and reference materials to establish and maintain baseline alignment designs and vehicle clearance envelopes.
• Effectively prioritizing tasks across multiple projects and proposals while adhering to allocated budgets and defined schedules.
• Building and maintaining working relationships with clients, their technical representatives, internal and external engineers, project engineers, construction teams, and project managers.
• Assisting with inspection, testing, and installation activities at project sites.
• Exhibiting excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster collaboration and teamwork.
• Demonstrating self-motivation, adaptability to changes, and the ability to work independently or within integrated, cross-functional teams in a dynamic project environment.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Degree in Highway, Transportation, or Civil Engineering.
• Experience or understanding of highway, rail, or bridge engineering.
• Knowledge of Bentley suite of engineering products (OpenRail, OpenRoads, Microstation).
• Familiarity with preparing bids, proposals, design drawings, and specifications.
• Professional Engineer certification or the ability to obtain one.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and adapt to changes within a project milestone environment.
• Experience in construction installation activities.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD.
• Self-motivation and ability to work independently or in a team.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Work with cutting-edge mass transit systems and advanced engineering technologies.
• Progress towards becoming a trusted expert in developing system alignments and vehicle clearance envelope designs.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning.
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.