Transportation Engineer

Freese and Nichols, Inc.; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Freese and Nichols, Inc. is seeking an experienced Transportation Engineer to join our Central Texas Team in Austin or San Antonio. You will support multiple municipal, county, and TxDOT projects, applying design standards and data-driven analysis to deliver quality roadway and drainage solutions.

You will lead project tasks, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with clients to ensure timely, accurate deliverables while upholding our LEADS values and commitment to employee development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Transportation engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state of Texas OR ability to obtain the license within 6 months.
• 6+ years of experience of roadway design.
• Preferred: Experience using MicroStation and Open Roads Designer.
• Familiar with concepts and standards of the MUTCD, HCM and AASHTO Geometric Design.
• Ability to participate and collaborate within a project team setting.
• Strong technical skills in roadway and drainage design.
• Experience in working on or with the Texas Department of Transportation and understanding their design requirements and/or LGPP Projects.

Responsibilities

• Support transportation projects for municipal, county, and TxDOT clients to improve the community.
• Utilize criteria and design standards to perform engineering tasks related to project development.
• Interface with clients and develop strong working relationships through project interaction.
• Provide direction to drafting and design personnel and coordinate activities for efficient completion of work.
• Gather, correlate, and utilize raw data for project reviews.
• Perform calculations and analyses for assigned projects.
• Oversee and review the work of CAD technicians, entry-level engineers and interns.
• Complete expert design activities meeting established criteria and design manuals.
• Supervise timely and accurate completion of design plans, specifications, reports and studies.
• Provide quality control on deliverables and Continuous Improvement input.
• Share expertise by guiding and training junior engineers.

Skills

Team collaboration

Strong communication

Project teamwork

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Transportation engineering

Tools

MicroStation

Open Roads Designer

Job description

Freese and Nichols is searching for an experienced Transportation Engineer to join our Central Texas Team in Austin or San Antonio. You will serve as a project engineer supporting projects related to transportation. We want to grow future leaders and technical experts and are deeply committed to employee development and training.

As a Transportation Engineer you will:

• Work for numerous clients in the Central Texas area including municipalities, counties, and TxDOT helping to improve the community we live in.
• Utilize criteria and design standards to perform engineering tasks related to project development.
• Interface with clients and develop strong working relationships through project interaction.
• Provide direction and instruction to drafting and design personnel assigned to projects and coordinate these activities for efficient completion of work.
• Gather, correlate, and utilize raw data for the formation of a product suitable for review.
• Perform calculations and analyses necessary to complete assigned projects.
• Oversee and review the work of CAD technicians/designers, entry-level engineers and interns.
• Complete expert design activities that meet requirements of established criteria and applicable design manuals.
• Supervisor the timely and accurate completion of design plans, specifications reports and studies.
• Performs quality control on deliverables and provides Continuous Improvement input.
• Share your expertise and passion by guiding and training junior engineers.
• Help us build the next generation of transportation professionals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Transportation engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state of Texas OR ability to obtain the license within 6 months.
• 6+ years of experience of roadway design.
• Preferred: Experience using MicroStation and Open Roads Designer.
• Familiar with concepts and standards of the MUTCD, HCM and AASHTO Geometric Design.
• Ability to participate and collaborate within a project team setting.
• Strong technical skills in roadway and drainage design.
• Experience in working on or with the Texas Department of Transportation and understanding their design requirements and/or LGPP Projects.

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina.

We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

#LI-Hybrid

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Freese and Nichols is a professional planning, consulting and engineering firm serving clients across the United States. With client service and continuous improvement in mind, we plan, design and manage sustainable water and infrastructure projects.