Utility Design Engineer

Element Engineering Group, LLC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Continuing education opportunities

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

ELEMENT Engineering Group seeks a Utility Design Engineer in Tampa, FL to prepare utility designs for roadway projects, produce reports and CAD drawings, and ensure accuracy and compliance with standards.

Required: Florida PE or EI preparing for the PE, 5+ years' experience, a BS in Civil Engineering; experience with reports, plans, estimates, and FDOT/AASHTO standards; MicroStation; OpenRoads is a plus.

Qualifications

• BS in Civil Engineering required; PE or EI on track to take the PE exam.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in utility design for roadway projects.
• Experience with FDOT Design Manual and AASHTO standards.

Responsibilities

• Identify existing utilities and read preliminary plans.
• Develop plans, profiles, specifications, and estimates for utility design projects.
• Prepare reports, calculations, estimates, and plans for transportation projects.
• Coordinate with internal/external teams and utility owners.
• Produce engineering construction drawings of plan sets.

Skills

Civil design knowledge

Communication skills

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

MicroStation

OpenRoads Designer

Job description

ELEMENT Engineering Group is currently seeking a Utility Design Engineer. This individual will prepare designs for various utilities on roadway/transportation-related design through the preparation of reports, CADD production, and plans for transportation related projects. They will ensure completion, accuracy, and compliance to standard engineering criteria.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Identification of existing utilities and preliminary plans reading.
• Establishing contact with the utility agencies/owners (UAO).
• Development of plans, profiles, specifications, and estimates for various utility design projects on municipal and transportation projects.
• Situational problem-solving abilities with various utility engineering circumstances and with multiple stake holders.
• Prepare reports, calculations, estimates, and plans for transportation-related projects.
• Prepare engineering construction drawings of preliminary and final plan sets.
• Work with internal and external engineering teams in developing preliminary and final design plans and details.
• Effectively communicate and coordinate with other members of the design team and across disciplines.
• Capable of determining material types, descriptions, and quantities for the project
• Regularly interface with other departments, clients, project managers, and project engineers in order to support production of project deliverables and to resolve conflicting priorities.
• Develop Utility Work by Highway Contractor packages.
• Working with major Utility Owners with facilities of electric, gas, water, sanitary, CATV, and communications, along with local municipalities.

Requirements

• Professional Engineer (PE) registered in Florida, or an Engineering Intern (EI) prepared to take the PE Exam
• 5+ Years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
• Experience in preparing reports, plans, calculations, estimates, and designs for roadway and drainage projects
• Knowledge of transportation engineering standards, including the FDOT Design Manual, FDOT Standard Plans, and AASHTO Greenbook
• Excellent technical, written, and oral communication skills
• Strong working knowledge of MicroStation, experience with Open Roads is a plus
• Ability to work for any employer in the United States.

About ELEMENT

At ELEMENT, we serve the communities where we live, work and play. We are an award-winning consulting firm that has served the engineering needs of public-sector clients in the development of infrastructure since our founding in 2006. ELEMENT’s design services include roadway, drainage, traffic control, signing & pavement markings, signals, lighting, structures, utilities, and traffic studies. ELEMENT also provides survey, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), and utility coordination to round-out all aspects of transportation engineering. The streamlined ability to serve our clients as a full-service firm brings ELEMENT employees a unique opportunity to be exposed to all aspects of a project’s life.

ELEMENT offers a competitive benefits package including the potential for bonuses, ongoing continuing education opportunities, and flexible work arrangements. We are a well-respected, growing engineering firm looking to expand our team. ELEMENT is a family-based company with growth opportunities, great leadership, and a supportive team. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.