Transportation Engineer

Title:
Transportation Engineer

Duties:
This position will work with other engineers, in-house architects, team leaders & clients for the civil site design for a wide variety of industrial, commercial and institutional projects. Establishes horizontal and vertical alignment, balances earthwork, hydrologic and hydraulic designs using engineering principles; makes design notes, sketches, and layouts for detailing personnel; completes the preparation of plan and profile sheets; determines mapping corridors for aerial photography. Determines highway design features including geometrics, standards for highway functional classification, profile grades, typical sections, earthwork quantities, signals, signing and lighting, construction staging, traffic control, drainage, construction limits, exceptions to design standards, and safety improvements; uses computer aided drafting and design (CADD) system and other engineering software for computations and plan preparation. Preparing cost estimates at various stages of project completion; determines items and prices to be used for tabulation of quantities, summaries, and estimates; prepares preliminary cost estimates for projects. In conjunction with a Professional Land Surveyor prepares bridge surveys to determine approximate bridge length, location, and type of structure; determines the location, type, and size of drainage structures and erosion control measures. Designs, codes, develops, supports, and configures engineering software applications to be used by the department's engineers and designers. Use engineering software tools such as AutoCAD, MicroStation and Open Roads Designer. Prepare contract plan documentation including special job provisions, estimate, workday study, and related contract documents. Reviews in-house, consultant, and permit plans for conformance with standards and policy; reviews plan for error or omissions.

Requirements:
Must have bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related plus 2 years of experience with transportation engineering, including: 

• AutoCAD, MicroStation and Open Roads Designer

• Establishing horizontal and vertical alignment, balance earthwork, hydrologic and hydraulic designs using engineering principles

• Computer aided draft and design (CADD) system for computations and plan preparation

• Preparing bridge surveys to determine approximate bridge length, location, and type of structure

• Preparing cost estimates at various stages of project completion

• Determining highway design features including geometrics, standards for highway functional classification, profile grades, typical sections, earthwork quantities, signals, signing and lighting, construction staging, traffic control, drainage, construction limits, exceptions to design standards, and safety improvements

Must have PE license.        

Hours:  8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday

Location:  
Pickering Firm, Inc.
101 South Church Street, Suite 303
Jonesboro, AR  72401

Contact: Stacey Conner, Human Resources Coordinator