Professional Engineer, Transportation - Highway Design

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Responsibilities

Prepare design calculations and plans for a variety of highway design projects.

Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary environment of engineers, designers, and technicians

Oversee the entire lifecycle of projects from preliminary design through construction

Mentor and contribute to the development of less experienced professionals on your team.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in transportation or highway design.

Professional registration in the State of Minnesota.

Minimum of 5 years of highway design and plan development or related transportation experience.

Experience with CADD software.

Strong interpersonal skills and effective verbal and written communication skills; Ability to write descriptive and technically accurate proposals, specifications, and reports; Ability to participate in, facilitate, or lead project team meetings.

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, and Outlook).

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with MicroStation and/or OpenRoads

Experience collaborating with a multi-disciplined team of highway design, traffic, bridge (structural), and water resources engineering professionals.

Desire or demonstrated ability to leverage your technical knowledge to coach, mentor, and develop less experienced engineering professionals.

Working knowledge of MnDOT design and plan standards.