Senior Transportation Engineer

We are SLR Consulting (US) a 500 coast-to-coast team of advisory environmental/engineering and regulatory professionals. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory technical environmental and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

As our new senior-level Transportation Design Engineer you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal.

Role

In this role you will work closely with our multi-disciplinary team of professionals and be a crucial leader in transportation engineering design. You will lead the technical preparation of construction plans specifications and estimates (PS&E) while helping grow our technical design capabilities in Smart City infrastructure micro-mobility facilities TDM integration Safe/Complete Streets and multi-modal corridors.

Primary Location: Cheshire Connecticut

Responsibilities:

• Engineering Design Leadership: Lead and oversee the preparation of detailed engineering designs geometric layouts cross-sections drainage and utilities for urban roadways multi-modal corridors and active transportation infrastructure.
• Project & Package Delivery: Responsible for the final delivery of comprehensive PS&E (Plans Specifications and Estimates) packages in compliance with local state and federal standards.
• Business Development: Win work and identify future design opportunities; prepare technical approaches for proposals and respond to RFPs/RFQs.
• Client & Project Management: Manage client relationships maintain project schedules and deliver complex design projects on-budget.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work seamlessly across disciplines (environmental regulatory and advisory) to ensure sustainable and resilient design solutions.
• Mentorship & Staff Management: Supervise mentor and perform quality control reviews for junior design engineers and CAD technicians.
• Public Engagement: Present complex engineering designs and visual concepts clearly to clients stakeholders and the public during outreach events.

Working @ SLR

With us there is no doubt youll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run and if you ask our team theyll tell you thats just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Heres what else youll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation package including medical dental orthodontia vision FSA/HSA generous PTO accrual 10 paid holidays 401(k) retirement account with company matching program company paid life insurance short & long term disability insurance and employee assistance program.
• The salary range for this position is $100000 - $120000. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education professional designation experience internal parity and location.
• Full-time permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Qualifications/Education/Memberships:

• Education: Bachelors or Masters Degree in Civil Engineering Transportation Engineering or a related engineering field.
• Experience: 10 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in transportation infrastructure design.
• Licensure: Professional Engineer (PE) certification is required (ability to obtain reciprocity in target states if necessary).
• Technical Software: High proficiency with industry-standard design software (e.g. AutoCAD Civil 3D MicroStation/InRoads/OpenRoads).
• Subject Matter Expertise: Familiarity with evolving best practices and design guidelines (AASHTO NACTO state DOT manuals) regarding smart cities micro-mobility and urban multi-modal design.
• Mobility: Valid drivers license and willingness to travel by airplane and car including overnight travel.
• Core Competencies: Detail-oriented critical thinker dedicated to quality work with strong interpersonal written and graphic communication skills.

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