What are the responsibilities and job description for the Designer I - Active Transportation position at McAdams?
Job Description
Job Description
McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation and geomatics firm located in North Carolina, Texas and Florida. We seek a partnership with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what makes McAdams different. We bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do and to do that takes special people.
Position Overview
McAdams is adding to our Active Transportation and Greenways practice and is searching for the right designer to join our team. The selected candidate will possess strong analytical, communication and production skills and experience. If you are looking to build a career in the transportation field and want to make a difference in creating sustainable communities, McAdams is the right team for you. Our Active Transportation and Greenways practice is an industry leader in North Carolina and provides the full spectrum of planning and design services to our clients.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for advancing Active Transportation and Greenway infrastructure. This position will be mentored by senior engineering professionals and will be encouraged to pursue licensure as appropriate.
Key Responsibilities
- Under close supervision, work directly with Project Managers to advance active transportation projects from feasibility analysis through design, permitting, and successful bidding.
- Support the design and produce contract documents, specifications and costs estimates suitable for publicly bid projects.
- Work daily with direct team members and other disciplines including Engineers, Designers, Landscape Architects, and Planners in hybrid project teams
- Conduct field observations and data collection activities to support design development.
- Be proficient in the application of transportation design concepts and techniques at a variety of scales.
- Support design, technical analyses, and engineering calculations and prepare plans, submittal packages and applications for grading, drainage, stormwater management as part of a project team.
- Support public outreach and community engagement efforts.
- Contribute to the overall goals and effectiveness of the team.
- Multi-task and communicate schedule and progress on assigned tasks.
- Be energetic, self-directed and success focused.
- Think critically and solve problems.
- Actively participate in industry organizations.
Skills Experience
Preferred Qualifications
Work Environment Physical Demands
The characteristics described below are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this position. When properly requested and when feasible (without undue hardship to the company),
reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
McAdams is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran's status, or any other legally protected status.
If you need assistance with our online application system process, please contact the Human Resources Team at 919.361.5000 or hrteam@mcadamsco.com.
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