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Job Title: Project Engineer - Highway / Transportation
Department: Transportation Engineering
Location: Boston, Massachusetts (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
We apply design, engineering, science, and technology to Build, Support, and Connect with our co-workers and the communities where we live. We recognize different passions and perspectives and strive to inspire and empower each other to implement meaningful change and long-term improvements to our transportation infrastructure. As a trusted advisor and neighbor, each member of our transportation team is personally invested in and committed to every decision we make and action we take. We remain focused on diversity, sustainability, and social accountability in the services we provide to our clients.
Key Responsibilities
Department: Transportation Engineering
Location: Boston, Massachusetts (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
We apply design, engineering, science, and technology to Build, Support, and Connect with our co-workers and the communities where we live. We recognize different passions and perspectives and strive to inspire and empower each other to implement meaningful change and long-term improvements to our transportation infrastructure. As a trusted advisor and neighbor, each member of our transportation team is personally invested in and committed to every decision we make and action we take. We remain focused on diversity, sustainability, and social accountability in the services we provide to our clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare studies and designs of roadways, intersections, shared-use paths, parking lots, and other auxiliary facilities.
- Work on roadway and intersection reconstruction projects, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), municipalities, and other state agencies.
- Design horizontal and vertical geometry, grading, drainage, and develop construction plan sets.
- Perform quantity takeoffs, and prepare estimates and specifications.
- Collaborate with clients and project teams to ensure projects progress efficiently and meet client expectations.
- B.S. or M.S. in Civil Engineering
- 4-10 years of relevant experience in transportation engineering.
- EIT certification or ability to take the FE exam within six months of hire. PE certification is a plus!
- Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD/Civil 3D.
- Experience with other Civil Engineering software applications (e.g., SignCAD, ParkCAD, HydroCAD, HEC-RAS, HY-8, ArcGIS, Microsoft Project, Bluebeam) is desired but not required.
- Experience with MassDOT Design Standards is a plus.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
- Highly motivated and responsible individual with a strong work ethic.
- Enjoys a challenge and embraces learning and growth through internal discussions and debates.
- Passionate about seeking, sharing, and applying new knowledge and skills to improve individual, team, and company performance.
- Committed to continuous upskilling and lifelong learning, always seeking opportunities to work outside your comfort zone.
- Maintains a high professional standard for being ethical, respectful, and fair with The Client team, clients, and the communities we serve.
- Demonstrates courage and strength to show character and bring your whole self to work.
- Hybrid work model, offering flexibility to work from home, as well as from any of The Client's office locations when necessary.
- Work-life balance is valued, and we support remote work for those who prefer it.
