Project Engineer

Role Overview

• Civil engineering duties
• prepare technical reports, letters, and memos for development of transportation projects.
• Produce design elements for profile grades, geometrics, drainage, pavement, retaining walls and other components related to transportation projects in accordance with Caltrans or local agency standards.
• Apply and develop basic knowledge to include a variety of project elements including construction details and administration, staging, utility plans, and other components of plans, specification, and estimates (PS&E).
• Calculate quantities and prepare engineering estimates.
• Perform preliminary field investigations and other research Prepare alternative design options and document findings.
• May work remotely anywhere in California.

Requirements

• this position requires a bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in civil engineering, or closely related field, plus 2 years of work experience as assistant engineer for transportation design or closely related occupation.
• Documented experience preparing documentation for highway design from planning documents and memos to final design plans, specifications and estimates for construction.
• Roadway engineering, signing and striping layouts and traffic signal design and analysis.
• Roadway design and CAD drafting using AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation and/or Open Roads Designer.
• Application of Caltrans Highway Design Manual (HDM), California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), AASHTO Green Book and Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) to roadway and traffic design.
• Understanding federal and local government rules and standards for highway design in California.
• Ability to explain technical terms to non-engineers at public meetings and client meetings.