Senior or Principal Engineer: Transportation/Traffic Design Project Manager

Toole Design Group in Minneapolis, MN is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Senior or Principal Engineer. Do you have a strong background in civil engineering with a focus on multimodal traffic and safety analysis and/or traffic-related final design items such as traffic signal design, lighting design, and signing/pavement marking design? Do you desire to be a part of a collaborative preliminary design process for multimodal transportation projects, but believe an auto-centric approach is outdated? Are you passionate about creating quality construction documents, safe streets for all, and sustainability? Are you looking for the opportunity to work on challenging multimodal projects that make communities more livable? Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees? If so, please consider joining our team in Minneapolis.

This engineering position with a focus on traffic and safety analysis and engineering, earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, retirement, a health savings account (HSA), and a flexible spending account (FSA). We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike, walk, or use transit for a better quality of life.

About Toole Design

Toole Design is the leading engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm specializing in multimodal transportation. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States and Canada. Our talented team of planners, landscape architects and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race or gender. We have been named a "best firm to work for" and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry.

Every project our employees deliver directly and positively affects our communities. We are industry-leading experts, and we work hard to encourage a collaborative and team-oriented environment.

A Day in the Life of a Senior or Principal Engineer

You are at the forefront of brainstorming creative solutions for challenging projects. You will help lead the creation of signing and pavement marking plans, maintenance of traffic, and traffic signal plans for roadway projects and streetscapes in highly urban settings. You may use programs such as Synchro, VISSIM, Highway Capacity Software, and other methods to analyze multimodal traffic capacity. You may also use MicroStation, and AutoCAD to fulfill production work on your projects. You'll use state of the art tools and practices to help create sustainable multimodal transportation networks. You'll also have the opportunity to work on a wide spectrum of projects that inform your design work, including road diet analyses, multimodal traffic studies for new development, roundabout studies, trail/roadway intersection studies and designs, and parking studies and design guidance.

You will be at the table with clients and colleagues from a variety of disciplines, delivering project ideas from concept to construction. You share your knowledge on stakeholder and public outreach, developing feasibility studies and concept plans and preparing construction documents for innovative projects throughout the country. You participate in business development pursuits in your home region as well as across our North American offices. Your job can sometimes be challenging, but you get to work with a close-knit team that is passionate about the work and the communities that you serve!

Qualifications of a Senior or Principal Engineer:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in civil engineering
• Professional Engineering (PE) license in Minnesota or ability to obtain upon hire
• 10+ years of experience for the Senior Engineer role, 15+ years for the Principal role
• 3+ years of experience in project or design management
• Experience managing and/or overseeing work of junior staff
• A broad knowledge base in multimodal traffic and safety analysis
• Understanding of basic geometric design principles of transportation facilities and industry transportation facility design standards
• Proficiency in one or more of the following: MicroStation, AutoCAD
• Experience coordinating utility, right-of-way, street lighting, traffic signals, and landscape and hardscape layout
• Experience developing construction documents and cost estimates
• Interest in multimodal and active transportation design
• Excellent technical writing is preferred

It would be a plus if you had some of the following:

• Professional Engineering license(s) in other Midwestern states (IA, IL, IN,