Project Engineer (Civil/Transportation/PE)

Toole Design Group in Raleigh, NC is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Project Engineer. Do you have experience in roadway/corridor design and/or site development or 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preliminary design process for multimodal transportation projects, but believe an auto-centric approach is outdated?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 safety, sustainability, and creating quality construction documents? Are you looking for the opportunity to work on challenging multimodal projects that make communities more livable and equitable? Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees? If so, please consider joining our Raleigh team.

This engineering position with a focus on active transportation design, earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, retirement, a health savings account (HSA), a flexible spending account (FSA), and all employees start with a minimum or 22 days of PTO. 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. 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. As an Engineering News-Record top 500 design firm, we have also 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 Project Engineer

You are at the forefront of brainstorming creative solutions for challenging projects. You will support an interdisciplinary team as the technical lead to deliver multimodal transportation infrastructure design in a wide range of contexts from roadway reconstructions and streetscapes in highly urban settings to signature trail projects in suburban and rural areas that highlight and enhance the natural environment. Your role as technical lead will include the use of civil engineering design software (MicroStation and/or AutoCAD) as well as the training of younger staff. You will manage projects through concept development, design review, bid package development, permitting, and construction management. You will help develop construction documents; and ensure that our projects are consistently of the highest quality.

You will be at the table with clients and colleagues from a variety of disciplines, delivering project ideas from concept to construction. You take part in 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 Southeast and 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 Project Engineer:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in civil engineering
• Professional Engineering license
• 6+ years of industry experience
• A broad knowledge base in civil engineering with a transportation focus, street design, and development of concept drawings
• Specific knowledge of horizontal and vertical roadway geometric design (MUTCD and AASHTO) 
• Proficiency in the use of CADD design software for 2-D and 3-D design tasks using one or more of the following: MicroStation (InRoads or OpenRoads), AutoCAD (Civil 3D)
• Experience developing construction documents and cost estimates
• Interest in multimodal transportation issues and design (specifically for bicycle, pedestrian, Safe Routes to School, Complete Streets, Vision Zero, and/or transit integration)

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

• Transportation focused educational backg