Freese and Nichols is searching for a Transportation Engineer to join our Central Texas Team in Austin or San Antonio. You will serve as a design engineer supporting projects related to transportation. We want to grow future leaders and technical experts and are deeply committed to employee development and training. As a Transportation EIT you will: 

• Work for numerous clients in the Austin area including municipalities, counties, and TxDOT helping to improve the community we live in 

• Utilize criteria and design standards to perform engineering tasks related to project development 

• Perform project assignments within the scope of work and guidelines defined by the Project Engineer and within the time and schedule allocations agreed upon by the Group Manager 

• Interface with clients and develop strong working relationships through project interaction 

• Perform specific and limited portions of a broader assignment through applying standard practices and techniques in specific situations 

• Provide direction and instruction to drafting and design personnel assigned to projects and coordinate these activities for efficient completion of work. 

• Gather, correlate, and utilize raw data for the formation of a product suitable for review.  Perform calculations and analyses necessary to complete assigned projects. 

• Oversee and review the work of CAD technicians/designers, entry-level engineers and interns 

• Complete intermediate design activities that meet requirements of established criteria and applicable design manuals 

• Provide design control on assigned tasks within established design guidelines and under supervisor’s review to ensure the timely and accurate completion of design plans, specifications reports and studies. 

• Conduct investigations, gather data, and prepare supporting documentation and final format of assigned tasks for studies and reports. Tasks are generally of a routine nature and may involve library searches and routine computer-related problem solutions. 

• Performs quality control on deliverables and provides Continuous Improvement input 

• Provide quality work within the scope and guidelines defined by the Project Engineer