Senior Transportation Engineer

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Transportation Engineer to be based in Houston, TX; Dallas, TX; or Austin, TX to join our growing transit engineering practice. This person will have the opportunity to work on exciting transit projects including Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT), Commuter Rail, and Transit Facilities. This team works collaboratively across the West Region supporting major transit agencies.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Senior Transportation Engineer is a key position that will report to the Texas/Gulf Coast Transit/Rail Engineering Group
• The position includes responsibility for final design of linear transit infrastructure projects
• The successful candidate may be asked to serve as an AECOM Project Manager, discipline lead, or technical task lead on projects and will coordinate, cooperate, and work collaboratively with other team members. 

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• BSCE + 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education 
• Professional Engineer’s License or ability to obtain within first year of starting

 PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience designing transit and transportation infrastructure
• Experience in designing bus rapid transit and/or light rail infrastructure
• Experience on engineering design projects for METRO, TxDOT, COH, Harris County
• Experience with design software including InRoads, OpenRoads, and/or Civil 3D
• Experience with business development and client relations
• Experience with in project management
• Experience with oversight of junior staff

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• Sponsorship is available for this role 
• Relocation is available for this role 
• Travel may be required for this role 

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are