About the Role
The Highway Engineer Position will work with our clients and the highway team leader to design and detail plans on a variety of Local, State and County highways. There will be opportunities to engage projects at all stages of design and construction including feasibility and preliminary design where design decisions and input are invaluable, roadway design including alignments and superelevation, grading, drainage design, work zone traffic control, traffic signals, signage and pavement markings, pavement cross sections, permitting, bidding, and construction administration. Our team offers a hardworking, dynamic environment, with a focus on balancing employee work-life balance and long-term individual growth. Opportunities for growth within our company are available based on performance, communication skills and teamwork capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply broad knowledge of engineering principles and practices.Evaluate, select and adapt standard techniques, procedures and criteria to solve technical issues.
- Prepare basic and advanced engineering designs and/or technical data for completion and accuracy.
- Provide advanced judgement and analysis techniques to prepare complete project documents including design reports and final plan sets
- Perform engineering quantity takeoffs and create construction costs estimates.
- Assist with proposal development for professional services.
- Perform field investigations/site visits as needed and prepare reports.
- Interpret and follow scopes of work, budgets, and schedules, completing projects within budget and on time.
- Analyze and interpret data, formulate and solve problems
- Coordinate with other team members to ensure project success.
- Design complete projects, systems, components or processes.
- Demonstrate knowledge of standards including MUTCD, AASHTO and NYSDOT.
This position is open to the following office locations; please indicate which office you would prefer when filling out an application:
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Albany, NY
- Binghamton, NY
- Horseheads, NY
- Rochester, NY
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering required
- Minimum four (4) years’ experience in highway/roadway design, preferably with EIT, PE is a plus
- Strong knowledge and experience in local and state highway/roadway design, pavement design, drainage system evaluation, intersection design, turning lane warrants, maintenance/ protection of traffic plans, and NYSDOT specifications/ details.
- Knowledge of NYSDOT highway design manual and specifications
- Microstation and/or Open Roads Designer experience a must
- Traffic analysis and studies experience and signal design experience a plus
- Good technical writing and communication skills
- Knowledge in plan and specification preparation
- Self-motivated, organized, and open to learning new and innovative design procedures and methods
Benefits
- Paid Holidays
- PTO
- Dental, Health, and Vision Insurance
- FSA/ HSA
- Life Insurance
- 401(K) plan
- Continuing Education Support
About HUNT
HUNT is a full-service A/E Firm with offices located in Albany, NY, Binghamton, NY, Horseheads, NY, Rochester, NY, Towanda, PA, and Williamsport, PA.
As a firm, our vision is to build vibrant communities by empowering creativity and partnership. We have accomplished this to date by being an entrusted partner to our clients/communities, providing full-service design that is innovative, practical and community focused. In addition, we offer a family friendly, flexible workplace that aims to encourage long, successful, sustainable careers through a variety of life stages. We are excited to welcome you to apply to this strong culture and hope that your values align with those of the firm, which will further enhance our culture even as we look toward targeted growth opportunities.
HUNT is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
