DEA's Portland, OR office is hiring a Transportation Project Engineer to support our Roads and Highways group while working on transportation related projects. A successful candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter assigned to work on multi-discipline projects as a project engineer and perform engineering calculations and design using specialized technical skills, experience, and engineering judgment to transform concept designs into construction drawings and technical specifications. The work may include street improvements, utility, freeway, highway, multimodal, and transit design, including construction documents and all supporting documentation. If interested, this position has the ability to be a Team Leader, but is not required.

Other duties include:

• Designs, prepares, and oversees the preparation of preliminary and final civil construction plans.
• Coordinate projects with supervisors, project managers, and firm staff.
• Ensure excellence in project execution for on-time, on-budget deliverables of quality that meet or exceed the industry's standard of care.
• Participate in business development activities.
• Coordinates, reviews, and/or directs the design of other disciplines including traffic, structures, erosion control, stormwater, water, and transit (including BRT, light rail, and streetcar).
• Preparation and modification of reports, specifications, and cost estimates for project.
• Develop, track and modify project schedules.
• Delegating tasks and mentoring junior staff.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
• Professional Engineering License
• Experience with state and local agencies
• MicroStation/InRoads, OpenRoads, or Civil3D design is preferred

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineering License in the State of Oregon
• Experience with in Oregon state and local agencies
• 8+ years of transportation project experience

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance
• Health Savings and Lifestyle Spending Account with employer contribution
• Support for continuing education and training opportunities
• Paid Time Off (PTO)/Holiday Pay
• 401k and Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Flexible 9/80 (every other Friday off) work schedule
• Holistic Wellbeing Program with a focus on physical, emotional, financial, career and community health
• Opportunity for growth with support and mentoring to help with professional goals

Transportation Jobs with DEA

The increasing complexities of modern transportation include growing demands, aging infrastructure, rising costs, funding challenges, and environmental concerns. Agencies and communities faced with improving their transportation systems must do more with less. From initial investigations through planning, concept development, final design, and construction, DEA responds with solutions that serve today's transportation needs while accommodating tomorrow's growth. Our Transportation Business Unit focuses on five markets; Bridges and Structures, Roads and Highways, Transit and Rail, Smart Mobility and Construction Engineering.