Senior Transportation Engineer

Toole Design Group in Atlanta, GA is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Senior Engineer. Do you have a strong background in project management in civil engineering and transportation design? Are you passionate about seeing your projects get constructed? Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees? If so, please consider joining our Atlanta team.

This Senior Transportation Engineer position, with a focus on roadway design and sustainable and active transportation, earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, a health savings account (HSA), a flexible spending account (FSA), and all staff start with at least 24 days 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 Senior Transportation Engineer

The team will turn to you for complex, creative solutions for active transportation designs. Whether it's reimagining busy streetscapes or crafting scenic trails, you lead and mentor a talented, interdisciplinary team to deliver standout multimodal projects in every setting.

You'll roll up your sleeves in AutoCAD or MicroStation, guide big-picture visioning, and share your know-how through every phase-from concept to construction. You will develop business relationships with clients and participate in business development pursuits. You'll also work closely with clients, communities, and agencies, navigating high-profile projects that shape the places people love.

Toole Design provides a comprehensive training program to help you hone your project management skills and grow your expertise, while working for a company that is committed to your career growth and development. Best of all, you'll be joining a fun, driven team that's just as passionate as you are about making transportation better for everyone.

Work Schedule for a Senior Transportation Engineer

This full-time position typically works a flexible schedule of 40 hours a week. We also provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home up to 2 days per week. The Atlanta office of Toole Design is conveniently located in Inman Park along the Beltline. The office is easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit.

Ready to Join our Atlanta Team?

We understand your time is valuable, so we have a quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this Senior Transportation Engineer position, please fill out our application by clicking on the link on this page.

At Toole Design, we have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better, more inclusive communities. We encourage everyone, including those from underrepresented communities - women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, first-generation college students/graduates, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between - to apply. Even if you don't think your current skill set checks every box below, but this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you.

We're proud that about half of our managers are women and are committed to achieving diversity in our leadership to better represent the communities where we work, as well. Toole Design is a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).

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Qualifications of a Senior Transportation Engineer:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in civil engineering, or related field
• Professional Engineering license
• 10+ years of experience developing construction documents for roadways or highways
• 5+ years of experience serving in a project or design management role with a track record of progressively responsible work, managing projects
• A broad knowledge base in civil engineering, with specific experience in grading, drainage design and 3D modeling, roadway geometric design, and design of accessible public spaces
• General experience in leading multidisciplinary teams, coordinating utility and right-of-way impacts and street lighting, traffic signal, and landscape/hardscape layout
• Experience in Computer Automated Design (AutoCAD or MicroStation) and a design software (Civil 3D or OpenRoads)
• Experience reviewing construction plans and providing constructive feedback
• Experience developing construction documents, cost estimates, and specifications
• Interest in multimodal and active transportation issues and design (specifically for bicycle, pedestrian, Safe Routes to School and/or transit integration) for all ages and abilities

It would be a plus if you have:

• Experience in preparing transportation and local agency design documents, including the GDOT Plan Development Process (PDP)
• Experience preparing proposals and scope/fees
• Experience in business development including networking with colleagues and clients at public events, industry organizations (e.g., ITE, ASHE, or ASCE), and agency organized events
• Experience with stormwater design software is a plus (e.g., HydroCAD or HydroFlow)
• A desire to manage, mentor, and inspire staff
• Willingness to perform site or client visits