Transportation Engineer - Toole Design

Toole Design Group in Portland, OR is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Transportation Engineer. Do you have a background in transportation engineering and believe an auto-centric approach is outdated? Are you passionate about safety, sustainability, and multimodal improvements that make communities more livable and equitable? Have you been looking for an opportunity to develop your skills as a project manager or plangineer? Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees? If so, please consider joining our Portland team.

This transportation engineering position with a focus on multimodal, active transportation, and safety projects earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, a health savings account (HSA), and a flexible spending account (FSA). 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. We have 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 Transportation Engineer

You are at the forefront of brainstorming creative solutions for challenging projects, both lead and support interdisciplinary teams. You develop 2D design on projects ranging from roadway reconfigurations and intersection reconstructions to toolkits of quick-build, safety, and complete streets solutions. You partner with planners and urban designers to select multimodal performance measures and evaluate alternatives. You are a key communicator with clients and the public, translating their priorities into creative solutions and helping them understand the "why" behind design recommendations. You get to work with a close-knit team that is passionate about what we do.

We are targeting a salary range of $80,000 to $94,000 for this position.

Qualifications of a Transportation Engineer III or Project Engineer I:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in civil engineering or related field
• A Professional Engineering (PE) license, or the Fundamentals of Engineering Certification (FE) and on track to obtain a PE within 1 year of hire
• At least 4 years of transportation-related experience for Engineer III, and at least 6 years for Project Engineer I
• A broad knowledge base in aspects of street design and understanding of civil engineering drawings
• Experience developing conceptual design plans and/or construction documents and cost estimates
• Basic to advanced experience with collision data, safety countermeasure selection, and safety audits
• Proficient in Computer Automated Design (AutoCAD)
• Interest in multimodal transportation issues and design (such as active transportation, Complete Streets, Safe Systems Approach, curbside management, and first-last mile infrastructure) and desire to learn about practice areas that are new to you

It would be a plus if you had any of the following:

• A broad knowledge base in street design and urban multimodal planning
• Experience with bicycle and pedestrian projects
• Experience conducting public outreach and engagement
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and multi-phased projects
• Experience with modeling and analysis tools such as Highway Capacity Software, Synchro, SIDRA, and VISSIM
• Experience coordinating utility, right-of-way, street lighting, traffic signals, and landscape and hardscape layout
• Experience leadings tasks or managing projects

You'll be great here if:

• You have strong leadership skills and enjoy participating in multi-disciplinary teams
• You are excited about transforming transportation networks and creating healthy and resilient environments for communities.
• You have working knowledge of different geographies and communities in Oregon
• You enjoy producing high-quality work products and seeing your projects get built
• You have strong communication skills, whether written, verbal, or graphically
• You can build relationships, bring enthusiasm to exciting projects, and are detail oriented with strong problem-solving skills
• You care about the disparities created by traditional transportation engineering practices and seek to move towards equity in the work that you do

Work Schedule for a Transportation Engineer

This full-time position typically works a flexible schedule of 40 hours a week. Our team enjoys working together in the office on planned 'team' days including Wednesdays. We also provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home 2-3 days per week.The Portland office of Toole Design is conveniently located in the heart of Portland's Transit Mall, served by many MAX light rail and bus lines. The office is easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit.

Ready to Join our Portland 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 transportation engineering position, please fill out our application by clicking on the link on this page.

At Toole Design, diversity is a necessity, not a nice-to-have. We have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better, more inclusive communities. We encourage those from underrepresented communities - women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, 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 we are committed to achieving racial diversity in our leadership as well. Toole Design is a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).

Individuals may request accommodations or assistance with the application process by contacting 301-927-1900 and asking for Human Resources or emailing HR@tooledesign.com.

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