Transportation Engineer jobs in Birmingham, AL

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a talented Transportation Engineer to join a dynamic and highly technical Transportation design team in Birmingham, Alabama . As a Transportation Engineer, you will be working with a multi-disciplinary design team to deliver projects for Alabama cities, counties, and the Alabama Department of Transportation. Projects include design for complex interstate highways, urban and rural roadways, interchanges, design-builds, and bridge replacements. This is a hybrid work option position with opportunity for advancement. Join us!

Typical duties and Responsibilities:

• Will serve as a technical advisor.

• Will function as Task/Design Lead for transportation design projects.

• Work with clients such as the state, cities and counties of Alabama, in addition to private clients.

• Prepare engineering plans, construction documents, maps, reports, construction cost estimates and other project related items.

• Design projects that include public and private road systems, grading, drainage, erosion and sediment control, and traffic control plans.

• Will read, analyze and interpret engineering and construction documents, soil and material reports, and government regulations.

• Perform drainage and hydraulics calculations.

• Participate in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.

• Perform quality control review of design calculations and drawings.

• Interact and coordinate with clients, design team partners and sub-consultants as needed for project tasks.

• Will have the ability to make decisions independently related to engineering design and methodology.

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• As populations grow, so do demands for safe, expedient and cost-effective transportation. AECOM’s Transportation business line partners with clients around the world to build, modernize and expand transportation projects that carry all our communities into the future — safely and reliably.

• We use our extensive knowledge in planning, designing and managing transportation systems — as well as restoring and replacing aging infrastructure — to help our public and private clients find smarter, more advanced ways to move people across cities, countries and continents.

• Our integrated approach and social responsibility have earned us the trust of local municipalities, government agencies, commercial clients and public-private partnerships. Our expertise and global reach enable us to deliver high-quality solutions for our clients that pave the way for long-lasting benefits to society.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS plus two years or more of demonstrated equivalency and experience and/or education.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to receive in one year of start.

• Four years of civil drainage design or related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

• Design experience on roadway projects including freeways, highways, and local street improvements.

• Experience working on ALDOT projects.

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Experience with design software including MicroStation and/or Open Roads.

• Familiar with MS Office 2010 software (Excel, Word, Project).

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

• Relocation is available for this role.

• Sponsorship is not available for this role.

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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 driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

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You will have 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.

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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. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10095058

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: East

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: Hybrid