Senior Transportation Engineer - Maintenance of Traffic (MOT)

The Impact You'll Have

Alliant Engineering, Inc., is seeking a driven, detail-oriented Senior Transportation Engineer with a passion for collaboratively working with Contractors, Owners, and stakeholders to develop innovative construction staging solutions. You will fill the role of MOT Design Manager on traditional and alternative delivery projects, leading a team of MOT specialists to successfully exceed project MOT goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cohesive project team that develops MOT, construction staging, and traffic control plans on complex traditional and/or alternative delivery projects.
• Generate innovative construction staging alternatives that optimize traffic operations while maximizing constructability and safety.
• Guide the development of temporary construction plans, including roadway geometrics, alignments, profiles, models, and drainage.
• Oversee traffic control plan design, including temporary signing, striping, safety devices, and detours.
• Author Traffic Management Plans (TMP) to analyze and document impacts and mitigation techniques to businesses, residents, and surrounding roadway systems.
• Work closely with contractors and owners to understand constructability needs and project MOT goals.
• Develop team members by promoting technical and career growth.
• Identify and track future MOT project opportunities.
• Author MOT focused portions of proposals and generate scope/schedule/budgets for traditional, alternative, and hard bid projects.
• Lead the MOT Alternative Technical Concept (ATC) development process on Design-Build projects.
• Opportunity to travel to project pursuits and delivery outside of Minnesota, if desired.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
• Licensed Professional Engineer with the ability to obtain MN licensure within 6 months
• 10+ years of progressive experience developing MOT, construction staging, or traffic control design and plans
• Strong working technical knowledge of engineering principles and practices related to MOT including temporary geometry design, construction staging, and traffic control
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment
• Skilled in presenting technical concepts to clients and the public in understandable terms
• Technical expertise using Microstation/Geopak and OpenRoads Designer on transportation projects
• Commitment to delivering high-quality work on schedule
• History of establishing and fostering strong client relationships
• Design-Build or CM/GC experience preferred
• Experience developing ATCs on Design-Build projects preferred

Benefits

• Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
• Market-Leading Profit Sharing, ESOP and 401k Contribution Programs
• Medical (with HSA Contribution), Dental, and Vision Plans
• Company Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
• Wellness Programs and Competitions
• Generous Annual Leave and Compensatory Time Off Programs
• Flexible Schedules
• Casual Work Environment
• Paid Professional Development and Training
• Community Involvement/Charity Events
• Numerous Employee Focused Events (Lunch & Learns, Office Recreation Room, Off-Site Socials, Etc.)