Transportation Engineer

About the Role

Join Consor’s Draper team to design local and UDOT roadway improvements—from safety upgrades and urban corridors to interchange and widening projects. Bring a strong technical foundation and a desire to grow into task lead and project leadership while mentoring junior staff and delivering high-quality plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform roadway design, preparing full PS&E packages: plans, specifications, and engineer’s estimates (PSE) for bid.
• Develop typical sections, horizontal/vertical alignments, profiles, cross-sections, and traffic control/phasing details.
• Apply AASHTO and UDOT standards; ensure compliance with local, state, and federal requirements.
• Conduct and oversee drainage and stormwater design components within roadway projects (coordinate with H&H as needed).
• Own scope, schedule, and budget; perform QA/QC reviews of design calculations and plan sheets.
• Mentor junior engineers (task assignment, checks, coaching) and collaborate across disciplines (structures, traffic, environmental).

Requirements

• 4+ years in roadway/transportation design with construction plan set experience.
• Proficiency in Bentley MicroStation/OpenRoads Designer and/or Autodesk Civil 3D; familiarity with InRoads/GEOPAK a plus.
• BS in Civil Engineering.
• PE (Utah) or ability to obtain within 6–12 months.
• Clear communicator who is open to mentoring junior staff and collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• UDOT project experience and knowledge of UDOT CADD standards.
• Municipal coordination experience.
• Experience preparing PSE/estimate and performing QC reviews.

Work Environment

This hybrid role operates between an office and field environment, routinely using standard office equipment. May require occasional exposure to inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazards, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements.

Physical demands include frequent sitting, moving, standing, talking, hearing, and occasional balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling. May occasionally require operating a company vehicle and lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 35 lbs.

Pay

$100,000 – $140,000 per year (depending on experience). Compensation for candidates with significant experience beyond the minimum requirements may exceed this range.

Benefits

• Career Growth & Development: Tuition reimbursement, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
• Work-Life Alignment: Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid/remote work options based on role.
• Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; employee assistance program; fitness and wellness reimbursement; HSA and FSA options.
• Life: Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-paid term life insurance, and 401(k) with company match.
• Community: Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee networks/groups.