Transportation Engineer - EIT

About the role

You will serve as a Design Engineer supporting projects related to transportation in our Lubbock, Texas office. This role focuses on growing future leaders and technical experts with a deep commitment to employee development and training.

You will work for numerous clients in the Lubbock area, including municipalities, counties, and TxDOT, helping to improve the community.

Responsibilities

• Utilize criteria and design standards to perform engineering tasks related to project development.
• Perform project assignments within the scope of work and guidelines defined by the Project Engineer and within agreed-upon time and schedule allocations.
• Interface with clients and develop strong working relationships through project interaction.
• Perform specific and limited portions of broader assignments by applying standard practices and techniques.
• Provide direction and instruction to drafting and design personnel assigned to projects and coordinate these activities for efficient completion.
• Gather, correlate, and utilize raw data for the formation of a product suitable for review; perform calculations and analyses necessary to complete assigned projects.
• Oversee and review the work of CAD technicians/designers, entry-level engineers, and interns.
• Complete intermediate design activities that meet requirements of established criteria and applicable design manuals.
• Provide design control on assigned tasks within established design guidelines and under supervisor’s review to ensure timely and accurate completion of design plans, specifications, reports, and studies.
• Conduct investigations, gather data, and prepare supporting documentation and final format of assigned tasks for studies and reports.
• Perform quality control on deliverables and provide Continuous Improvement input.
• Provide quality work within the scope and guidelines defined by the Project Engineer.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience performing engineering tasks in a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent field.
• General understanding of civil engineering and transportation projects.
• Certification of Engineer-in-Training (EIT).
• AutoCAD Civil 3D or Microstation experience.

Preferred: Open Roads Designer experience.

About Freese And Nichols

At the heart of our culture are our LEADS values: Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always. Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and employees live these values.

For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need, including water supplies, roadways, bridges, and disaster preparedness.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Paid overtime for salaried employees.
• Annual bonus.
• Access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico, and Banner Elk, North Carolina.
• Flexible work environment with a hybrid schedule (up to 40% remote work).
• Alternative work schedule program providing a day off every other Friday.