Senior Professional Transportation Engineer - City/County

Description

We are seeking a Senior Professional Transportation Engineer to lead and grow our City/County Design practice. This role focuses on delivering preliminary and final design services for city and county clients, including roadway reconstructions, municipal utility replacements, stormwater system improvements, and urban street enhancements. You will provide leadership across all phases of project development, from scoping through design completion, while mentoring staff and expanding Alliant's client relationships.

• Mentorship and Staff Development: Coach and mentor Graduate Engineers, Design Support staff, and junior Lead Designers to build technical skills, project understanding, and a culture of quality and collaboration.
• Specification and Report Writing: Prepare technical specifications, feasibility reports, and other technical documents for transportation and municipal projects.
• Technical Resource: Serve as an internal expert on municipal, urban, and county design practices, State Aid standards, MnDOT coordination, and best practices for City/County roadway reconstruction projects.
• Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC): Provide thorough technical reviews at key design milestones, addressing geometric design, drainage systems, utility design, and plan constructability.
• Technical Leadership: Lead the development of preliminary and final designs for municipal, county, and urban transportation projects, including geometric layouts, roadway plans, grading, drainage, and utility coordination.
• Design Oversight: Review and guide the production of detailed plan sets, ensuring accuracy, constructability, and adherence to applicable standards.
• Modeling and Drafting Support: Direct and oversee the use of CADD platforms (MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, or AutoCAD Civil 3D) to efficiently produce high-quality design models and construction documents.
• Design Coordination: Collaborate with Project Managers to ensure that project design components align with scope, schedule, and budget requirements. Coordinate with other functional design groups (Traffic, Water Resources, Survey, etc.) to ensure design work is integrated throughout the project.

Requirements

The selected candidate must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.

• Familiarity with MnDOT State Aid standards and local municipal specifications
• Strong communication and leadership skills with an emphasis on mentoring and client service
• Experience developing and managing multi-disciplinary project teams
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and transportation design software (MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D).
• Skillful in presenting technical concepts to clients and the public in understandable terms
• Licensed Professional Engineer
• 7+ years transportation design experience producing layouts, plans, specs, and estimates
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (or related engineering field)

Benefits

The base salary for this position is expected to be in the range of $100,000 - $130,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

You deserve a job that you feel proud of, where you can channel your knowledge and skills into projects that positively affect communities, and where you design your own path. This is Alliant. Become an employee-owner of a growing engineering and consulting firm where we strive to provide a diverse and equitable culture of support and opportunities. Our success is driven by our employee owners, and we're excited to have you be a part of it.

The Alliant team is a group of enthusiastic, self-motivated professionals that live the mission of building better communities with excellence and passion. Come and be an employee-owner in an organization that offers an inclusive workplace culture that is uplifting and positive along with an outstanding salary and benefits package.

At Alliant Engineering, you'll channel your passion for engineering into projects that support the essential infrastructure of cities and counties across Minnesota. Join our City/County Design Team and help shape better, safer, and more resilient communities - all while building your career alongside dedicated mentors and leaders.

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

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance