Engineer In Training, Transportation, Nebraska

Overview

Entry-level transportation engineer assisting design and construction tasks in Nebraska.

Key Responsibilities

• cost estimation
• data analysis
• roadway design
• construction staking
• survey tasks
• report preparation

Tasks

-Assists in the development of probable construction quantities and construction costs estimated for design projects with the department. -Designs and conducts analyzes and interprets data. -Prepares, modifies and checks site and roadway design elements/computations including; geometrics, vertical profiles, cross-sections, culvert design, pavement design and marking, and traffic control. -Assists with construction observation, construction staking, and topographical survey tasks. -Assists in the preparation or modification of reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, and permits for projects. Instructs designers/technicians to reduce designs to working drawings.

Requirements

• engineering intern
• microstation
• technical writing
• civil engineering
• nebraska dot
• aci

What You Bring

-Engineering Intern certification (or have exam scheduled to be completed) -Experience with Microstation skills preferred, Open Roads Designer is a plus! -Strong technical/qualitative writing ability -Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering -Experience or knowledge of Nebraska DOT Standards and Procedures is preferred -ACI level 1 certification is a plus. -Strong sense of urgency and self-initiative to meet client deadlines

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About Kirkham Michael

-Takes on high‑impact infrastructure, municipal, structural, environmental and land‑development projects, from diverging diamond interchanges to water systems and hazardous-waste planning. -Designed Iowa’s first diverging diamond interchange and led major utility haul‑route assessments and drone‑based structural inspections. -Early FAA-approved operator of commercial drones, enabling advanced inspections like high‑mast light tower surveys for Kansas DOT. -Expanded regionally with offices in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota—and soon Oklahoma—supporting growth across the Midwest and Southwest. -Delivered the Southeast Connector in Des Moines—its largest transportation project at $185 million over nearly twenty years.

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