HIGHWAY PROJECT ENGINEER

Are you looking for a career path that provides an opportunity for you to reach your full potential? Do you enjoy being part of a team? PEC's team culture is built on our ability to solve problems through a collaborative process. We elevate each other by aligning personal strengths to professional development. Our engineers and staff do not just sit behind desks. We work together with other teams, make site visits, take tours, meet face-to-face with the clients, establish big goals, and set out to achieve them.

PEC's Transportation team provides a multitude of services including transportation planning, roadway and bridge design, traffic engineering and construction administration. The Highway Project Engineer position is fully supported by the entire Transportation team. This is a position that offers personal and professional growth, a fun work environment, comprehensive healthcare benefits, a wellness program, and lots of opportunities for philanthropy. Come join our exciting team!

The Highway Project Engineer position is available in Wichita, KS, Lawrence, KS, Topeka KS, or Kansas City, MO.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in determining project requirements, setting the project scope of work, determining design budgets, and reviewing contracts.
• Manage multiple objectives from clients, contractors, third parties and internal interdisciplinary teams to deliver comprehensive solutions.
• Effectively communicates and coordinates with Team Lead, project managers and project teams to complete design tasks on numerous projects.
• Develop design criteria for use by the Design Team. Utilizes design software to complete project assignments and coordinate with Design Team to produce final construction documents.
• Perform quality control reviews at appropriate milestones. Review documents for completeness and consistency with company and client standards.
• Involved in development of junior staff, promoting professional growth and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum of a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited college.
• Licensed PE in the state of Kansas.
• Minimum of four years of related experience.
• Kansas DOT design project experience preferred.
• Knowledge of current highway design criteria. Familiarity with current Kansas DOT standards and practices preferred.
• Familiar with Bentley Products, including OpenRoads Designer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.