Transportation Designer

Are we the road to your future?

Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources.

Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities.

We are currently searching for an experienced Transportation Designer to support our Southwest Region located in Cottonwood Heights, UT .

Relocation assistance available if needed.

What you’ll be doing :

• Prepare quantities and develop PS&E packages supporting highway design projects
• Prepare temporary traffic control plans and traffic management plan (TMP) as part of maintenance of traffic (MOT) activities
• Prepare permanent signing and pavement marking plans
• Prepare traffic signal design plans for new intersections and signal modifications to facilitate multimodal accommodations
• Prepare streetlight design plan and perform photometric analysis using AGi32
• Prepare Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) design plans
• Assist in preparing conceptual intersection layouts, schematics, signal timings and engineering reports
• Attend project meetings with clients as needed

What you need to have :

• BS in Civil Engineering
• 0 - 4 years of transportation engineering experience
• Proficiency in MicroStation and / or AutoCAD
• Familiarity with DOT traffic design standards, MUTCD and AASHTO
• Familiarity with traffic programs including Synchro / SimTraffic, HCS
• Local state DOT experience is preferred
• Self-starter and capable of completing tasks with minimal oversight
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written
• Characteristics of a successful Volkert team member : Be a brand ambassador for the company who engages in diversity and inclusionBe self-motivated to meet individual goals and maintain accountability in a team environmentExercise initiative and independent judgement in the solution of work problemsBe able to communicate effectively- verbal and writtenBe able to multi-task in a team environment

Volkert Perks :

• Competitive compensation
• Flexibility and a positive work / life balance
• Challenging and innovative projects
• Employee referral program
• Professional development
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Employer-Paid Life / AD&D insurance
• Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
• Wellness incentives
• Additional voluntary benefits

The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.

For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities.

We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service.

With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference.

Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

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