Transportation Engineering Leader

Benesch is seeking to hire a Project Manager or Engineering Technical Lead to increase our Transportation Design and Construction Engineering presence and lead activities in Nebraska. This is an experienced position involving exciting, challenging, and complex assignments with opportunities for growth. The ideal candidate will be comfortable marketing and delivering projects, developing staff, and developing and maintaining good industry connections and relationships at the state and local levels. Strong project and people management skills are required. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in design of roadways, highways, and interstates from preliminary to final. 

Location

This position will be based out of any of our Nebraska offices including Omaha, NE; Lincoln, NE; Grand Island, NE; and Bellevue, NE.

The Impact You Will Have

• Lead development and delivery of projects having local, state, and regional benefits.
• Participate in Business Development including networking, proposal preparation, and contracts.
• Coordinate staff activities to assure achieving goals of project budget, schedule, and quality.
• Support various local, regional, and corporate initiatives.

What We Are Looking For

• B.S. Degree in Engineering, or related, and Professional Engineering License or the ability to obtain one in Nebraska are required.
• Excellent communication, strong written, oral, and client relation skills, experience interacting with clients, agencies, and other project stakeholders.
• Experience in making presentations before elected officials and advisory boards, attending conferences, and participating in interviews.
• Strong organization and leadership skills including development of professional staff.
• Experience managing single and multi-discipline projects and professional teams, including contracting, cost control, staff and subconsultant coordination, and quality assurance/quality control.
• Ability to work independently and develop task deliverables in a complete and reviewable manner.
• Experience working with state and/or local public agencies.

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Aviation Project Engineer 

We are looking to hire an Aviation Project Engineer. We offer opportunities to work on a variety of complex local airport agency and private clients. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years’ experience and hold a PE. 

Location

This position will have a hybrid work schedule and when in the office could work out of any of the 45 Benesch locations. The following locations have an aviation team and or focus on aviation business development:  Atlanta, GA, Denver, CO, 4 locations throughout Nebraska (Bellevue, Grand Island, Lincoln, Omaha) and 4 locations throughout Kansas (Kansas City, Wichita, Topeka, Manhattan), and Kansas City, MO. Remote work will be considered. 

The Impact You Will Have

• Design responsibility for elements such as pavement, drainage, utilities, lighting/NAVAIDS, security and fuel facilities
• Responsible for project design calculation files, ensuring adequate independent quality control reviews
• Manage the process of compiling and coordinating plans, specifications, cost estimates and pay items
• Coordinate and review drafting and the assembly of plan sets
• Develop and oversee task work plans for assigned team members
• Engage in active team communication
• Organize technical meetings among design staff
• Perform occasional field construction observation, sometimes requiring out-of-town travel
• Active involvement in professional organizations

What You Will Need

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline required
• Experience with FAA design standards
• P.E. license or planning to obtain license in near future
• Demonstrate advanced use of CADD
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Ability to perform complex analysis and design
• Ability to assemble a complete design package for assigned elements or projects
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

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Transportation Project Engineer

We have a career opportunity for an experienced transportation engineer to be part of an established service line at Benesch focused on enhancing transportation infrastructure.  The ideal candidate will have expertise or an interest in furthering their career focused on planning, engineering design, and construction of transportation infrastructure for public agencies. The successful candidate will prepare and review plans, technical specifications, contract documents, and estimates related to a variety of transportation projects. Project Engineers also mentor and supervise the work of technical support personnel assigned to the project.

Location

This position has the opportunity for a flexible hybrid work schedule with the option to sit out of our offices in Omaha, NE, Bellevue, NE, Lincoln, NE, Grand Island, NE or Rapid City, SD. 

The Impact You Will Have

• Developing detailed designs of urban and rural roadways from preliminary to final design
• Collaborating with team members, communities, and stakeholders to define data needs, project requirements, and outputs or to develop applications
• Compiling and coordinating plans, specifications, cost estimates, and pay items
• Supporting studies and alternative analysis to determine best solutions to meet compliance and client goals
• Working with various disciplines and reviewers to ensure complete, accurate, and high quality deliverables
• Contribute to proposal development
• Managing small projects and project tasks and assisting Project Managers in overall large project delivery
• Manage and maintain project documentation

What You Will Need

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, or higher, is required
• Professional Engineer license or ability to obtain upon hire (preferred)
• Project experience in transportation engineering design (preferred)
• Ability to work and collaborate in a team environment on challenging projects
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to develop task deliverables in a complete and timely manner
• Experience working with Local and State public agency clients (Public Works, DOTs, etc.)
•  Proficient at using Microstation Open Roads Designer and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D design software
•  Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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Transportation Project Manager

Our Nebraska Division is seeking to hire a Transportation Project Manager. This is an experienced position involving exciting, challenging, and complex assignments with opportunities for growth. The ideal candidate will be a Seller/Doer and maintain good industry connections and relationships. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in design of roadways, highways, and interstates from preliminary to final.

Location

This role offers flexibility in office location, with a preference for candidates based in central Nebraska. We also welcome applicants located in Omaha, Lincoln, or Bellevue.

The Impact You Will Have

• Serving as a project manager on transportation (state and municipal highway/roadway) projects, having key responsibilities for project pursuit and delivery, including management of scopes, budgets and schedules.
• Managing project teams and technical staff including mentoring of other professionals and student interns.
• Contributing to Nebraska, regional, and corporate strategic growth initiatives.
• Participate in Business Development and Marketing, including championing relationships with key public agency and private sector clients, networking, preparation of SOQs, proposals, and contracts.
• Representing Benesch at industry and professional engagement events.
• Identifying opportunities and leading strategic project pursuits.
• Leading and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Present findings thorough written and verbal communications skills, including public speaking at information meetings, client meetings, and interviews.
• Preparing and assisting with grant applications.

What We Are Looking For

• B.S. Degree in Engineering, or related, and a Professional Engineering License in Nebraska (or the ability to obtain one upon hire) are required.
• Excellent communication, strong written, oral, and client relation skills, experience interacting with clients, agencies, and other project stakeholders.
• Experience in making presentations before elected officials and advisory boards, attending conferences, and participating in interviews.
• Strong organization and leadership skills.
• Prepare technical analysis within a variety of specialist areas such as transit plans, transit operational analyses, multimodal subarea/corridor studies, modal compliance, transit grants management, and special transit studies, among others.
• Experienced in Project Management, including cost control, project budget control, and quality assurance/quality control.
• Direct and manage the budgeting and execution of projects including the supervision of assigned staff and subcontractors.
• Ability to work independently and develop task deliverables in a complete and reviewable manner.
• Experienced in the public bidding process.

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