Graduate Design Engineer, Transportation - Highway Design

Job description

We are seeking a **Graduate Engineer, Transportation - Highway** to join our growing team! **TKDA’s experienced Highway team** delivers innovative solutions that improve public safety and mobility. You will collaborate with engineers, designers, and technicians in the design of complex, safe, and efficient transportation infrastructure systems including geometric layouts, multimodal planning, preliminary engineering and final design for state, local agencies, and design-build contractors. Our employee-owned, multi-disciplined team thrives on collaboration and innovation, ensuring every project is optimized for sustainability, cost efficiency and risk mitigation. Join us to make a tangible difference in the communities we serve, while advancing your career in a supportive, hybrid work environment. Let’s build a better future together! **Hybrid Work Environment**: Tuesday - Thursday in-office | Mon/Fri WFH This is an **evergreen** posting designed to identify and engage with talent for potential future opportunities. While we may not have an immediate opening for this position, we encourage qualified individuals to apply for consideration as needs arise. ### Responsibilities - Assist in the design of highway design, geometric layouts, roundabouts, alignments, profiles, cross sections and other related infrastructure projects - Contribute to the production of preliminary and final plans, specifications, and cost estimates - Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team - Utilize related software to support design and project needs (MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office Suite) ### Required Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or equivalent - Previous experience supporting highway design and/or other transportation design projects - Strong interpersonal skills and effective verbal and written communication skills - Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook) ### Preferred Qualifications - Active EIT certification or actively attaining EIT within 6 months of employment - Master's degree in civil engineering - Previous experience or formal training with MicroStation, Openroads Designer - Previous experience developing construction plans and specifications