Transportation Design Engineer

As a Transportation Design Engineer, you will help grow Fehr & Peers’ transportation engineering practice in Washington while leading the delivery of impactful, community-based, transportation projects. Based out of our Seattle or Tacoma offices, you will work in person at least three days per week, collaborating with colleagues. You will work with clients and community partners while helping expand our presence in the local market. This position will be particularly tied to the growth and mentorship of design staff in our Tacoma office, so the ideal candidate will be based out of Tacoma, but any successful candidate would spend at least one day per week physically in our Tacoma office working with local staff and clients.

Your work will combine technical leadership, project management, and client development. You will deliver innovative, thoughtful design solutions that align with client objectives and reflect current best practices. You will also manage projects, oversee tasks, and mentor technical staff to deliver high-quality engineering work for our clients. At Fehr & Peers, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career while helping shape the future of transportation in communities across the region.

We partner with public, private, and institutional clients to provide cutting-edge transportation planning and engineering expertise. For public sector clients, we lead PS&E, corridor studies, master plans, conceptual designs, environmental documents and processes, and related services. Our private sector clients include civil engineers, urban designers, developers, and technology firms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with public agency, institutional, and private-sector clients throughout Washington
• Serve as a project manager and trusted advisor, leading client communication and ensuring successful project delivery of traffic engineering design and planning studies
• Prepare plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for transportation engineering projects, including complete streets, bikeways, traffic signals, signing/striping, and lighting projects for Pacific Northwest public agencies
• Mentor and develop junior engineers and planners while contributing to a collaborative office culture
• Identify, pursue, and help secure new business opportunities through networking, client engagement, proposal preparation and development, and interview participation
• Prepare and oversee engineering conceptual designs that are technically sound, feasible, and visually compelling
• Perform some field work, including site reviews, design verification, and construction management support
• Engage with community members, stakeholders, and agency staff through public outreach and engagement efforts