Senior Rail Transit Engineer

Overview

GFT is seeking a Senior Track Engineer to join our Transportation Team in Raleigh, NC! This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance at our Raleigh, NC office.

Working on the Transportation team at GFT offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Whether working on highways and bridges or traffic engineering, our team excels in resilient, sustainable design and construction, delivering innovative solutions that address the complexities of modern, multimodal roadway systems and ensure safe, efficient, and reliable travel for all. Explore some of our signature Transportation projects here.

Responsibilities

What you'll be challenged to do:

Currently seeking a Senior Civil /Track Engineer within our Transit and Freight Rail Sectors. The candidate will work with multi-discipline teams on wide ranging transit and rail projects as well as assisting in maintaining existing client relationships. The successful candidate will have a diverse background with extensive experience with transit and freight rail design and capable of being an integral part of a project team committed to providing high quality designs.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Responsible for overall Project Management including scope development, contract negotiations, staff management, project delivery, quality, and safety.
• Served as lead civil/track designer on projects
• Assures that projects are completed within the allocated time and budget.
• Provide team leadership.
• Plans, organizes, and supervises the work of a staff of junior engineers and technicians
• Grow and mentor staff, help recruit, and be a positive role model
• Assists with writing proposals and making presentations
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
• Serves as a technical specialist for the organization for an assigned area of responsibility
• Perform Independent Reviews of major projects

Qualifications

What you'll bring to our firm:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering field required
• 10+ plus years of progressive experience in design of major transit/freight rail engineering transportation projects
• Strong communications skills
• Strong experience working with transit agencies and/or Class 1 Railroads
• Ability to lead civil/track aspects on multiple assignments
• Strong experience in the preparation of plans, specifications and estimates
• Extensive working knowledge of Microstation/Openroads platforms
• Strong knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and various engineering and scheduling software
• Professional Engineer license required
• Actively engages multiple perspectives when solving problems, seeks to learn from peers, and encourages reciprocal learning among team members.
• Actively advocates for full inclusion in the workplace, fostering an environment that welcomes diversity and values equity for all employees, partners, clients, and the communities that TranSystems serves.

Featured Benefits:

• Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment.
• Access to company vehicle for inspection work.
• Comprehensive health benefits package including wellness, parental & caregiver leave, and employer paid life insurance, AD&D, and STD.
• 401(k) company match.
• Competitive vacation accrual and holiday pay.

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships - that's why we're the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry's brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century's experience, together we're building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives. GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives

GFT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans' status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property of Gannett Fleming TranSystems.

Location:Raleigh, NC

Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Employment Status: Full-Time

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