GHA’s VISION- NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE

GHA will be the premiere consultant partner in the Midwest, providing high-quality services and designs for our clients and community.

GHA will be forward looking, working toward a common vision that includes diversity and inclusion, a feeling of belonging, and built upon strong internal and external relationships.

GHA will be a world-class place to build a career, focused on staff development and training at all levels, creating challenging and rewarding opportunities for all staff.

GHA will build and maintain a strong culture, one built upon trust and growth, and our common values of Integrity, Dedication, and Passion.

What is in it for you:

• PTO (Paid Time Off) 
• 7 paid Holidays 
• Parental Leave
• Floating Holidays 
• Educational Assistance
• Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision) FSA and HSA spending accounts 
• Voluntary Life and AD&D, and Short-term and Long-term disability
• 401k Profit Sharing and Bonus 
• ESOP- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement. 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• *Much More

What you can expect:

The Engineer I position will report to the Division Director or Assistant Division Director and will perform design engineering and production efforts on a variety of transportation projects for State, County, and Local Agencies. An individual should possess basic familiarity of roadway transportation infrastructure including horizontal and vertical alignments, grading and drainage, traffic analysis, and traffic signals.

How you will make an impact:

• Assist project managers and design engineers on transportation designs, studies, and reports for projects including roadway/highway rehabilitation or reconstruction, intersection improvements, traffic signals, pedestrian and bike facilities. Such work may include coordination and assistance to other company divisions including Municipal, Water Resources, Data Collection, Survey, and Construction Divisions.
• Typical assignments include project data collection/scrubbing as well as project deliverable assembly utilizing CAD Software and Microsoft Office Products.
• Additionally, this role may be tasked with performing and documenting project designs, calculations, or quantity tabulations under close supervision.
• Attend project and/or client meetings, including public information meetings and public hearings.
• Assist with construction engineering on construction sites, as needed.
• Complete tasks assigned by project managers and project engineers to meet project schedules and provide proactive reporting on task status.
• Work under the supervision and mentoring of other firm staff in a hybrid-style team setting with other team members within all divisions of the company.

What you will bring to Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.

Experience: 

• Prior internship experience in civil engineering is a plus, but not required.
• Working knowledge of Bentley CAD Software (ie. Microstation/OpenRoads Designer) and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D is preferred.
• Valid Driver’s License and registered insured personal vehicle.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Detail-oriented individual who takes pride in producing high-quality individual work products.
• Ability to focus to work independently with general supervision and collaboratively as part of a larger team to achieve project goals.
• Ability to demonstrate and communicate a thoughtful approach for completing assigned tasks.
• Self-starting individual with organizational skills capable of keeping track of multiple assigned tasks simultaneously.
• A solid work ethic with the desire to be curious to learn about firm business and the industry.
• Specific Focus Areas: Traffic Analysis, Phase I Projects, Phase II Projects, ADA Ramp Design, Pavement Marking & Signage Design, Maintenance of Traffic Design, Public Involvement, Geometric Design (including plan layout, profile design, detail grading)

ADA SPECIFICATIONS:The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be honored to enable individuals with different abilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Work is performed in both an office environment and outdoors including sites with exposure to inclement weather or extreme weather conditions. 
• Moderate physical demands, including sitting, standing, or walking for prolonged periods of time. Strength sufficiently to lift and move items weighing up to sixty (60) pounds. 
• Vision should be sufficient to see and read plan specifications with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents and to operate survey equipment. Hearing sufficient to converse in the normal audio range with or without correction. 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT:Decisions and criteria governing the employment relationship with all employees at Gevalt Hamilton Associates, Inc are made in a non-discriminatory manner, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, age, FMLA status, or any other factor determined to be unlawful by federal, state or local statutes.