What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Transportation Engineer position at Actalent?
Sr. Project/Transportation Engineer
Summary
Our Client provides transportation engineering opportunities for a variety of clients including GDOT, local governments, contractors, and developers. They have a collaborative, team-focused culture that also provides flexibility of working location and hours. They strongly believe in diversity and inclusion, so if you are looking for a healthy work environment to support your growth and development, please consider working with us. They offer competitive salaries as well as a defined, performance-based bonus program. We are looking for a candidate with 6 years of experience, strong technical and communication skills who is eager to learn and grow with the company!
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Lead the design of transportation projects from concept through construction, complete required computations, produce construction plans, concept layouts, write technical reports, and oversee other engineers in the design of projects
- Be knowledgeable in utilizing the many transportation design resources required for transportation engineering including AASHTO, GDOT, FHWA, and local guidelines, processes, policies, and procedures and be willing to train other engineers in the design and utilization of these resources
- Develop cost estimates, specifications, and bid documents as required for each project assigned and oversee other engineers developing these documents
- Be able to plan and follow through on work assignments within the timeframes allocated to meet the project budget and schedule and work with other engineers to meet these same goals on the assigned projects
- Complete field work as needed including erosion inspections, construction inspections, field plan reviews, site visits and on-site meetings with clients and property owners, as required
- Coordinate and communicate with other staff, clients, the public, and subconsultants, as required
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology
- 6 years of related experience in roadway design and engineering (GDOT Project Experience highly preferred)
- Proficient in Bentley InRoads, Open-Roads and Microsoft Office Suite and able to train others in these programs
- Strong communication and time management skills with a proven ability to meet budgets and deadlines
- Able to efficiently work from home full time with occasional need to conduct site visits, meetings with clients, attend public meetings, and participate in employee functions
Skills
Roadway, Project management, Civil engineering, Roadway design, Transportation, Design, Civil, Highway, Professional engineer, Transportation engineering, Rfi, GDOT, dot, Open Roads, OpenRoads, transportation design, transportation project, highway design
Top Skills Details
Roadway and Transportation Design
Experience Level
Intermediate- Sr. Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Tucker, GA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $43.00 - $63.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 17, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
Salary : $43 - $63