We are seeking a skilled Senior Roadway Designer to join our team. This position is ideal for an experienced roadway designer with a strong background in Civil 3D and a solid understanding of roadway design processes. As a Senior Roadway Designer, you will take the lead on design tasks, supervise junior design staff, and provide mentorship and training to develop our team’s expertise.
Lochmueller Group is a growing engineering consulting firm with an emphasis on infrastructure and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Illinois and Indiana. We provide multi-disciplined services for a variety of public agencies and private entities, including transportation design; water resources design; environmental analysis & permitting; construction engineering & inspection; traffic engineering & transportation planning; surveying; and land acquisition & appraisal. Our transportation design team offers a variety of services, but most of our work involves roadway and bridge design for various local public agencies and state DOT’s.
For over 40 years, Lochmueller Group has helped communities reinvent their future through thoughtful, actionable planning and design. Our dedication to building a team that demonstrates our corporate values (CARDIA) is what sets us apart:
CARDIA:Creativity; Accountability; Respect; Dedication; Integrity; Achievement
Lochmueller Group provides an excellent workplace culture established by our people who share these values. We are a 100% employee-owned company, and our people are invested in the success and continued development of each other and the firm. This is a great place to build a career and grow with a company that is dedicated to quality and service.
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Key responsibilities of this role will include: - Leading the overall design process for assigned projects.
- Performing complex roadway design functions, contributing technical expertise to infrastructure and transportation projects.
- Supervising, mentoring, training, and providing guidance to junior design staff to build and enhance team capability.
- Coordinating design efforts with engineers and other technical staff to ensure compliance with project requirements, schedules, and budgets.
- Reviewing and approve design drawings, calculations, and specifications.
- Establishing and implementing quality control procedures for design deliverables.
- Coordinating with the CAD Systems Manager and Chief Engineers contributing to the development of standards and creating a uniform sample Highway Plan Set.
- Updating and maintaining Civil 3D templates, including refining layers, plot styles, and curb ramp label styles, ensuring transportation project templates align with standards and requirements.
- Designing and implementing structures, pipe styles, and label styles within utility coordination templates to support clear symbology for various utilities, enhancing consistency across all project documentation.
- Contributes to the development and organization of a CAD resource library, including Lisp routines, erosion control blocks, and a sign library to streamline design tasks and increase productivity.
- Serving as a subject matter expert in design principles and practices.
- May perform other duties associated with this role.
Qualifications for this role:- Associate's degree in related field or equivalent training and experience.
- Advanced expertise with AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
- Extensive and progressive experience in roadway design, including complex design functions.
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Excel, Word, and Adobe/Bluebeam PDF Software.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
- Advanced working knowledge of construction practices.
- A working knowledge of construction materials.
- Advanced knowledge of current relevant standards and specification procedures.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
What we offer: - Health & Wellness (medical, dental, vision, disability, and basic life insurance w/ option for additional voluntary life insurance)
- Work/Life Balance (vacation, holidays, sick leave, maternity/paternity leave, flexible scheduling & telecommuting opportunities)
- Wealth-Building (401k w/ company match, student loan repayment benefit, ESOP, competitive compensation package)
- Professional Benefits (professional membership dues, career & educational development)
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Lochmueller Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Lochgroup fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local laws. Some of the content in this job post may have been auto-generated using advanced AI.