Project Engineer - Civil Transportation

At BKF Engineers, we deliver innovative civil engineering, creating transportation infrastructure solutions across the Western States. Our vision is to unify our transportation services across the firm, enhancing our ability to deliver impactful transportation projects that make our communities safer and more accessible for all.

We’re hiring a Project Engineer with experience in transportation civil engineering to support the delivery of impactful infrastructure projects. This role is ideal for a motivated and detail-oriented professional with an Engineer-in-Training certification who is ready to grow their technical expertise while contributing to all phases of project development.

Key Responsibilities :

• Perform roadway geometric design, grading and drainage analysis, and vertical alignments for roadway and multimodal projects.
• Develop traffic control, pavement markings, and signing plans to enhance safety and operational efficiency.
• Prepare PS&E packages, including plan, profile, and cross-sections for roadway, trail, and grade separation projects.
• Analyze and integrate stormwater quality solutions, ensuring compliance with C.3 stormwater treatment and drainage standards.
• Coordinate with public agencies, including Caltrans, cities, counties, and transit agencies, to secure approvals and meet design requirements.
• Support the design of grade separations, port and airport landside improvements, and traffic calming projects.
• Assist in utility coordination efforts, ensuring utility relocations align with project requirements.
• Provide construction support, including RFI responses, submittal reviews, and field coordination.
• Attend project meetings and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to advance design development.
• Travel between BKF offices and project sites as needed.

Requirements

Physical Demands : Must be able to regularly talk, hear and operate a computer, keyboard and mouse and occasionally lift, pull / push and carry up to 20 pounds with accommodations.

Work Conditions : Exposure to constant or intermittent sounds at a low or moderate level consistent with an office setting. Exposure to high-stress, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.  Travel to other BKF locations and client sites may be required.

Benefits

BKF Engineers provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

BKF Engineers does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and a specific solicitation for the position or other approved engagement request for the position with BKF Engineers, BKF Engineers reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited submittals are done at the risk of the recruiter.

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