Senior Multimodal Engineer

Toole Design Group in Boston, MA is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Senior Multimodal Engineer. Do you understand the nuts and bolts of conventional transportation engineering, but believe an auto-centric approach is outdated? Are you looking for the opportunity to work on challenging multimodal projects that make communities more livable? Do you love managing projects and building industry relationships? If so, please consider joining our Boston team.

This senior engineering position, with a focus on sidewalk, bikeway, and Complete Streets design, earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, a health savings account (HSA), a flexible spending account (FSA), and all staff start with at least 24 days PTO. We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike, walk, or use transit for a better quality of life.

About Toole Design

Toole Design is the leading engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm specializing in multimodal transportation. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States. Our talented team of planners, landscape architects, and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race, or gender. As an Engineering News-Record top 500 design firm, we have also been named a "best firm to work for" and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry.

Every project our employees deliver directly and positively affects our communities. We are industry-leading experts, and we work hard to encourage a collaborative and team-oriented environment.

A Day in the Life of a Senior Multimodal Engineer

You are at the forefront of brainstorming creative solutions for challenging projects. You lead, support, and mentor an interdisciplinary team to deliver multimodal transportation, and Complete Streets design projects from concept to construction. You'll help design infrastructure in a wide range of contexts from roadway reconstructions and streetscapes in highly urban settings to signature trail projects in suburban and rural areas that highlight and enhance the natural environment. You work on a wide spectrum of projects, including feasibility studies for multimodal corridors and intersections, concept and final design plans for projects located throughout the region, and construction documents to support implementation of multidisciplinary design work overseen by you and the firm. You will share your knowledge with staff and clients, applying state-of-the-art approaches to create sustainable multimodal transportation networks as well as mentoring your colleagues to ensure that our projects are consistently of the highest quality.

As an experienced project manager, you lead many of the Northeast design projects with careful attention to scope, schedule, budget, client satisfaction, and team happiness. You help lead business development efforts and pursuits for the Boston office and across the Northeastern region. You get to work with a close-knit team that is passionate about the work and the communities that you serve.

We are targeting a salary range of $120,000-$140,000 for this position. Candidates with more years of experience or exceptional qualifications may fall into a different pay range.

Qualifications of a Senior Multimodal Engineer:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in civil/transportation engineering
• Professional engineering license (Massachusetts preferred)
• 10+ years of relevant experience developing preliminary and final design plans, specifications, estimates, engineering studies, and other engineering documents
• 3+ years of experience in a consulting firm or similar, managing and delivering projects for public sector clients and pursuing and winning work
• Experience in Complete Streets and bicycle and pedestrian facility design
• Familiarity with national and local engineering standards, including but not limited to MassDOT, City of Boston, AASHTO, NACTO, MUTCD, Highway Capacity Manual, Highway Safety Manual, and ITE/or ITE guidance documents
• Interest in multimodal and active transportation design including Complete Streets
• Experience working on engineering projects for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the City of Boston, and/or surrounding municipalities
• Experience preparing transportation and local agency permit documents

It would be a plus if you have any of the following:

• Proficiency in one or more of the following: AutoCAD, Civil3D, MicroStation, InRoads, Synchro, Highway Capacity Software, SIDRA, or VISSIM
• Experience with a stormwater design software is a plus (e.g. HydroCAD or HydroFlow)
• Experience reviewing construction plans, supporting construction bidding, and overseeing construction operations

You'll be great here if:

• You have strong leadership skills and enjoy participating in multi-disciplinary teams
• You enjoy producing high-quality work products and seeing your projects get built
• You have strong communication skills, whether written, verbal, or graphically
• You can build relationships, bring enthusiasm to exciting projects, and are detail oriented with strong problem-solving skills
• You are passionate about sustainability and the opportunity to work on challenging multimodal projects that make communities more livable

Work Schedule for a Senior Multimodal Engineer

This full-time position typically works a flexible schedule of 40 hours a week. We also provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home 2 days per week. Our Boston office is conveniently located in Boston's Downtown Crossing, directly adjacent to the iconic Boston Common, within a short walk to all of the major rapid transit lines and close to both North Station and South Station commuter rail lines. Applicants should be willing to travel within New England to support public engagement activities. The office is easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit (Downtown Crossing, Park Station, South Station, SL4, SL5, and several buses including routes 43,7, 11).

Ready to Join our Boston Team? We understand your time is valuable, so we have a quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this Senior Multimodal Engineer position, please visit our website to apply: www.tooledesign.com/careers/

At Toole Design, we have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better, more inclusive communities. We encourage everyone, including those from underrepresented communities - women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, first-generation college students/graduates, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between - to apply. Even if you don't think your current skill set checks every box below, but this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you.

We're proud that about half of our managers are women and are committed to achieving diversity in our leadership to better represent the communities where we work, as well. Toole Design is a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).

Individuals may request accommodations or assistance with the application process by contacting 301-927-1900 and asking for Human Resources or emailing [email protected].

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