Senior Engineer

Toole Design Group in Bentonville is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Senior Engineer. Are you excited about transforming transportation networks and creating healthy and resilient communities? Are you a critical thinker who is passionate about finding solutions that make communities more livable? Are you looking to collaborate with planners, landscape architects, transportation and traffic engineers, and urban designers, including thought leaders from across North America? Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees? If so, please consider joining our team in Bentonville. 

This engineering position, with a focus on multimodal transportation design and project management 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 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 infrastructure in a wide range of contexts from roadway reconstructions, streetscapes, and signature trail projects in highly urban, suburban, and rural settings that highlight and enhance our environment. You use programs such as AutoCAD and MicroStation to fulfill production work on your projects. You will share your knowledge with staff and clients, to develop feasibility studies, concept plans, and construction documents, as well mentor your colleagues to ensure that our projects are consistently of the highest quality. 

You participate in business development pursuits across Northwest Arkansas as well as across our North American offices. Your job can sometimes be challenging, but you get to work with a close-knit team that is passionate about the work and the communities that you serve. 

You are part of an interdisciplinary team planning and designing multimodal transportation infrastructure in a wide range of contexts from streetscapes and retrofits in urban settings to signature trail projects in suburban and rural areas that highlight and enhance the natural environment. 

Qualifications of a Senior Engineer 

• A bachelor's or master's degree in civil engineering 
• PE license in Arkansas or ability to obtain within 3 months 
• 10+ years of experience developing construction documents for trails, roadways, or highways 
• 2+ years of experience serving in a project or design management role 
• Proficiency in one or more of the following: MicroStation OpenRoads, Autodesk Civil 3D 
• Experience developing construction documents and cost estimates 
• Experience working on engineering projects in one or more of the following agencies: ARDOT (strongly preferred), City of Fayetteville, City of Rogers, City of Bentonville 

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

• Exposure to construction management 
• Experience developing scopes of work and fee for project contracting 
• Experience coordinating utility, right-of-way, street lighting, traffic signals, and landscape and hardscape layout 
• Experience analyzing and design stormwater infrastructure 
• Having a strong interest in multimodal and active transportation design 
• Experience on projects following ARDOT's local public agency project manual 
• Experience in the various stages of marketing – business development, proposal strategy and writing, and interviewing 

You'll be great here if you: 

You have strong leadership skills and enjoy participating in multi-disciplinary teams 
You are motivated to tackle new challenges and develop creative solutions 
You are passionate about sustainability and the opportunity to work on challenging multimodal projects that make communities more livable 
You enjoy producing high-quality work products and seeing your projects get built 
You can build relationships, bring enthusiasm to exciting projects, and are detail oriented with strong problem-solving skills 

Work Schedule for a Senior Engineer 

This full-time position typically works a flexible schedule of 40 hours per week. We also provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home 2 days per week. The Northwest Arkansas office of Toole Design opened in 2023 and is in downtown Bentonville, adjacent to the Razorback Regional Greenway. The office is easily accessed on foot or by bicycle, with a number of local destinations available within a short walk or ride. 

We are targeting a salary range of $104,000 to $126,000 for this position. 

Ready to Join our Bentonville 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 position, please visit our career page to apply. 

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, 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 we are committed to achieving diversity in our leadership to better represent the communities where we work. Toole Design is a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer). 

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

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