DOWL · 15 hours ago
Transportation Project Engineer - Mid-Level
Billings, MT
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expDOWL is a top-ranked, multi-disciplined consulting firm with over 60 years of experience in civil engineering and related services. The Transportation Project Engineer will lead engineering calculations, alternatives analysis, and design efforts across high-impact projects, focusing on improving transportation systems in communities.
Consulting
Responsibilities
Leads the production of and provides quality control for the following:
Technical reports and memos
Specifications
Construction quantity calculations and cost estimates
Design documents and construction plans
Breakdown of costs and scope of work - Proficient
Schedules - Proficient
Proposal technical approach
Provides clear communication and direction, sets expectations, and takes responsibility for results of the team
Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets
Able to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort
Develops budgets and schedules for complex tasks and projects
Breaks down complex projects into logical tasks
Able to prioritize multiple assignments to successfully deliver all assigned projects on time and on budget
Mentors others on above
Actively mentors others on interpreting design codes
Frequent direct communications with clients on large/complex projects
Leads technical client project meetings
Participates in project interviews
Oversees team operations and the daily workflow of the team
Organizes workflow and ensures that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks
Recruits and hires new employees
Implements training for new hires and identifies training opportunities for current staff
Communicates information from leadership to employees and vice versa
Monitors employee productivity and provides constructive feedback and coaching
Sets goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company’s plans and vision and communicates them to employees
Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
Decides on reward and promotion based on performance
Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree required
Years of experience required: 10 years
Years of experience required with advanced degree: 9 years
PE required
Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver's license is required to support legitimate business purposes
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Advanced
Market Sector Software (AutoCAD C3D) - Advanced
Market Sector Software (Microstation Connect and OpenRoads) - Advanced (if applicable)
3D design and visualizations (e.g., Revit, Infraworks) - Proficient (if applicable)
Task Specific (e.g., AutoTurn, GuideSign)
Advanced understanding of technical fundamentals
Demonstrates expertise to others within and beyond market sector
Provides unique solutions to complex technical challenges
Leads internal mentoring
Performs quality control technical checking of complex deliverables
Team player and team leader with the ability to follow on large or complex projects
Leads the production of and provides quality control for technical reports and memos
Leads the production of and provides quality control for specifications
Leads the production of and provides quality control for construction quantity calculations and cost estimates
Leads the production of and provides quality control for design documents and construction plans
Leads the production of and provides quality control for breakdown of costs and scope of work - Proficient
Leads the production of and provides quality control for schedules - Proficient
Leads the production of and provides quality control for proposal technical approach
Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets
Able to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort
Develops budgets and schedules for complex tasks and projects
Breaks down complex projects into logical tasks
Able to prioritize multiple assignments to successfully deliver all assigned projects on time and on budget
Mentors others on above
Expertly interprets, selects, and employs design codes: AASHTO and FHWA - Advanced
Expertly interprets, selects, and employs design codes: Local Client - Advanced
Actively mentors others on interpreting design codes
Understands limitations of design codes
Frequent direct communications with clients on large/complex projects
Leads technical client project meetings
Understands appropriate messaging and legal risks
Participates in project interviews
Primarily performs advanced technical tasks on complex, demanding projects for the market sector
Operates with a high level of autonomy
Reviews the work of others
Mentors others with less experience
May perform assistant project management services
May perform the role of project engineer on multidisciplinary projects
Provides technical guidance on proposals
May Be a Supervisor
Oversees team operations and the daily workflow of the team
Organizes workflow and ensures that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks
Recruits and hires new employees
Implements training for new hires and identifies training opportunities for current staff
Communicates information from leadership to employees and vice versa
Monitors employee productivity and provides constructive feedback and coaching
Sets goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company's plans and vision and communicates them to employees
Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
Decides on reward and promotion based on performance
Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy
Benefits
Great benefits
Company
DOWL
DOWL is a civil engineering company that offers planning, surveying, and civil services.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Larry Fox
Retired Chief Operating Officer
Ali Alsaleh, MBA
Chief Information Officer
Recent News
2025-06-12
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