Senior Transportation/Roadway Engineer

Cannon & Cannon, Inc. (An Ardurra Company) is seeking a Senior Transportation/Roadway Engineer in our Knoxville, TN office!  

We are looking for an engineer with interest and experience in roadway and sidewalk/greenway design to support a wide range of local transportation and DOT projects. Projects will include but are not limited to minor and major/complex roadways and  multimodal facilities and will offer the opportunity to mentor and guide junior staff and be mentored by some of the top local experts in the transportation industry.

Primary Function:

This is an opportunity to play an important role delivering a variety of transportation related design projects, developing contract plans, specifications, and estimates for construction. This role will support the entire project design delivery process and will be responsible for leading engineering design tasks pertaining to roadway geometric design, production of plans, and writing of technical reports and documents.

Primary Duties:

• Performs process design of multi-discipline transportation engineering projects, including evaluating alternatives, conducting engineering studies and design calculations, and performing preliminary and detailed design


• Provide technical expertise to ensure compliance with design intent, project scope, and state and federal design criteria and standards


• Develops contract plans and prepares technical specifications and cost estimates


• Assists with project execution and delivery including development of project scope, budget, and schedule


• Responsible for the day-to-day activities and coordination of engineers, designers, and technicians as assigned to a specific project


• Perform quality control on engineering work products including design calculations, models, drawings, reports, specifications, and estimates


• Assist with marketing and business development efforts


• Effectively communicate/coordinate with internal and external partners/stakeholders including clients, discipline leads, sub consultants, regulatory agencies, and utility companies

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering or related field


• Professional Engineer (PE) license


• 10+ years of post-licensure engineering experience in transportation/roadway design


• Proficient in MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer with the ability to train and supervise the technical work of engineers, designers, and technicians


• Proficient in MS Office Suite programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)


• Experience preparing final design plans, specifications, and estimates


• Strong verbal communication and technical writing skills


• Strong analytical problem-solving, time management and organizational skills

Why Ardurra? 

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; and provide the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home. 

Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation. 

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES: 

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We’re not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.  

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