Senior Project Engineer – Roadway Design

NASHVILLE, MURFREESBORO OR CHATTANOOGA, TN

Neel-Schaffer is not just a place to work, it is a promise of a living, dynamic environment where people collaborate, innovate, build enduring relationships, excel, and grow professionally in a strong culture of ownership.

If this sounds like the place for you, we might have just the opening you are seeking!

Neel-Schaffer seeks responses from qualified applicants for the position of Senior Project Engineer – Roadway Design to work from our Tennessee locations. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in leading designing highway/roadway corridors, interchanges, roadway widening, intersection improvements, safety improvements, and multimodal projects for the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and/or municipal clients. Task Management experience is advantageous but not a requirement for this position.

Neel-Schaffer is a multi-disciplined engineering, planning and construction management firm that was founded in 1983 and today is one of the largest private, employee-owned engineering firms in the South. With over 650 employees, few firms are more qualified or have more capacity than Neel-Schaffer to serve and work in partnership for delivery of projects. Our firm’s combined resources affords us flexibility in allocating the personnel needed for a project, enabling us to respond quickly. Our experience in engineering services for the design and construction of roadway projects dates to the firm’s founding in 1983. Since then, we have performed roadway design and other design services for nine State DOTs across the South, including ALDOT, SCDOT, GDOT, ARDOT, TDOT, MDOT, LADOTD, KYTC, NCDOT, and FDOT.

Guided by a mission of CARE, SERVICE, and EXCELLENCE, Neel-Schaffer is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that benefit both clients and communities. As the firm continues to grow, we remain steadfast in our commitment to enhancing the quality of life in the communities where we live and work. The firm’s corporate structure emphasizes local service, allowing our employees to maintain deep local connections with clients in the communities we serve, while having the resources of a much larger regional firm at their fingertips. This allows us to provide a full-service approach to program development, design, planning, and construction management.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in Tennessee and/or the ability to obtain your Tennessee PE license within 6 months.
• 6-15 years of progressive transportation/roadway design experience on transportation projects.
• A knowledge of TDOT, including PDN process, concept development, development of functional reports, preparation of plans (including preliminary, ROW and construction), preparation of specifications and special provisions, and preparation of engineering estimated quantities and cost estimates is recommended.
• Experience in roadway plan production and development.
• Strong verbal communication and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in MicroStation V8i SS2 with Geopak, and/or OpenRoads Designer.
• Familiar with TDOT Standards, AASHTO Roadside Design Guide, MUTCD, ADA, PROWAG, etc.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
• Valid driver’s license.

Equal Opportunity Employer