Senior Transportation Engineer - Maintenance of Traffic (MOT)

You deserve a job that you feel proud of, where you can channel your knowledge and skills into projects that positively affect communities, and where you design your own path. This is Alliant. Become an employee-owner of a growing engineering and consulting firm where we strive to provide a diverse and equitable culture of support and opportunities. Our success is driven by our employee-owners, and we're excited to have you be a part of it.

The Impact You'll Have:
Alliant Engineering, Inc., is seeking a driven, detail-oriented Senior Transportation Engineer with a passion for collaboratively working with Contractors, Owners, and stakeholders to develop innovative construction staging solutions. You will fill the role of MOT Design Manager on traditional and alternative delivery projects, leading a team of MOT specialists to successfully exceed project MOT goals. The successful candidate must have extensive knowledge of MnDOT's Facility Design Guide, the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide, the MnMUTCD, and MnDOT's work zone and temporary traffic control design resources. You will lead construction staging and traffic control plan generation; conduct MOT Taskforce meetings; develop Traffic Management Plans (TMP); and perform field reviews of deployed temporary traffic control configurations. You will have the opportunity to develop complex staging solutions on high-profile mega-projects nationwide, including the prospect of traveling to project sites.

Responsibilities:

Lead a cohesive project team that develops MOT, construction staging, and traffic control plans on complex traditional and/or alternative delivery projects.

Generate innovative construction staging alternatives that optimize traffic operations while maximizing constructability and safety.

Guide the development of temporary construction plans, including roadway geometrics, alignments, profiles, models, and drainage.

Oversee traffic control plan design, including temporary signing, striping, safety devices, and detours.

Author Traffic Management Plans (TMP) to analyze and document impacts and mitigation techniques to businesses, residents, and surrounding roadway systems.

Work closely with contractors and owners to understand constructability needs and project MOT goals.

Develop team members by promoting technical and career growth.

Identify and track future MOT project opportunities.

Author MOT focused portions of proposals and generate scope/schedule/budgets for traditional, alternative, and hard bid projects.

Lead the MOT Alternative Technical Concept (ATC) development process on Design-Build projects.

Opportunity to travel to project pursuits and delivery outside of Minnesota, if desired.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer with the ability to obtain MN licensure within 6 months

10+ years of progressive experience developing MOT, construction staging, or traffic control design and plans

Experience supervising, leading, teaching, and mentoring project staff

Strong working technical knowledge of engineering principles and practices related to MOT including temporary geometry design, construction staging, and traffic control

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment

Skillful in presenting technical concepts to clients and the public in understandable terms

Technical expertise using Microstation/Geopak and OpenRoads Designer on transportation projects

Commitment to delivering high-quality work on schedule

History of establishing and fostering strong client relationships

Design-Build or CM/GC experience preferred

Experience developing ATCs on Design-Build projects preferred

At Alliant, we take care of our employees by offering a world class benefit package including:

Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities

Market-Leading Profit Sharing, ESOP and 401k Contribution Programs

Medical (with HSA Contribution), Dental, and Vision Plans

Company Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care

Wellness Programs and Competitions

Generous Annual Leave and Compensatory Time Off Programs

Flexible Schedules

Casual Work Environment

Paid Professional Development and Training

Community Involvement/Charity Events

Numerous Employee Focused Events (Lunch & Learns, Office Recreation Room, Off-Site Socials, Etc.)

Who We Are:
Alliant Engineering, Inc., an employee-owned company, is a growing engineering, planning, landscape architecture, and surveying firm with a strong culture of customer service, quality, delivery, and innovation. At Alliant we work hard; we have fun; and we love it.

We design solutions that address current needs while paving the way for a brighter future. We provide a culture of diversity, equity, and support, where everyone is given the opportunity to grow and succeed. We approach every project with unwavering confidence yet remain humbly committed to designing work that speaks for itself. At Alliant, our employee-owners are the force behind our success, and we can't wait for you to join us to build better communities with excellence and passion.

The base salary for this position is expected to be in the range of $100,000 - $130,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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