Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP is seeking a motivated engineer with skills and/or focus on track engineering for freight railroads and/or public transit agencies. The candidate will be responsible for coordination and oversight of a wide variety of rail related design projects including, but not limited to MDOT Maryland Transit Administration, CSXT, WMATA, Amtrak, DRPT, and VPRA.

Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for managing and delivering quality transit/rail services on-time, within budget and to the satisfaction of the client
• Prepares and modifies reports, specifications, plans, schedules, environmental studies, and designs for projects.
• Serve as a technical resource leading a team providing rail track engineering and design services for clients
• Prepare cost estimate, determine scope of work, and prepare proposals and contracts on projects
• Coordinate and ensure completeness and accuracy of design effort
• Uses design software to prepare engineering and design documents.
• Submits documents to federal, state, and local agencies for review and obtains permits required.
• Participates in Design/Build efforts including consulting with contractor/construction personnel concerning design constructability as related to field conditions, sequencing and scheduling of construction activities.
• Attends onsite and offsite client meetings.
• Serves as technical liaison with clients on project efforts and coordinates technical efforts within discipline areas.
• Evaluates need for design changes and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Participates in project scoping and fee estimating and proposal preparation, interviews, and negotiations.
• Reviews assigned project(s) after award to define project scope, determine work procedures/sequences and develops schedules and budgets
• Provides coordination of project execution and control, in a given discipline area, to achieve continuity of purpose within scope, budget, and time schedules from initial start-up through project closeout
• Perform design calculations and conduct investigative analyses toward completion of assigned design tasks, and direct preparation of design specifications
• Organize scheduling of specific tasks and assignments
• Uses senior-level technical expertise to consider broad range of engineering solutions
• Responsible for the discipline-specific planning, work distribution, and leadership and adherence to the schedule, and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
• 16+ years of track design experience
• Professional Engineer, P.E. in Maryland. DC and Virginia PE’s a plus
• Demonstrated knowledge of rail track design, management and implementation of transit/passenger/freight rail projects
• Familiarity with MDOT MTA, MDOT SHA, MDTA and other local agencies such as the City of Baltimore DOT a plus
• Advanced knowledge of the practical application of engineering principles, practices, and techniques, including AREMA guidelines
• Demonstrated experience in Microstation V8i, Inroads, and Open Rail
• Skill in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and Excel
• Ability to demonstrate strong attention to detail
• Ability to demonstrate strong organizational and time management skills
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented

Benefits:

WRA recognizes that employees play an important role in its success. Our commitment to full-time employees is reflected in the comprehensive benefits package we offer:

• Flexible work schedule options
• Competitive salary
• Leave accrual and paid holidays
• Healthcare benefits
• Group Life Insurance, as well as additional optional life Insurance, short and long term disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursement
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Parental and maternity leave benefits

WRA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and complies with all applicable anti-discrimination laws.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. WRA will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity. (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)
Position # 2337