Associate Designer, Highway

GFT is seeking an Associate Designer  to join our Transportation team in Wilmington NC. This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance at our  Wilmington NC office. 

Working on the transportation team at GFT offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Whether working on highways and bridges or traffic engineering, our team excels in resilient, sustainable design and construction, delivering innovative solutions that address the complexities of modern, multimodal roadway systems and ensure safe, efficient, and reliable travel for all​. Explore some of our signature transportation projects here.   

What you’ll be challenged to do:  

You will work with a highly functioning, entrepreneurial, autonomous team and be responsible for providing design & multidisciplinary coordination for a variety of projects and clients, including the North Carolina DOT and various municipalities in the region.  

In this role, you will have the opportunity to grow/enhance your transportation engineering design skills and take on significant responsibility for delivering exciting work.  

Working closely with peers and supervisors, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Work with clients and attendance at meetings is required. 

• Coordinate in a multi-disciplinary and collaborative team environment. 

• Contribute to planning, preliminary design and detail design for interesting infrastructure projects. 

• Prepare detailed engineering drawings (plans, profiles, sections, and miscellaneous details) with limited to high complexity in support of broader engineering activities. 

• Develop practical applications of engineering principles and ensure compliance with local, provincial, and federal regulations and standards. 

• Produce plans, 3D models and 2D drawings using AutoCAD and Civil 3D, or MicroStation & InRoads. 

• Gather and record information to be used for cost estimating. 

• Prepare specifications. 

• Conduct site inspections & investigations during design development process. 

• Provide technical writing input to proposals, feasibility studies, design criteria and other reports. 
• Interfacate and manage civil engineering sub disciplines such as drainage, traffic, geotechnical, survey and others. 

  What you will bring to our Firm:  

• University Degree in Engineering.
• Experience/interest in road, transportation, or transit design.  

What we prefer you bring:  

• Experience with Bentley MicroStation/InRoads/OpenRoads. 

• Experience with AutoCAD & Civil 3D. 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools. 
• Knowledge of current trends and technologies in transportation engineering. 

• Methodical approach to problem solving. 

• Initiative to undertake tasks efficiently and independently. 

Compensation:

The salary range for this position is $60,900.00 - $75,000.00. Salary is dependent upon experience and geographic location.

Featured Benefits: 

• Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual.
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
• Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations.
• Incentive compensation for eligible positions.

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life.

We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century’s experience, together, we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives.

GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™ 

GFT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property of GFT.

Location: Wilington NC

Employment Status: Full-Time

Sponsorship for US Work authorization is not available for this position.

No relocation assistance will be provided for this position.

Local candidates will be given preference.

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