• Job Description

  Req#: 483663
  Are we the road to your future?

  Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities.

  We are currently searching for an experienced East Gulf Alternative Delivery Roadway Design Lead to support transportation design projects in our East Gulf Region. Located in Alabama or Tennessee OR willing to relocate to one of our offices in either state.

  What you’ll be doing:

  • Serve as a hands-on, project based, Roadway Lead for our East Gulf projects providing roadway discipline leadership, technical expertise, and roadway design production oversight
  • Prepare roadway plan set components including plan, profile, cross section, and detail sheets
  • Prepare specification packages
  • Calculate quantities and prepare construction cost estimates
  • Coordinate with clients and sub-consultants
  • Develop and mentor roadway staff
  • Coordinate with other engineering disciplines in a team environment

  What you need to have:

  • Licensed PE (Alabama and/or Tennessee preferred)
  • 20+/- years experience
  • Experience with DOT’s on Major Highway and Interstate projects
  • Alternative Delivery design experience required
  • Competent with MicroStation
  • OpenRoad Design experience preferred
  • Leadership and Team Building experience
  • Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Volkert adheres to federal guidelines, which may include testing for substances such as marijuana. Please note that federal regulations may differ from state-specific guidelines
  • Valid driver’s license
  • A satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR)
  • Characteristics of a successful Volkert team member:
    • Be a brand ambassador for the company who engages in diversity and inclusion
    • Be self-motivated to meet individual goals and maintain accountability in a team environment
    • Exercise initiative and independent judgement in the solution of work problems
    • Be able to communicate effectively- verbal and written
    • Be able to multi-task in a team environment

  Volkert Perks:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Flexibility and a positive work/life balance
  • Challenging and innovative projects
  • Employee referral program
  • Professional development
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision
  • Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
  • Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
  • Wellness incentives
  • Additional voluntary benefits

  The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.

  “For nearly a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference.”

  – Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

  EOE-Race/Sex/Vets/Disabled

  Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

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  TN AL

• About the company

  Volkert, Inc. is a privately held consulting firm based in Mobile, Alabama. The company offers engineering, environmental consulting, program management, and construction services. It was founded in 1925 in New Orleans as Doullut and Ewin, Inc.

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