Civil Highway Engineer-in-Training (2+ years of experience)

AECOM is seeking a CIVIL HIGHWAY ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING (EIT) to be based in the Greater Philadelphia Area. AECOM has offices in Philadelphia and Conshohocken, PA as well as Newark, DE.

In this role, you will partner with a project engineer to originate calculations, develop plans and models on medium to large scale transportation projects in the Greater Pennsylvania Area.

Current notable projects include:

• I-95 RECONSTRUCTION (Philadelphia, PA) – Urban interstate reconstruction including interchange ramp and local roadway re-alignments, traffic control, and utility coordination in final design to mitigate level of service and improve existing conditions
• STATE RD RECONSTRUCTION (Bucks County, PA) – Suburban arterial reconstruction including right-of-way plan development, roadway geometry, pavement design, traffic control, and utility coordination in preliminary engineering to mitigate existing roadway flooding
• SR1 RECONSTRUCTION (Chester County, PA) – Freeway reconstruction including profile adjustments, interchange reconstruction, interchange ramp realignments, multiple roundabout designs, trail designs, and side road alignment adjustments.
• US-22 RECONSTRUCTION (Allentown, PA) – Urban interstate widening from 4 to 6 lanes. Project Includes bridge replacement, interchange reconfiguration, stream relocation, sound barriers, safety improvements, traffic control, and utility coordination.
• I-81 RECONSTRUCTION (Avoca, Moosic, and Scranton, PA) - Urban Interstate reconstruction including mainline widening, 2 interchanges being fully reconstructed including ramp realignments, intersection improvements, right-of- way coordination, and structure coordination for 15 bridges along mainline and ramps.

Why AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for generations to come. At AECOM, we believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone – uplifting communities, improving access and sustaining our planet.

As populations grow, so do demands for safe, expedient and cost-effective transportation. We work with clients around the world to build, modernize and expand transportation projects that carry all our communities into the future, safely and reliably. We use our extensive knowledge in planning, designing and managing transportation systems, as well as restoring and replacing aging infrastructure, to help our public and private clients find smarter, more advanced ways to move people across cities, countries, and continents.

Our integrated approach and social responsibility has earned us trust of local municipalities, government agencies, commercial clients, and public-private partnerships. Our expertise and global reach enable us to deliver high-quality solutions for our clients that pave the way for long-lasting benefits to society.

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

• Develop design criteria, horizontal and vertical alignments, superelevation, barrier/guiderail design, and spot elevation details
• Develop rigid and flexible pavement designs
• Prepare signing and pavement marking plans and details
• Prepare construction phasing plans and develop maintenance of traffic based on interdisciplinary coordination and constructability reviews
• Identify utility conflicts and coordinate resolutions based on interdisciplinary constructability reviews, client feedback, and utility needs
• Develop construction quantities and cost estimates
• Implement 3D CADD modeling techniques
• Develop technical reports, tables, and graphics per client and/or internal AECOM standards
• Adhere to and promote AECOM quality procedures
• Work collaboratively as part of a larger design team to proactively meet the client’s scope, budget, and schedule through ethical and responsible decision making
• Acquires skills through education, training, and new experiences
• Receives guidance and support on new assignments and begins to work independently on more straightforward tasks
• Accountable for specific portions of a project or process with general oversight.
• Analyze issues and apply solutions using standard procedures and known techniques
• Apply judgement withing defined parameters to find the best solution
• Provide feedback about existing procedures and contribute to new ideas and approaches
• Learn to be responsive to latest information and adapt to modified approaches when circumstances change
• Apply education, growing industry knowledge, technical capabilities and experience to perform assignments
• May support development of less experienced colleagues