Senior Rail and Transit Engineer

Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP is hiring a Senior Rail and Transit Engineer to help deliver high-quality rail projects with a focus on schedule, budget, and client satisfaction. This Baltimore, MD (onsite) role offers flexible work schedule options, a competitive salary range of USD 100,000 - 180,000 per year, and a benefits package designed to support your work and life, including healthcare, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and parental and maternity leave benefits.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver transit and rail services on-time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of the client.
• Prepare and revise reports, specifications, plans, schedules, environmental studies, and engineering designs for rail projects.
• Act as a technical resource and lead a team providing rail track engineering and design services.
• Develop cost estimates, define scope of work, and support preparation of proposals and contracts.
• Coordinate and ensure design effort is complete and accurate.
• Use design software to prepare engineering and design documents.
• Submit documents to federal, state, and local agencies for review and obtain required permits.
• Support Design/Build efforts, including input on design constructability based on field conditions, sequencing, and construction scheduling.
• Attend onsite and offsite client meetings, serving as a technical liaison and coordinating technical work within discipline areas.
• Evaluate when design changes are needed and provide recommendations.
• Participate in project scoping and fee estimating, including proposal preparation, interviews, and negotiations.
• After award, define project scope, set work procedures and sequences, and develop schedules and budgets.
• Provide discipline-specific planning and work distribution to support continuity of purpose through start-up to project closeout.
• Perform design calculations, conduct investigative analyses, and direct preparation of design specifications.
• Organize task scheduling and assignments while applying senior-level expertise to consider a broad range of engineering solutions.
• Lead planning and ensure adherence to the project schedule and budget on complex or unusual 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 are a plus.
• Demonstrated knowledge of rail track design, management, and implementation for transit/passenger/freight rail projects.
• Familiarity with agencies including MDOT MTA, MDOT SHA, MDTA, and others such as the City of Baltimore DOT (a plus).
• Advanced knowledge of engineering principles, practices, and techniques, including AREMA guidelines.
• Demonstrated experience with Microstation V8i, Inroads, and Open Rail.
• Skill with Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and time management.
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedule options
• Competitive salary
• Leave accrual and paid holidays
• Healthcare benefits
• Group Life Insurance, with 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

Required Work Authorization

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship. Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP 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).

Technologies

• Microstation V8i
• Inroads
• Open Rail
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
• AREMA guidelines