Burns McDonnell is seeking aStaff Transportation Engineer to join our rapidly growing Transportation Practice in our Kansas City office. Our ideal candidate will be someone with excellent interpersonal and communication skills who can work both independently and in a team environment.

In this position you will be a part of a skilled team that values everyone’s contributions to a project. Typical projects include but are not limited to municipal roadway design projects, multi-lane expressway and interstate projects, along with interchange projects of varying complexity.

Work with a multi-discipline team of engineers and technicians in the design and analysis of transportation projects as well as the contractors and construction staff on design/build projects.

Receives instructions from Project Managers or Senior Project Engineers as to the general results expectedReceives technical guidance on uncommon or complex problems with supervisory approval on proposed plans for projects.Research design alternatives and provide findings to Senior Project Engineer.Responsible for accuracy of engineering design and plan production is thorough and follows through on assigned tasks and is efficient conformance with standards, budgets, and schedules.Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops, reviewing professional journals/publications, establishing professional networks, and participates in professional societies. Perform varying components of roadway design including the development of horizontal and vertical alignments, development of typical sections, drainage and hydraulic analysis, development of erosion control plans, tabulation of project quantities and opinion of cost, and general plan production.