Civil Transportation Engineer- Early Career

Job Type

Full-time

Shive-Hattery is a prestigious Architecture and Engineering consulting firm established in 1895 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. With 16 offices across 8 states, we employ over 580 industry-leading professionals. Shive-Hattery consistently achieves Top 100 rankings from the EN正规的 and receives consecutive awards for Excellence in Client Experience. The firm prides itself on Leap, the One Firm
, full-service model, ensuring that the best personnel are placed with clients furn regardless of project location.

Shive-Hattery has an exciting opportunity for a Design Professional - Civil to join our Transportation and Municipal practice in the West Des Moines, IA office. We welcome applications from recent graduates and early-career professionals with up to three years of experience.

As part of our Public Infrastructure - Transportation team, you'll gain hands‑on experience in transportation and municipal infrastructure design while directly contributing to impactful projects in the communities where we live and work. This role offers a strong foundation for youranyana career and supports your path toward professional licensure through diverse project experience and mentorship from seasoned professionals.

Your work will primarily focus on transportation engineering
, including roadway and intersection design, corridor studies, traffic operations, and multimodal improvements such as trails and pedestrian facilities. You'll also contribute to the design of stormwater management systems, site grading, and public utilities (water and sanitary sewer), supporting comprehensive solutions for public infrastructure projects from concept through construction.

You’ll play an active role in preparing CAD drawings, technical reports, construction documents, cost estimates, and specifications. In addition, you’ll gain field experience through construction observation and administration, building your understanding of how designs translate to construction and how to collaborate effectively with contractors.

While your focus will be on public infrastructure, our broad practice areas create opportunities to contribute to projects in industrial, healthcare, K‑12 education, commercial, and government sectors. Join our collaborative team of engineers and designers committed to delivering high‑quality solutions and supporting your professional growth.

• Education:
  
  Graduated from an accredited engineering school.
• Experience:
  
  new graduate or early‑career Civil Engineer with 0‑3 years of professional experience.
• License/Certification:
  Have passed or are scheduled to take fundamentals of engineering exam to obtain official Engineering Intern designation by the State of Iowa.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• AutoCAD Civil 3D experience a plus
• Micro Station 3D experience a plus
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