Careers

Careers at The Transtec Group

The Transtec team is passionate, creative, and has the “whatever-it-takes” approach to problem solving. The workplace is challenging, rewarding, and fun. We care about our clients as much as our co-workers and strive for exceptional quality and uncommonly personable service.

OUR CULTURE

We constantly seek out professionals who do more than work hard and stay motivated. We carefully select individuals who have a terrific attitude and are a fit to our culture.

Our mission

We aim to optimize pavements to reduce costs, accelerate construction schedules, and protect clients from risk. We have a passion for better pavement.

Current Openings

Pavement Engineering Lead - Austin, Texas

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Pavement Engineer to lead and deliver innovative pavement design, evaluation, and asset management solutions for various industry sectors. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in technical leadership, project management, and experience with public works, state highway agencies, toll authorities, aviation, and industrial sectors.

Your job will be to assist in leading the Transtec Group pavement engineering team on pavement design, evaluation, testing, and other related pavement engineering work. You will provide pavement engineering and consulting services for a variety of projects and clients. This may include leading field geotechnical and pavement evaluations, engineering analysis, calculations, recommendations, design and development of plans and specifications, and the writing, preparation, and review of reports for the services provided. This will also include review of project plans and specifications to ensure compliance with pavement design recommendations.

You will be responsible for preparing proposals and cost estimates, tracking and evaluating project progress, budgets, and recommending changes. Design, materials, and construction problems must be researched and resolved. Assignment, review, and evaluation of laboratory or field data for inclusion in reports will also be performed. The selected candidate must apply sound engineering principles and be able to communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
Maintain quality standards on all projects.
Career level, fully competent engineering professional with responsibility for managing detailed phases of projects with moderate to large size and complexity (up to $10 million).
Lead pavement design and evaluation for roadway construction and rehabilitation projects, including design-build and P3 initiatives.
Oversee pavement field investigations, field testing (FWD, GPR, coring), and data analysis for pavement condition assessments.
Manage multi-disciplinary teams and coordinate with clients, contractors, and agencies to deliver high-profile projects.
Plan, schedule, conduct, and/or coordinate detailed phases of assigned project work.
Make design, engineering, and construction recommendations, adaptations and modifications.
Prepare/supervise proposals and reports for small to large projects of varying complexity.
Perform quality control review of proposals written by others.
Evaluate complex laboratory and field data (e.g., FWD/HWD, GPR, coring, DCP, LWD) for analysis, interpretation and inclusion in reports.
Serve as a technical adviser to mid-level and junior-level project team members.
Interact directly with clients and project teams on developing scope of services, communicating project progress and findings and recommendations.
Prepare/supervise routine and complex engineering reports detailing services provided, findings, and recommendations.
Prepare technical reports, design guidelines, and presentations for clients and industry conferences.
Support asset management, life cycle cost analysis, and pavement management system implementation.
Participate in marketing, sales and business development.
Contribute to the development of national and international best practices and standards for pavement engineering.
Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time to project sites and meetings.
Supervise graduate, field, and project engineering staff.

Requirements:

Master’s degree or higher in civil/pavement engineering
Minimum 15+ years’ experience.
Demonstrated expertise in concrete and asphalt pavement design, forensic evaluation, and innovative rehabilitation systems.
Proficiency in pavement design software and data analysis tools.
Strong communication, leadership, and client interaction skills.
Professional Engineer (PE) registration.
Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.
This position is based in our Austin, TX office.

Preferred:

Lead designer or Engineer of Record (EOR) on major projects.
Knowledge using AASHTOWare Pavement Software.
Knowledge using TxDOT Pavement Engineering Software.
Knowledge using FAARFIELD and associated FAA Software.
Knowledge using PCASE and PAVER Software.
Knowledgeable in pavement design, maintenance, rehabilitation, management and recycling topics.

Senior Staff Engineer

You will assist The Transtec Group pavement engineering team on project management, pavement design, evaluation, testing tasks, and other related pavement engineering work.

As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will lead a team of engineers on assigned projects, managing all phases from planning to execution. You will provide hands-on technical guidance, mentor junior staff, and ensure the successful delivery of project objectives. Your focus will be on project-level leadership, collaborating with senior managers and other teams as needed.

You will report directly to senior project managers and collaborate with other teams as needed. You will direct daily activities and mentor junior engineers within your project team. This may include performing and/or leading field investigations, developing design recommendations, pavement design analysis and recommendations, design and development of plans and specifications, observation and inspection, and the writing, preparation, and review of related reports for the services provided. Review drawings and construction to ensure compliance with plans and specifications. Prepare proposals and cost estimates, track and evaluate project progress and budgets, and recommend changes. Research and resolve design and construction problems. Assign, review, and evaluate laboratory or field data for inclusion in reports. Apply sound engineering principles and be able to communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams. Services may be provided for existing or proposed projects in the transportation, public works, commercial, communications, energy, and/or industrial sectors.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

Proficient engineering professional responsible for managing and executing projects of small to moderate complexity (up to $1M engineering fee).
Lead a dedicated team of engineers on assigned projects.
Provide engineering and consulting services for a broad array of projects and clients.
Manage all aspects of project delivery from planning through completion.
Responsible for the success of your team’s assigned projects, ensuring quality and timely delivery.
Prepare cost estimates, specifications, and other project-related documents.
Analyze data and perform engineering calculations and analysis.
Conduct, coordinate or supervise field investigations, laboratory testing, and evaluation of respective data.
Develop plans, schedules, conducts and/or coordinates detailed phases of assigned project work.
Make design recommendations, adaptations, and modifications and serves as Professional Engineer of Record.
Prepare work scope, proposals, and reports; plan investigations for approval by senior-level professionals.
May supervise engineering and field staff including graduate/field engineers, engineering technicians, exploration teams, laboratory staff, and other support personnel.
Communicate effectively (frequently and concisely) with the team, managers and clients.
Interact with client and the project team in developing the scope of services and communicating project progress.
Follow safety rules, guidelines, and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
Maintain quality standards on all projects.
Willing to travel up to 30% of the time and overnight stay.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
Master’s degree in civil engineering preferred.
5-8 years’ experience.
Professional Engineer (PE) required.
Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.
Knowledge using AASHTOWare Pavement Software.
Knowledge using State DOT Pavement Engineering Software.
Knowledge of PCI survey by ASTM or project specific method.
Some experience with data entry in Pavement Management System software (e.g. Paver).
This position is based in our Austin, TX office.

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The 3F's for key success Transtec follows are providing a fun, fulfilling, and financially rewarding workplace and they truly strive to hit all three. They provide ample opportunities to talk and provide feedback and are open to implementing any ideas. It is a small company so your voice matters and it can easily be heard. Also, I feel as if I learn so much every day. Working here more than a year it is almost as if I am still learning more than I did the day before.