stvinc
Engineering Specialist BRT Complete Streets Design Lead West
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Rancho Cucamonga, California
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Category
- Design
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Civil roadway/traffic design professional with 6+ years of experience in BRT, complete streets, transit corridors, street improvement, and multimodal transportation projects.
- Strong command of geometric design, curb-and-gutter improvements, transit stop and station-area design, traffic operations, signal coordination, and active transportation facilities.
- Experience advancing projects through concept development, preliminary engineering, final design, bid support, and construction-phase services.
- Experience supporting project management functions, including scope control, schedule coordination, budget tracking, deliverable planning, meeting preparation, and comment resolution.
- Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and translate planning concepts into clear, constructible design packages.
- Proficiency in industry-standard engineering and design tools such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Synchro, and related production and review platforms.
- Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification or active progress toward professional licensure is preferred.
Full description
Engineering Specialist BRT / Complete Streets Design Lead – West
STV is seeking an experienced civil roadway/traffic designer to support BRT, complete streets, and multimodal corridor projects as an Engineer Specialist III / Design Lead for the West Region, with a primary focus on Southern California and the Pacific Northwest.
This role is intended for a strong technical designer who can help lead day-to-day design delivery, coordinate multidisciplinary production, and support project management functions such as scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client coordination. The position is envisioned as a delivery-focused design role for complex BRT and complete streets assignments.
Key Responsibilities:Design Delivery & Project Support
- Serve as the Engineer Specialist III and design lead for BRT, complete streets, and street improvement projects.
- Lead roadway, curbside, transit priority, station-area, bicycle, pedestrian, signal, and traffic-related design elements from concept development through final design.
- Support day-to-day project delivery, including task coordination, action item tracking, schedule updates, budget awareness, and client follow-up.
- Prepare and review plan sheets, design exhibits, technical memoranda, quantities, cost estimates, comment responses, and agency submittal packages.
- Coordinate internal discipline leads, subconsultants, and reviewers to keep design assumptions, deliverables, and decisions aligned.
- Identify design risks, scope gaps, constructability issues, and agency review comments that require project manager attention or client direction.
Client Coordination & Technical Leadership
- Support the PM in preparing for client meetings, documenting decisions, tracking follow-up items, and communicating design progress clearly.
- Participate in agency, stakeholder, and internal coordination meetings to explain design concepts, confirm assumptions, and resolve comments.
- Provide practical technical guidance on BRT running way treatments, bus stop and station-area design, curb management, roadway geometry, signal coordination, and active transportation improvements.
- Help develop scopes, fees, schedules, staffing plans, and level-of-effort assumptions for design tasks and future project phases.
- Mentor junior roadway and traffic design staff and support quality control of production work.
- Stay current on agency criteria, design standards, and best practices for BRT, complete streets, transit priority, and multimodal corridor implementation.
Qualifications & Experience:Technical Design & Project Delivery Experience
- Civil roadway/traffic design professional with 6+ years of experience in BRT, complete streets, transit corridors, street improvement, and multimodal transportation projects.