Jobs at RK&K

Leads natural resources and environmental permitting projects, managing budgets, schedules, regulatory coordination, fieldwork, technical reports, permit applications, client presentations, and staff mentoring. Supports hazardous materials, stormwater, restoration, and stream and wetland mitigation projects. Develops proposals, scopes, and estimates while cultivating new business. The role requires North Carolina regulatory expertise, extensive natural resources permitting experience, and occasional outdoor field inspections at construction sites.

Coordinates meetings and events from scheduling through follow-up, including room setup, audio-visual technology support, participant communication, documentation, troubleshooting, vendor coordination, and post-meeting activities. The role requires experience with conference room systems, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and related collaboration technologies. Occasional travel to company offices may be required to support meeting technology and event logistics.

Designs bridges, box culverts, retaining walls, and related transportation structures from preliminary concepts through construction plans. Performs bridge load ratings, geometric layouts, quantity development, inspections under NBIS guidelines, and inspection reporting. Reviews junior engineers’ calculations and drawings, collaborates across disciplines, mentors staff, and supports business development. The role requires an engineering degree, EIT registration, structural or bridge engineering experience, and familiarity with structural design software.

Provides on-site administrative and technical management for transportation construction projects. Coordinates administrative staff, contract support specialists, and inspectors; manages construction engineering administration and inspection programs; reviews project correspondence, RFIs, submittals, claims, change orders, and time extensions; prepares progress and final estimates; supports quality assurance and contract compliance.

Provides right-of-way and real estate support for utility and infrastructure projects, including property acquisitions, negotiations, settlements, easements, deeds, condemnation packages, market analyses, appraisal reviews, and title research. The role requires compliance with real estate laws, participation in project meetings, preparation of updates and legal documents, and testimony in condemnation proceedings. Candidates need at least two years of relevant condemning-authority experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Civil engineering interns support site and land development projects involving grading, site layout, stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, utility design, sustainability, and existing-condition reviews. The role provides office and field exposure to engineering design, operations, safety, and project challenges while working independently and collaboratively.

Leads technical engineering for municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including planning, analysis, design, technical reviews, QA/QC, construction support, and regulatory compliance. Mentors engineering staff, develops technical documents, resolves complex infrastructure challenges, collaborates with clients and agencies, and supports proposals. The role requires a Professional Engineer license, extensive municipal water/wastewater experience, and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Supports FDOT transportation construction contracts from pre-construction through final acceptance. Responsibilities include contractor communication, project documentation, reports, compliance tracking, records management, cost monitoring, pay estimates, invoices, contract changes, schedules, budgets, and QA/QC coordination. The role requires knowledge of FDOT procedures and systems, construction office management experience, and CTQP Final Estimates Level II certification.

Manages natural resources and environmental projects involving wetland and forest delineations, permitting, habitat restoration, protected species, and regulatory compliance. Leads field teams, technical reports, permit applications, schedules, budgets, QA/QC, client and agency coordination, and mentoring of junior staff. Supports engineering teams, construction environmental compliance, proposals, presentations, and business development. Work includes office, remote, and outdoor field activities across the Mid-Atlantic region.

Supports traffic engineering projects involving intersection, corridor, and highway studies; assists with traffic signal, signing, pavement marking, lighting, work zone, toll, and ITS design plans. Conducts field investigations, collects and analyzes traffic data, evaluates safety and operational conditions, and develops improvement recommendations. Works in office and field settings while collaborating with traffic engineers and transportation professionals.

Lead the structural engineering team, manage structural design projects, ensure quality control, facilitate client relations, and mentor junior engineers.

Transportation design intern supporting highway, roadway, bicycle, pedestrian, traffic control, corridor planning, cost estimating, structures, and hydraulics projects. Responsibilities include field data collection, design development, construction work zone support, and collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams. The role provides training in MicroStation CADD and related transportation design software, with work conducted in the office and field as needed.

Supports traffic engineering projects through design, analysis, safety evaluation, traffic data collection, field investigations, and recommendations. Assists with plans for signals, signs, pavement markings, work zones, lighting, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, toll systems, traffic calming, and intelligent transportation systems. Works collaboratively with traffic engineers while gaining practical transportation engineering experience in office and field settings.

Supports traffic engineering projects through traffic analysis, transportation design, field investigations, traffic data collection, safety and operations evaluations, technical reporting, presentations, and communication with nontechnical audiences. Designs traffic signals, signs, pavement markings, work zones, lighting, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, toll systems, traffic calming, and intelligent transportation systems under professional engineer supervision.

Design and analyze highway and roadway facilities, including alignments, plan and profile sheets, cross sections, temporary traffic control plans, quantities, cost estimates, specifications, and design documentation. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on roadway widenings, resurfacing, multimodal improvements, intersections, sidewalks, and shared-use paths.

Designs stormwater management and drainage systems for transportation projects. Responsibilities include hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, drainage and erosion control design, scour analysis, field investigations, permit sketches, construction documents, specifications, cost estimates, technical reports, and presentations. The role requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and compliance with applicable regulations, using tools including HEC-RAS, SWMM, MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and specialized drainage software.

Conduct wetland delineations, hydrology and soil assessments, vegetation and habitat surveys, ecological monitoring, and environmental data analysis. Prepare technical reports, mitigation plans, environmental assessments, permit applications, and regulatory documentation. Coordinate with engineers, planners, construction teams, clients, and agencies on permitting and compliance. Maintain field records and support project schedules, budgets, and quality control through office, remote, and outdoor fieldwork.

Entry-level structural engineer designing bridges, box culverts, retaining walls, and transportation structures using steel, reinforced concrete, and prestressed concrete. Responsibilities include developing plans and bridge models, calculating load ratings, supporting bridge inspections and reports, and assisting with transportation, environmental, and hydraulic tasks. The role requires collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and may involve inspections in Pennsylvania and other jurisdictions.

Supports traffic engineering projects involving traffic calming, field data collection, roadway improvements, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, highway safety, work zones, ITS, corridor planning, signage, lighting, pavement markings, and traffic control devices. Assists with signal timing and phasing documents, traffic analysis, research, design, forecasting, and field and office tasks while collaborating with transportation professionals.

The Project Engineer will focus on stormwater management and drainage design for transportation projects, ensuring compliance and effectiveness in drainage systems.