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raSmith is a consulting civil engineering and land surveying company dedicated to our clients, employees, and profession. Our clients come to us for creative and effective solutions for their projects. Our work includes both private and public sector projects in land development, transportation/traffic, structural, municipal, and ecological areas. We work on projects nationwide from our seven locations in Wisconsin, Illinois, and California.
raSmith is growing, and we are looking to add members to our team. In the Milwaukee, WI, area, we are headquartered in Brookfield and have offices in Milwaukee and Cedarburg. We hire for various positions that include structural, civil, and transportation engineers; surveyors; and others.
Our job opportunities range in experience level. Contact us whether you are looking for an internship, your first full-time position out of college, or if you have years of experience and are looking for a new role such as a project manager. We would be happy to discuss open positions and how they might align with what you’re looking for. We update our job openings frequently as new opportunities arise, so be sure to check back often!
View open job positions below for our Brookfield, WI location.
This internship will begin in May/June 2023 at our Brookfield, WI office (approximately 10 miles west of downtown Milwaukee). We are looking for students with an interest in gaining practical experience through on-the-job training. The intern tasks are diverse, depending on our current projects.
Primary Responsibilities:
On any given day, our ecological intern students could be working on the following types of activities:
- Assist with wetland delineations, plant identification, soil profiling, data entry of findings, GPS of wetland boundaries, and possibly assist with GIS for map creation.
raSmith interns receive extensive training and mentorship throughout their work terms, and they are highly regarded and sought after upon graduation.
Qualified Students must meet the following requirements:
- Must have completed the sophomore year of a 4-year Bachelor of Science program in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g. ecology, biology, environmental science) at an accredited college or university.
- Technical skills to include exposure to AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GIS, and Microsoft Office products.
- Able to solve basic problems; good decision-making skills.
- Skilled at planning by accurately scoping out length and difficulty of tasks and projects.
- Excellent communication, detail orientation, interpersonal skills, and be a team player.
We currently have an opening for a 2023 summer intern at our Brookfield, WI office (approximately 10 miles west of downtown Milwaukee). We are looking for students with an interest in gaining practical engineering experience through on-the-job training. The intern tasks are field based and diverse, depending on our current projects within our construction services division.
- Have completed the sophomore year of a 4-year Bachelor of Science program in civil engineering at an accredited college or university.
- Have technical skills to include exposure to AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microsoft Office products.
- Able to solve basic engineering problems and have good decision-making skills.
- Skilled at planning by accurately scoping out length and difficulty of tasks and projects.
- Have excellent communication, detail orientation, interpersonal skills, and be a team player.
We currently have an opening for an intern in our human resources department.
Primary Responsibilities:
On any given day, our co-op students could be working on the following:
- Scheduling interviews.
- Creating orientation schedules.
- Helping to organize employee files.
Qualified students must meet the following requirements:
- Have completed the sophomore year of a 4-year Bachelor of Science program in human resources or a related degree at an accredited college or university.
- Have technical skills in Microsoft Office.
- Able to solve basic problems using good decision-making skills.
- Skilled at planning by accurately scoping out length and difficulty of tasks and projects.
- Have excellent communication, detail orientation, interpersonal skills, and be a team player.
We have an opening for a civil engineer at our Brookfield, WI location. The individual hired will rotate through our six divisions over the course of 18 months. The engineer in this role will perform a variety of engineering tasks in each division to provide an understanding of that division's methods, practices, and programs.
Successful candidates will have a:
- Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university and some applicable work experience.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microsoft Office is highly preferred.
We are looking to add a surveyor to our Appleton, WI team.
Primary Responsibilities:
Initial duties will include:
- Working in the field as part of a two-person team.
- You will become familiar with our equipment, data collection procedures, and work methods in addition to the various types of our survey projects.
Qualified applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Successful candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in a survey-engineering field or an associate degree in a survey-engineering field and 5-10 years of experience.
We currently have an opening for a transportation engineer in the transportation division at our Brookfield, WI office location.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Performing planning and engineering studies.
- Report writing.
- Working on automated highway design to include drainage and plan preparation, quantity takeoffs, and construction cost estimating.
- Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and coursework in transportation engineering.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D is preferred.
We currently have an opening for an intern for Summer 2023 at our Brookfield, WI office (approximately 10 miles west of downtown Milwaukee). We are looking for students with an interest in gaining practical engineering experience through on-the-job training. Our diverse transportation projects include traffic signal operations and design, safety evaluations, freeway interchange design, intersection and roadway design, roundabout planning and design, traffic impact studies for developments, and pedestrian and bicycle facilities. The internship tasks are equally diverse, depending on our current projects.
Primary Responsibilities:
On any given day, our intern students could be working on the following:
- Data compilation.
- Exhibit and graphic display preparation.
- Traffic analysis.
- Field data collection.
- Civil 3D tasks.
- Technical writing.
- Attendance at public meetings.
- Assisting the project engineers.
raSmith interns receive extensive training and mentorship throughout their work terms, and they are highly regarded and sought after upon graduation.
Qualified students must meet the following requirements:
- Have completed the freshman year of a 4-year Bachelor of Science program in civil engineering at an accredited college or university.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
- Able to solve basic engineering problems, good decision-making skills.
- Skilled at accurately scoping out length and difficulty of tasks and projects.
- Have excellent communication, detail orientation, interpersonal skills, and be a team player.
This traffic engineer position is part of our transportation division located in our Brookfield, WI headquarters location. This individual will work collaboratively with our team of traffic and transportation engineers and technicians as well as with engineers from other divisions in raSmith.
Primary Responsibilities:
Position responsibilities include the following:
- Traffic analysis and modeling.
- Safety studies.
- Traffic signal design.
- Roundabout analysis.
- Parking studies.
- Transportation planning.
- Pedestrian and bicycle evaluations.
- Multi-modal evaluations.
- Traffic signal timing.
- Signing and pavement markings.
- Work zone analysis.
- Intersection control evaluations.
- Conceptual improvement designs.
- Providing traffic support for public and private clients.
- Technical writing.
- Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university with coursework in transportation and preferably traffic.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong problem solving skills.
- Sound decision-making skills.
- Experience with AutoCAD/Civil 3D, Synchro, HCS, and Sidra is desired.
We currently have an opening for a co-op student to begin in Spring 2023 at our Brookfield, WI office (approximately 10 miles west of downtown Milwaukee). We are looking for students with an interest in gaining practical engineering experience through on-the-job training. Our diverse transportation projects include traffic signal operations and design, safety evaluations, freeway interchange design, intersection and roadway design, roundabout planning and design, traffic impact studies for developments, and pedestrian and bicycle facilities. The co-op tasks are equally diverse, depending on our current projects.
Primary Responsibilities:
On any given day, our co-op students could be working on the following:
- Data compilation.
- Exhibit and graphic display preparation.
- Traffic analysis.
- Field data collection.
- Civil 3D tasks.
- Technical writing.
- Attendance at public meetings.
- Assisting the project engineers.
raSmith co-ops receive extensive training and mentorship throughout their work terms, and they are highly regarded and sought after upon graduation.
Qualified students must meet the following requirements:
- Have completed the sophomore year of a 4-year Bachelor of Science program in civil engineering at an accredited college or university.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
- Able to solve basic engineering problems, good decision-making skills.
- Skilled at accurately scoping out length and difficulty of tasks and projects.
- Have excellent communication, detail orientation, interpersonal skills, and be a team player.
We currently have an opening for a co-op student to begin in Fall 2023 at our Brookfield, WI office (approximately 10 miles west of downtown Milwaukee). We are looking for students with an interest in gaining practical engineering experience through on-the-job training. The co-op tasks are diverse, depending on our current projects. On any given day, our co-op students could be working on the following types of activities: roadway design, utility (stormwater, sanitary) design, flow monitoring, and permit-related activity. raSmith co-ops receive extensive training and mentorship throughout their work terms, and they are highly regarded and sought after upon graduation.
Qualified students must meet the following requirements:
- Must have completed the sophomore year of a 4-year Bachelor of Science program in civil engineering at an accredited college or university.
- Have technical skills to include exposure to AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microsoft Office products.
- Able to solve basic engineering problems, good decision-making skills.
- Skilled at planning by accurately scoping out length and difficulty of tasks and projects.
- Have excellent communication, detail orientation, interpersonal skills, and be a team player.
We currently have an opening for a co-op student to begin in Summer 2023 at our Brookfield, WI office (approximately 10 miles west of downtown Milwaukee). We are looking for students with an interest in gaining practical engineering experience through on-the-job training. Our diverse land development projects include retail, healthcare, commercial, mixed-use, multifamily residential, and single-family subdivision site design as well as road improvement design. The co-op tasks are equally diverse, depending on our current projects.
Primary Responsibilities:
On any given day, our co-op students could be working on the following:
- Pre-development due diligence.
- Exhibit preparation.
- Permit application.
- Site planning.
- Civil 3D design tasks including grading or utility design, technical writing, or other tasks to assist the project engineers.
raSmith co-ops receive extensive training and mentorship throughout their work terms, and they are highly regarded and sought after upon graduation.
Qualified students must meet the following requirements:
- Have completed the sophomore year of a 4-year Bachelor of Science program in civil engineering at an accredited college or university.
- Have technical skills to include exposure to AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microsoft Office products.
- Able to solve basic engineering problems and have good decision-making skills.
- Skilled at planning by accurately scoping out length and difficulty of tasks and projects.
- Have excellent communication, detail orientation, interpersonal skills, and be a team player.
We are looking to add a surveyor to our Brookfield, WI team.
Primary Responsibilities:
Initial duties will include:
- Working in the field as part of a two-person team.
- You will become familiar with our equipment, data collection procedures, and work methods in addition to the various types of our survey projects.
Qualified applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Successful candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in a survey-engineering field or an associate degree in a survey-engineering field and up to 2 years of experience.
We currently have an opening for a 2023 summer intern at our Brookfield, WI office (approximately 10 miles west of downtown Milwaukee). We are looking for students with an interest in gaining practical surveying experience through on-the-job training and are interested in a career in land surveying. You will become familiar with our equipment, data collection procedures, and work methods in addition to the various types of our survey projects.
Primary Responsibilities:
On any given day, our intern students could be working on the following:
- Working in the field as part of a two-person survey field crew.
- Use and become familiar with our equipment, data collection procedures, and work methods.
- Work on various types of our survey projects.
raSmith interns receive extensive training and mentorship throughout internship, and they are highly regarded and sought after upon graduation.
- Be enrolled in a surveying or survey-related program at an accredited college or university where they have completed some of the required survey courses.
- Have technical skills to include exposure to AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microsoft Office products.
- Able to solve basic engineering problems, good decision-making skills.
- Skilled at planning by accurately scoping out length and difficulty of tasks and projects.
- Have excellent communication, detail orientation, interpersonal skills, and be a team player.
We are looking for a construction inspector to join our team. A successful candidate would have a minimum of 3 years of experience in municipal or DOT roadways and underground utility projects.
- Successful candidates will have previous foreman, tradesman, contractor, or inspection experience on either DOT or municipal roadway or underground utility projects.
- 3 or more years of construction inspection in municipal or DOT roadway and underground utility projects.
- Prior experience monitoring the activities of contractors on construction sites and the construction process to verify that work completed is in accordance with contract documents.
- Responsibilities also include maintaining and submitting inspection reports on a daily basis.
- It is preferred that candidates have some computer experience and some survey experience.
We currently have an opening for a construction engineer in our Brookfield, WI market. The successful candidate will perform or assist in research, analysis, computing, checking, and field work necessary in the preparation of reports, engineering studies, and design of a wide variety of projects.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Conducting field inspection and testing to check performance or conformity for reporting or study requirements.
- Preparing, maintaining, and reporting statistical, technical, and analytical engineering-related data.
- Prepares and adapts design documents including drawings and specifications under the direction of the project manager.
- Successful candidates will have a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering.
- Candidates will also have up to two (2) years of progressive experience in construction design-based engineering and construction inspection.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D software is also highly preferred.
We currently have an opening for a technology services technician in our technology services group. The successful candidate should be a self-motivated, proactive individual who will be working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide front line contact support and management of support requests and client needs.
- Prioritize incidents and service requests according to defined processes to meet defined SLAs.
- Deploy new hardware and software as needed based on the standards developed.
- Perform post-resolution follow-ups to help requests.
- Participate in a 24x7x365 on-call rotation for support needs.
- Bachelor's or associate degree in a computer science-related field, or a minimum of 2 years of applicable desktop service experience. 3 years of experience is preferred.
We have an opportunity for an individual with a strong structural and bridge design background and leadership experience. We are seeking an individual to manage and grow the firm’s bridge design practice, which is a sub-discipline of our structural division. We are looking for a team-oriented person who has well-rounded engineering experience working in concrete and steel bridge design and project management with a Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) focus.
Primary Responsibilities:
As a seller-doer, this person will serve as project manager or technical lead on bridge-related projects. Technical responsibilities include:
- Active participation in business development activities including project pursuits, client management, and organizational involvement.
- Working in collaboration with the firm’s transportation division to develop relationships with targeted clients and pursue transportation infrastructure projects for state and local clients in Wisconsin and the Midwest.
- Bachelors of Science degree in civil engineering is required; Masters of Science degree in civil engineering is preferred.
- Ten (10) plus years of bridge design experience including structural design of local, highway, and interchange bridges and ancillary structures. Three (3) plus years of bridge design experience as a bridge/structures technical lead or project manager.
- Wisconsin Professional Engineer Licensure is required; Illinois Structural Engineer Licensure is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Wisconsin DOT Facilities Development Manual and BOS Bridge Manual including standards, specifications, and procedures.
- Strong working relationship with WisDOT BOS staff and WisDOT project development project managers.
- Proficient in AASHTO LRFD design of bridges, retaining walls, culverts, and other ancillary transportation structures.
- Experience with bridge analysis and design software including MDX and LEAP Bridge Suite.
- Experience with AutoCAD and MicroStation.
- Structural design of buildings and related structures is a plus.
We currently have an opening for a structural engineer in our Brookfield, WI location. This position, either individually or as part of a team, is responsible for the overall design and coordination of structural building-related projects from inception through completion of construction. A motivated individual in this position will be able to pursue numerous career paths within the realm of structural engineering consulting.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Organize and execute structural design efforts for multiple simultaneous projects.
- Design and layout structural engineering drawings for assigned projects/work assignments including the preparation of plans, schedules, and details.
- Design structural systems of cast-in-place and precast concrete, structural steel, masonry, and wood framing for a variety of healthcare, commercial, industrial, multi-family residential, mixed-use, and institutional buildings.
- Prepare structural calculations for submittal to regulating authority.
- Perform and/or coordinate the review of shop drawing submittals.
- Perform construction site observation visits and prepare reports of site visits completed.
The candidate hired may be eligible for a significant signing bonus.
- Bachelor of Science degree in structural or civil engineering and 3 to 5 years of experience in the structural design of building projects. A Master of Science degree in structural or civil engineering is a plus.
- Working knowledge of various structural analysis and design programs including RISA 3D and RAM Structural System.
- Working knowledge of AutoDesk Revit.
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office products.
- Knowledgeable in consulting and construction practices associated with design/bid/build, design/build, and construction manager roles and responsibilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work independently.
We have an opportunity for a structural BIM technician in the structures division at our Brookfield, WI location.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Develops structural models based on provided layouts and sketches using Revit and occasionally in AutoCAD.
- Prepares construction drawings from Revit models under the direction of engineers.
- Revises models and drawings to conform with engineering and architectural changes and ensure they are accurate.
- Communicates changes and/or conflicts between architectural and structural models.
- Demonstrates a working knowledge of structural engineering concepts.
- Coordinates work with project managers, engineers, surveyors, architects, and other BIM and engineering technicians.
- Adheres to divisional and corporate BIM and CAD standards.
- Associate degree in drafting technologies from an accredited school and a minimum of two (2) years relevant experience with Revit and AutoCAD or a minimum of five (5) years relevant experience in the AEC field with Revit and AutoCAD.
- Proficient with Revit and AutoCAD.
- Experience in Navisworks and BIM Collaborate/360 is considered a plus.
We currently have an opening for a senior structural project engineer in our cold-formed steel group at our Brookfield, WI location. This position, either individually or as part of a team, is responsible for the overall design, review, and coordination of cold-formed steel structural building-related projects from inception through completion of construction.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Organize and manage structural design efforts for multiple simultaneous projects.
- Manage and review structural engineering drawings for assigned projects/work assignments including the preparation of plans, schedules, and details.
- Review structural systems of primarily cold-formed steel framing and structural steel for a variety of health care, commercial, retail, multi-family residential, industrial, and institutional buildings nationwide.
- Review structural calculations for submittal.
- Manage CAD and BIM Technicians to produce shop drawings and BIM models.
- Manage engineers on the team on larger projects.
- Communicate with clients and maintain project schedules and design budgets.
- Bachelor of Science degree in structural or civil engineering and ten (10) to fifteen (15) years of experience in the structural design of cold-formed steel building projects including some experience with quality control and oversight.
- Extensive knowledge of cold-formed steel design and light steel framing.
- Strong working knowledge of AISI standards for cold-formed steel framing projects.
- Professional engineer (P.E.) or structural engineer (S.E.) registration is required.
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office products along with a working knowledge of AutoDesk Revit and AutoCAD programs.
- Working knowledge of various structural analysis and design programs including CFS Designer, RISA, and RAM.
- Knowledgeable in consulting and construction practices associated with design/bid/build, design/build, and construction manager roles and responsibilities.
- Attentive to detail and accuracy.
Our site design division currently has an opening for a project engineer. This position will be based in our Brookfield, WI office. This position will manage the technical site design and permitting process for projects that prepare land for development or redevelopment. The site design group works in commercial/retail, educational, health care, industrial, institutional, residential, and other markets.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Experience is needed in the areas of hydrology, site and paving plans, erosion control and grading plans, and wet utility design/plan preparation including water main, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer for both public and private systems.
- Day-to-day responsibilities include planning, scheduling, and coordinating the design for the above-mentioned areas; preparing permit applications and submittals; and researching potential development sites.
- Maintaining project compliance with state and local codes, laws ordinances, and agency requirements.
- This position provides the opportunity to work directly with the client as well as to supervise the work of civil engineers, technicians, and project engineers while taking an active role in their development.
- Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and a professional engineer (P.E.) license (and willingness to obtain licensure in multiple states).
- At least 10 years of progressive experience in land development design and civil engineering.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D software and hydrology and hydraulic software is needed.
We currently have an opening for a civil engineer who will work in the site design services division working on a team to assist in the site civil design aspects of preparing land for development or redevelopment.
Primary Responsibilities
- Preparing site civil development plans, including site and paving plans, grading plans, erosion control plans, watermain plans, storm sewer plans, and sanitary sewer plans using AutoCAD Civil 3D and a variety of other engineering software.
- Performing hydrologic and hydraulic calculations and preparing stormwater management plans.
- Completing research and permitting processes for sites.
Skills and Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering.
- At least 1 to 2 years of experience in land development design and civil engineering with experience in site development, grading, drainage, stormwater management design, and permitting.
- Experience in water distribution and sewer collection systems design, parking lots and roads, and erosion and sediment control, from initial project planning through construction phase, is preferred.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D and hydrology and hydraulic software is important.
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