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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.
We currently have an opening for a structural 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
- Design and layout structural engineering drawings for assigned projects/work assignments including the preparation of plans, schedules, and details
- Design structural systems of primarily cold-formed steel framing and structural steel for a variety of healthcare, commercial, retail, multi-family residential, industrial, and institutional buildings nationwide
- Prepare structural calculations and design drawings for submittal
Skills and requirements:
- Bachelor of Science degree in structural or civil engineering and zero (0) to three (3) or more years of experience in the structural design of cold-formed steel building projects
- Knowledge of cold-formed steel design and light steel framing
- Knowledge of AISI standards for cold-formed steel framing projects
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) or Structural Engineer (S.E.) registration is preferred
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office products; and working knowledge of AutoDesk Revit and AutoCAD programs
- Working knowledge of various structural analysis and design programs including CFS Designer and RISA
- Attentive to detail and accuracy
We currently have an opening for a structural 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.
Structural Engineer - Cold-Formed - Hybrid, Remote Possible - Primary Responsibilities:
- Organize and manage 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 primarily cold-formed steel framing and structural steel for a variety of healthcare, commercial, retail, multi-family residential, industrial, and institutional buildings nationwide
- Prepare structural calculations and design drawings for submittal
Skills and requirements:
- Bachelor of Science degree in structural or civil engineering and three (3) or more years of experience in the structural design of cold-formed steel building projects
- Knowledge of cold-formed steel design and light steel framing
- Knowledge of AISI standards for cold-formed steel framing projects
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) or Structural Engineer (S.E.) registration is preferred
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office products; and working knowledge of AutoDesk Revit and AutoCAD programs
- Working knowledge of various structural analysis and design programs including CFS Designer and RISA
- Attentive to detail and accuracy
We currently have an opening for a co-op student to begin in January 2024 or May 2024 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.
Skills and requirements:
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 currently have an opening for an intern student for summer 2024 at our Brookfield, WI office. We are looking for students with an interest in gaining practical engineering experience through on-the-job training. Our diverse structural projects include design and three-dimensional modeling of a variety of structural systems including cast-in-place and precast concrete, structural steel, masonry, wood, and cold-formed steel framing for health care, commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. The intern tasks may be equally diverse, depending on our current projects.
Primary Responsibilities:
On any given day, our intern students could be working on the following:
- Performing basic calculations of structural member capacity
- Reviewing shop drawings and other construction-phase submittals
- Attending project coordination meetings to understand the design process
- Making site visits to compare work in progress on-site to the construction drawings
Skills and requirements:
Qualified students must meet the following requirements:
- Have completed the junior year of a 4-year Bachelor of Science program in civil engineering at an accredited college or university
- Have some exposure to AutoCAD, Revit, and Microsoft Office products
- Able to solve basic structural engineering problems; good decision-making skills
- Skilled at planning by accurately scoping out length and difficulty of tasks and projects
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
We have an opening for a civil engineer at our Brookfield, WI location starting in June 2024. The individual hired will rotate through our six divisions over the course of 1 year. 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.
Skills and requirements:
Successful candidates will have:
- 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.
Our co-op program delivers unparalleled real-world experience. Co-ops will work side-by-side with raSmith project managers, engineers, and technicians on projects designed to push you, stretch you, and shape your thinking. Participants are encouraged to hone their problem-solving abilities and develop technical skills through challenging project assignments. Our program consists of 3 co-op terms (1 summer can count as a term) and serves as a gateway to job opportunities at raSmith after graduation.
We currently have an opening for a co-op student to begin in January 2024 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.
Primary Responsibilities
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.
Skills and requirements:
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
Our co-op program delivers unparalleled real-world experience. Co-ops will work side-by-side with raSmith project managers, engineers, and technicians on projects designed to hone their problem-solving abilities and develop technical skills through challenging project assignments.
Our program consists of 3 co-op terms (1 summer can count as a term) and serves as a gateway to job opportunities at raSmith after graduation. This rotational co-op will work in our municipal, construction, and transportation/traffic divisions.
The student 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.
Primary Responsibilities
On any given day, our co-op students could be working on the following:
- Exhibit preparation
- Civil 3D design tasks to assist project engineers
- Field screenings including sewer and outfall monitoring
- Construction observation fieldwork
Skills and requirements:
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; 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 2024 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.
Skills and 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; 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 2024 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 their internship, and they are highly regarded and sought after upon graduation.
Skills and requirements:
- 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 currently have an opening for a project surveyor who will assist the survey project managers with a variety of survey drafting duties.
Primary responsibilities:
- Reviewing assigned project files for necessary materials and information to carry out project scope and drafting tasks as well as providing thorough analyses of field notes, legal descriptions, title easements, design plans, and construction layout notes.
- Preparing survey documents including ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey, plat of survey, Certified Survey Maps, topographic maps, transportation plats, condominium plats, subdivision plats, legal descriptions, and other survey exhibits along with developing an understanding of surveying concepts, our company business, and how surveying is integrated into plans and projects.
- Other duties as assigned. This is primarily an office position.
Skills and requirements:
The successful candidate will have:
- Professional land surveyor license in the state of Wisconsin.
- Associate degree in a related field and 5+ years of experience or a bachelor’s degree in surveying from an accredited school.
- Knowledge of surveying methods, practices, and techniques as well as the legal aspects of surveying are required.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microsoft Office products is also expected.
We currently have an opening for a project manager in our Brookfield, WI market. The successful candidate will work with the other members of the project team to direct and coordinate construction inspection of raSmith projects.
Primary responsibilities:
- Leading the technical aspects of the project through innovative and creative solutions to overcome obstacles and ensure client satisfaction.
- Creates and maintains project schedules, stays on top of project budgets, and directs engineers and technicians involved with projects.
- Planning and executing QA/QC plans for individual projects and to represent the firm at meetings and conferences to resolve issues, coordinate work, and make public presentations.
- Involved with maintaining client relationships, coordinating inspection of Municipal projects, and supervising compliance with specifications.
Skills and requirements:
- At least seven years of progressive experience in construction and design-based engineering or construction inspection.
- A Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and a professional engineer (P.E.) registration in Wisconsin is required.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D software is also required.
We currently have an opening for a co-op student to begin in January 2024 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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Leading the technical aspects of the project through innovative and creative solutions to overcome obstacles and ensure client satisfaction.
- Creates and maintains project schedules.
- Stays on top of project budgets, and directs engineers and technicians involved with projects.
- Planning and executing QA/QC plans for individual projects and to represent the firm at meetings and conferences to resolve issues, coordinate work, and make public presentations.
- Involved with maintaining client relationships, coordinating inspection of WISDOT projects, and supervising compliance with specifications.
Skills and Requirements:
- At least seven years of progressive experience in construction and design-based engineering or construction inspection.
- A Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and a professional engineer (P.E.) registration in Wisconsin is preferred.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D software.
We currently have an opening for a survey CAD technician who will assist the survey project managers with a variety of survey drafting duties.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Reviewing the assigned project files for necessary materials and information to carry out project scope and drafting tasks.
- Providing thorough analysis of field notes, legal descriptions, title easements, design plans, utility plans, and construction layout notes.
- Preparing survey documents including ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey, plat of survey, certified survey maps, topographic maps, transportation plats, condominium plats, subdivision plats, legal descriptions, and other survey exhibits.
- Developing an understanding of surveying concepts, our company business, and how surveying is integrated into plans and projects.
- Other duties as assigned.
Skills and Requirements:
- An associate degree in a related field or a bachelor’s degree in surveying from an accredited school is preferred.
- 5+ years of experience.
- Knowledge of surveying methods, practices, and techniques as well as the legal aspects of surveying are required.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil3D, and Microsoft Office products is also expected.
We currently have an opening for a project manager in our cold-formed steel group at our Brookfield, WI location. The successful candidate will have numerous project management and client development responsibilities to help grow our cold-formed steel group.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Organize and manage structural design efforts for multiple simultaneous projects while maintaining project budgets.
- 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 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 for larger projects.
- Assist with training and mentoring team members and technical skills training for professional growth and development.
- Assist with the plan review for team members.
- Communicate with clients and maintain project schedules and design budgets.
- Help lead business development efforts for cold-formed projects, including identifying new opportunities and writing proposals.
- Develop and manage a portfolio of clients.
- Perform and lead the structural design of various building design projects. This includes the development of structural design documents, calculations, and specifications.
- Perform construction administration duties.
Skills and Requirements:
- Bachelors of Science degree in civil engineering with a focus in structural engineering.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience in structural design of cold-formed steel building structures. Some experience with oversight is a plus.
- Extensive knowledge of cold-formed steel design and light steel framing.
- Strong working knowledge of AISI standards for cold-formed steel framing projects.
- Ability to develop innovative solutions for complex problems.
- Leadership mentality and ability to work well with others.
- Good engineering judgement and decision making.
- Professional engineer licensure required. Illinois structural engineer licensure is preferred.
- Working knowledge of various structural analysis and design programs including CFS Designer & RISA.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Our firm is currently seeking a full-time wetland ecologist/project manager at our Brookfield location. This is an exciting opportunity, as the successful candidate will be assisting us to build our ecological services group. This group is a team of ecological specialists who provide our clients with expertise in wetland delineation and assessment, wetland and waterway permitting, wetland mitigation/restoration design, native habitat restoration design, botanical and wildlife surveys, tree inventories, and rare and endangered species surveys.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
Candidates should have 8+ years of professional experience in addition to the following qualifications:
- Knowledge of regulatory programs and guidance (working relationships with agency staff is a plus).
- Experience in wetland and waterway field delineations, as well as reporting and permitting.
- Professionally Assured WDNR Wetland Delineator status is a plus.
- Wetland mitigation and native habitat design experience is a plus.
- Natural resource inventory, assessment, and mapping.
- Experience using sub-foot accuracy hand-held GPS equipment to collect field data.
- GIS technical experience is a plus.
- General understanding of computer-aided mapping software (e.g., ArcMap).
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).
- Project management experience (proposal writing, client coordination, invoicing etc.).
The successful candidate must also satisfy the following requirements:
- B.S. in environmental science or related degree (MS or PhD a plus).
- 8+ years of related work experience.
- Excellent oral, written, and analytical skills.
- Self-motivated, positive, organized, and must be able to work independently.
- Be able to travel as projects require and be willing to work in sometimes difficult field situations.
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 5-10 years of experience.
We currently have an opening for a transportation engineer in the transportation division at our Brookfield, Appleton, or Madison, WI office location.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Utilize automated software for the design of urban and rural roadways and intersections (including roundabouts).
- Complete design and environmental documentation and reports.
- Coordinate with utility companies and other agencies.
- Participate in public involvement activities.
- Calculate quantities and develop construction cost estimates.
- Participate in transportation planning and engineering studies.
Skills and Requirements:
- Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
- Detail oriented.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
- Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering.
- Applicable experience – all levels considered.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D is preferred.
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 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.
Roadway/Utility Inspector Responsibilities:
- Monitoring the activities of contractors on construction sites and the construction process to verify that work completed is in accordance with contract documents.
- Assisting the construction manager with the coordination of all construction activities and providing daily inspection of construction activities.
- Maintaining and submitting inspection reports on a daily basis.
Roadway/Utility Inspector Requirements:
- 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 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.
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