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We think life and work should be more like a Jimmy Buffett song. It should be a slice of paradise. We’re here to make that a reality.

Find your true north.

We’ll help you find your true north, at home and at work. We found ours, and it’s investing in you—supporting your journey while impacting the world. How do we do it? It starts with eating great food at monthly staff meetings. It involves quarterly tailgates with craft beer tastings, wine tastings, cornhole, water pong, and more. It definitely includes Cuban coffee. Every day. It’s nerf wars, open snack kitchens, family events, holiday parties, and employee days where we take the team somewhere fun, expenses paid. True north is working hard and giving back to your community. It’s living your best life. Interested?

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Career openings.

Ready to impact your community and your world while doing what you love? Email your resume to our HR Manager.

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Who We Are
Protean is not your ordinary civil engineering company and we like it that way. We are a group of seriously smart engineers and supporting staff who genuinely enjoy working together. We specialize in transportation design and we work primarily with public agencies and municipalities throughout the State of Florida. We'll be celebrating 25 years this fall - ask around, everyone knows us.

If you have a passion for transportation design, a knack for problem solving and want to really enjoy your job and the people you work with, send us your resume - we need to talk.

Who We're Looking For
This opportunity is for an EI - either working now, or will be graduating in the next 6 months. Prior internship experience is a plus, but not a must-have.
We are hiring for 3 additional positions in our Tallahassee and Pensacola offices because we've been winning work this year and those offices are really growing. We also have opportunities in Orlando and Punta Gorda so let us know where you would like to be.

Why Work At Protean?
We hire superstars who want to learn and build on their education and experience. When you work with the best, it raises your game. We match our junior engineers with well-respected, well-connected professional engineers who enjoy sharing their knowledge and experiences and we'll surround you with a team whose primary goal is your success. We provide opportunities for advancement as you work toward your PE and we support our engineers as they prepare for the exam by paying for their exam fees and for prep-courses - not to mention the big pay raise you get when you pass! Oh, and did we mention all employee benefits are free? 100% free. Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, Life, Short-term and Long-term disabilities insurance - all free.

What You'll Be Doing
In a nutshell, you will be learning how to create plan sets from start to finish while developing your design acumen thru doing.
- Plan production
- Assist with preparation of technical reports
- Field reviews and meetings
- Quantity Take-offs
- Engineer's Estimate of Cost

What You Need To Bring
- B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering (or other engineering degree)
- EIT Certification (or within 6 months)
- The natural inclination to take initiative
- The desire and confidence to become a key contributor
- Solid communication skills
- Proficient in MS Word and Excel

If you have some professional experience, that's always great and internships totally count.

If this sounds like we could be a good match for what you want to do in your career, send us your current resume today and we'll talk.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • BS Degree in Civil Engineering
  • Engineer In Training [EIT] - Certified

Who We Are
Protean is not your ordinary civil engineering company and we like it that way. We are a group of seriously smart engineers and supporting staff who genuinely enjoy working together. We specialize in transportation and traffic design and we work primarily with public agencies and municipalities throughout the State of Florida. We'll be celebrating 25 years in October. Ask around, everyone knows us.

Who We're Looking For
This opportunity is for a Project Manager with 2+ years post registration with experience in traffic design.
Our Traffic Systems Group is based in downtown Orlando, FL, but this position can also be based in our Tallahassee or Punta Gorda offices.

Why Work At Protean?
When you work with the best, it raises your game. Our engineers enjoy a well-earned reputation with our clients because Protean delivers high quality, innovative designs every time.
We also provide a variety of opportunities for our engineers so you can design the career you want. There's a role for every high achiever at Protean. Oh, and did we mention all employee benefits are free? Protean pays all employee premiums for Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, Life, Short-term and Long-term disabilities insurance - all free.

What You'll Be Doing
In a nutshell, you'll be large and in charge running traffic projects and directing and developing internal staff. You'll have a strong team of designers, engineers and senior project managers to support your projects and your career.

What You Need To Bring
- B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering (or other engineering degree)
- Traffic Systems design experience
- Minimum of 2+ years of post registration experience with FDOT
- Proficient in MicroStation
- The natural inclination to take initiative
- The desire and confidence to become a key contributor
- Solid communication skills
- Proficient in MS Word and Excel

If this sounds like we could be a good match for what you want to do in your career, send us your resume today.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • PE License
  • 2+ Years Post Registration
  • FDOT Traffic Design Experience
  • Proficient in MicroStation

Who We Are
Protean is not your ordinary civil engineering company and we like it that way. We are a group of seriously smart engineers and supporting staff who genuinely enjoy working together. We specialize in transportation and traffic design and we work primarily with public agencies and municipalities throughout the state of Florida. We'll be celebrating 25 years this fall - ask around, everyone knows us.

If you are interested in transportation design, have a knack for problem solving and want to get some solid experience in before you graduate, send us your resume - we need to talk.

Who We're Looking For
This opportunity is for students who are are juniors or seniors studying civil engineering with an interest in transportation design.
Our corporate office is located in downtown Orlando and we also have offices in Tallahassee, Pensacola and Punta Gorda.


Why Work At Protean?
We hire superstars who want to learn and build on their education. When you work with the best, it raises your game. We treat our interns like new engineers - we match them with well-respected professional engineers who enjoy sharing their knowledge and we surround you with a team whose primary goal is your success. Many of our company leaders were interns here first. We provide opportunities for advancement as you work toward your degree and we flex for all things school - that is the priority.

We have opportunities for students who want to work part-time during the school year and for students looking to intern over the summer - some of our interns do both!

What You'll Be Doing
In a nutshell, you will be learning how to create plan sets from start to finish while developing your design acumen thru doing. You will work on real projects starting on day one.

What You Need To Bring
- The desire to learn
- The natural inclination to take initiative
- Solid communication skills
- Serious Nerf aim... it's a thing here.

If this sounds like we could be a good match for the start of your career, send us your current resume today and we'll talk.

QUALIFICATIONS

Who We Are
Protean is not your ordinary civil engineering company and we like it that way. We are a group of seriously smart engineers and supporting staff who genuinely enjoy working together. We specialize in transportation and traffic design and we work primarily with public agencies and municipalities throughout Florida. We'll be celebrating 25 years in October. Ask around, everyone knows us.

Who We're Looking For
This opportunity is for a PE, 1 - 2 years post registration with a focus on traffic design.
Our Traffic Systems Group is based in downtown Orlando, FL, but this position can also work in our Tallahassee or Punta Gorda offices.

Why Work At Protean?
When you work with the best, it raises your game. Our engineers enjoy a well-earned reputation with our clients because Protean delivers high quality, innovative designs every time.
We also provide a variety of opportunities for our engineers so you can design the career you want. Do you want to become the technical guru everyone comes to with the tough questions or do you want to be out in front of the clients winning work? There's a role for every high achiever at Protean. Oh, and did we mention all employee benefits are free? Protean pays all employee premiums for Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, Life, Short-term and Long-term disabilities insurance - all free.

What You'll Be Doing
In a nutshell, you'll be a key player supporting senior project managers with project design and client support. You'll be directly involved in design decisions and will take the lead on a variety of project tasks across the project life-cycle. You will also be supervising junior staff to support production.

What You Need To Bring
- B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering (or other engineering degree)
- Minimum of 1 - 2 years of post registration experience with FDOT
- Proficient in MicroStation
- ITS (Intelligent Traffic Systems) experience a plus
- The natural inclination to take initiative
- The desire and confidence to become a key contributor
- Solid communication skills
- Proficient in MS Word and Excel

If this sounds like we could be a good match for what you want to do in your career, send us your resume today.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • PE License
  • 1 - 2 Years Post Registration
  • FDOT Design Experience
  • Proficient in MicroStation

TESTIMONIALS

Best company culture ever! I have been in HR for decades and I have loved my employer before, but never have I worked for a company so focused on doing what is best for their employees and their families. If there is ever a decision that has to be made I can honestly say the owners always decide in the employee’s favor. It’s always what is fair and what is best for the employee. They are parents, they have aging parents, they have a lot of what all of us have going on in our lives and they manage this company with that in the forefront, plus a big dose of fun.

— Kim Reed, Human Resources Group Manager

Working for Protean has been a wonderful introduction for me into the world of transportation engineering. Everyone here is very kind, and all have attributes that I really look up to and hope to embody in my future career. The people here are dedicated and hard working, which is inspiring to me, but also really know how to have fun and enjoy everyday office life. Working at Protean isn’t just sitting in a bland cubicle working on the computer. Every day at work has moments that make it fun. As a student, starting work here two years ago was really nerve-racking. It was my first time holding a part time job and a full-time school schedule. Everyone here assured me school comes first, and I have always been able to take any time I need off to study. From what I have heard, not all students are fortunate enough for this to be the case so it is not something I take for granted. Protean was my first student engineering internship and as I enter into my final semester, it will be my last. I am very excited to begin full time once I finish school and to continue improving the skills I’ve developed while here.

— Kristina Simpson, Engineering Student Intern

As a woman engineer, it started to seem to me that being both a mom and an engineer was impossible. Past experiences had shown me this balance wasn’t as prevalent as you believe it should be in this current day and age. I’ve been at Protean for almost a year now and have taken a few personal days to stay home with my sick child during his first year of life. Never have my superiors or coworkers made me feel guilty or underachieving for each day I took to be the caregiver I needed to be for my family. The company’s determination to understand their employees’ life demands is refreshing and greatly appreciated.

— Laura Rossi, PE, Project Manager, Highways Group Leader

There are many things I like…no no no, LOVE about Protean! As an intern, it’s easy to get lost in the crowd in a big company, but here, I can ask anyone for help and they always have the answer. It’s amazing being part of a team you can count on and be so close to. We have so much fun! I never thought I’d have this much fun working for an engineering design firm. It was definitely a pleasant surprise for me dating back to my first day. I love the fact that Protean loves to give back to their community. It felt so great to adopt-a-family and play Santa Claus for the holidays. It was an honor to lead that effort. And for the families hit hard by the hurricane in the Panhandle, Protean didn’t think twice and made sure those families got what they were in dire need for.



Overall, I feel humbled to work for such a contributable and growing company. From the day I met them at the UCF career fair, I knew Protean was not like the other firms. They definitely made Protean sound like a company I would want to work for. When I had the decision to go work for a local construction firm or Protean, I knew exactly where I wanted to go. Everyone here has been nothing short of wonderful and I am glad to have met them all.

— Mario Texeira, Senior Design Technician