Lead Engineer - Highways

Jacobs; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Lead Engineer - Highways to join their team in Gurugram District, Haryana. This role focuses on delivering detailed highways geometry designs using Civil 3D or Open Road Designer while leading a multi-disciplinary project team.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years' experience in highway engineering design, alongside a BE degree in Civil Engineering. Strong technical and soft skills are essential for managing project delivery and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in highway engineering design.
• Proficient in Open Roads Designer or Civil3D.
• Experience in leading multi-disciplinary project teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver detailed highways geometry design and integrate with project teams.
• Lead project delivery as design manager.
• Estimate pricing for projects.

Skills

Highway engineering design

Civil 3D

Open Road Designer

Project management

Technical reporting

Education

BE Degree in Civil Engineering

Post-Graduation in Transportation/Highway Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

PDS Signs

PDS Lines

ProjectWise

BIM360

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Role

Lead Engineer - Highways

Reporting

Engineering Manager/Discipline Lead

Responsibilities

• Technical competence in detailed highways geometry design using Civil 3D/Open Road Designer and able to independently deliver work and integrate with larger project team.
• Lead the multi‑disciplinary project delivery and perform as design manager.
• Brief project team on procedures, ensuring completion of projects to time and cost.
• Assist in the leadership of functional teams or projects.
• Communicate with counterpart in lead office/Client and coordinate with multi‑disciplinary teams on project delivery.
• Realistically estimate pricing associated with projects within your area of expertise.
• Manage own daily work allocation as well as team members.

Qualifications & Skills

• BE Degree in Civil Engineering / Post‑Graduation in Transportation/Highway Engineering.
• 10+ years’ experience in highway engineering design.

Key Competency – Technical Skills

• Understanding of engineering standards (DMRB/AASHTO/Australian/Middle East), codes of practice, local authorities’ guidelines and ability to offer new ideas to improve solutions and processes.
• Lead functional teams or projects.
• Author competent technical reports of acceptable technical and presentational quality.
• Interpret internal or external business issues and recommend best practices.
• Develop broad technical competence and check work of all those in the project team.

Key Competency – Soft Skills

• Minimum 10 years of proven highway design experience with software proficiency in Open Roads Designer or Civil3D.
• Proficient in AutoCAD or MicroStation, PDS Signs, PDS Lines, Auto Track, MS Word, and MS Excel.
• Working knowledge of CDE platform (Common Data Environment) such as ProjectWise, ACC or BIM360.