Bentley Design Technology Lead

Kimley-Horn; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional Retirement Plan

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Personal leave and flexible scheduling

Student loan matching

Tuition reimbursement

New Parent Leave

Job summary

A leading civil engineering firm is seeking a senior civil technology leader for their Transportation practice in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The role involves building and leading Bentley OpenRoads Designer capabilities while ensuring strategic deployment. Applicants should possess significant experience in transportation engineering, preferably with a PE license and strong leadership skills. Key benefits include a robust retirement plan, comprehensive health coverage, flexible scheduling, and professional development support.

Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) preferred.
• Significant experience in transportation engineering and roadway design.
• Experience leading a design technology group or center of excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale Bentley design capabilities.
• Provide leadership on strategic deployment of Bentley tech.
• Build a Bentley Design Center of Excellence.

Skills

Transportation engineering expertise

Leadership in technical initiatives

Bentley ORD experience

ProjectWise strategy knowledge

Client engagement

Strong people leadership skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Bentley OpenRoads Designer (ORD)

ProjectWise

Job description

Kimley-Horn is seeking a senior civil technology leader to serve as the firmwide Bentley Design Technology Practice Lead for our Transportation practice, based in our Denver, Colorado (CO) office. This is not a remote position.

Responsibilities

This role will be responsible for building, leading, and scaling our firmwide Bentley OpenRoads Designer (ORD) roadway and bridge design capabilities, including training, technical leadership, as well as our ProjectWise strategy. The selected candidate will:

• Provide firmwide leadership on the strategic deployment of Bentley technologies within Kimley-Horn’s Transportation practice
• Build and oversee a firmwide Bentley Design Center of Excellence for roadway and bridge design
• Establish and maintain standardized ORD design workflows and modeling practices aligned with DOT standards
• Own enterprise ProjectWise / CDE strategy in coordination with IT and technical leadership
• Provide strategic leadership for SMEs to build out training programs, and learning paths that scale ORD capability across the firm
• Partner with delivery leaders to ensure Bentley workflows directly support our clients
• Guide adoption of automation and intelligent design workflows where they deliver recognized client value
• Serve as the firm’s primary Bentley liaison and internal thought leader, fostering a culture of technical excellence

Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) (preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
• Significant experience in transportation engineering, including roadway design
• Career foundation built through hands‑on project delivery, client engagement, and technical leadership
• Proven track record supporting DOT programs and complex transportation projects
• Demonstrated ability to stand up and lead multi‑office technical initiatives or programs
• Significant technical experience with Bentley ORD, ProjectWise, and DOT delivery environments
• Experience establishing or leading a design technology group, center of excellence, or training program
• Strong people leadership skills with a passion for building and developing engineers and designers
• Background integrating engineering workflows with automation, data, or custom tooling
• Experience managing enterprise Bentley contracts (preferred)

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to-1 company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit‑sharing contribution.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low‑cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half‑day Fridays.
• Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance‑based bonuses.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• Family‑Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Kimley-Horn in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. We do not typically sponsor H1‑B or any other work visa petitions.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities