Bentley Design Technology Lead

Kimley-Horn; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A national engineering firm in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Senior Civil Technology Leader to lead the Bentley Design Technology Practice within its Transportation practice. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in transportation engineering and a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. Responsibilities include establishing design workflows, leading Bentley technologies, and providing strategic leadership. This role is not remote and requires strong technical leadership coupled with a passion for building engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) is preferred.
• Significant experience in transportation engineering, especially roadway design.
• Experience managing enterprise Bentley contracts preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment of Bentley technologies in Transportation practice.
• Establish and maintain standardized design workflows.
• Guide adoption of automation and design workflows.

Skills

Transportation engineering

ProjectWise

Bentley ORD

Data integration

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Bentley technologies

Job description

Overview

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 Phoenix, Arizona (AZ) office. This is not a remote position.

Responsibilities

• 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)

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