Highway Design Engineer

STV, Inc.; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Highway Engineer to join its Transportation and Infrastructure Division. This role offers significant growth opportunities, allowing you to advance your career while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. You will be responsible for designing and reviewing highway plans, collaborating with transportation agencies, and mentoring junior engineers. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this innovative firm encourages all qualified candidates to apply. Join a team that values your contributions and supports your professional development.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Continuing Education

Professional Memberships

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of progressive experience as a highway engineer.
• Ability to mentor and coach junior engineers.
• Familiarity with AASHTO design standards.

Responsibilities

• Designing and reviewing all phases of highway plan development.
• Collaborating with transportation agencies throughout PA and NJ.
• Preparing estimates for highway engineering tasks.

Skills

Highway Design

Roadway Modeling

Traffic Control

Excellent Communication Skills

Quality Control Oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Pennsylvania Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

MicroStation

InRoads

Microsoft Office

Open Roads

Job description

Open Positions: Highway Engineer

STV currently has openings in our Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Douglassville, Harrisburg, PA, Newark, or Lawrenceville, NJ offices for Highway Engineers to join our Transportation and Infrastructure Division.

The successful candidate will have significant experience in highway design, including highway geometrics, roadway modeling, cross section development, traffic control, signing and pavement marking, utility coordination, and right-of-way plan development. Key responsibilities include designing and reviewing all phases of highway plan development for various transportation projects.

This position offers tremendous growth opportunities to advance your career, build client relationships, and expand STV's service offerings geographically, all while promoting a healthy work-life balance culture.

The Highway Engineer will assist or lead team members in collaborating with transportation agencies throughout PA and/or NJ.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
• Pennsylvania Professional Engineer (PE) license
• 5-10 years of progressive experience as a highway engineer
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Ability to determine scope of work and prepare estimates for highway engineering tasks
• Quality control oversight for highway engineering tasks
• Ability to mentor and coach junior engineers
• Experience with PennDOT and other transportation agencies
• Familiarity with AASHTO design standards
• Proficiency in MicroStation, InRoads, and Microsoft Office (Open Roads is a plus)
• Active participation in client service teams supporting proposal development and business growth

Compensation Range: $100,226.48 - $133,635.31

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies show women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they meet all qualifications. At STV, we are committed to diversity and inclusion. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway—you might be the right fit for this or other roles.

STV offers comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, disability, life insurance, 401(k), retirement counseling, paid time off, holidays, backup dependent care, parental leave, continuing education, and professional memberships.

We are committed to fair, equitable, and transparent pay practices. The listed salary range is a good-faith estimate; final compensation may vary based on factors such as location, education, experience, and certifications.