Highway Design Engineer: CAD, Bridges & Career Growth

State-of-Missour; Saint Joseph (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in Saint Joseph, MO seeks a highway designer at entry to senior level to determine design features and prepare detailed construction plans under supervision.

Responsibilities include using CAD and engineering software to produce reports, plans, and cost estimates while coordinating with a Professional Land Surveyor on land plots and easements. A ABET‑accredited engineering degree is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from ABET-accredited college or university curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Designs projects, including bridge replacements and resurfacing, utilizing engineering software; prepares reconnaissance and conceptual reports and other project correspondence, including environmental impact statements.
• Determines highway design features including geometrics, profiles, earthwork, signals, signing and lighting, drainage, and safety improvements; uses CAD and other engineering software for computations and plan preparation.
• Assists in developing and reviewing preliminary, right-of-way, and final plans for complex projects such as interchanges and major bridges.
• Computes quantities from standards and estimates costs for projects in all stages to develop short-term and long-term construction plans.
• With a Professional Land Surveyor, plots land lines, computes areas, ties right-of-way points to centerlines, and determines easement sizes.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in Saint Joseph, MO seeks a highway designer at entry to senior level to determine design features and prepare detailed construction plans under supervision.

Responsibilities include using CAD and engineering software to produce reports, plans, and cost estimates while coordinating with a Professional Land Surveyor on land plots and easements. A ABET‑accredited engineering degree is required.