Highway Design Lead – New England

CDM Smith; Racine (WI); On-site; USD 87,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Task Leader for highway design within the New England Transportation team. The role can be based in Boston, East Hartford, or Manchester, focusing on leading design projects, mentoring staff, and delivering innovative transportation solutions.

You will oversee project milestones, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate with sales for proposals, while guiding junior engineers and refining design criteria across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Transportation, or Structural Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 10 years of related experience; travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead highway design projects and coordinate technical progress.
• Provide day-to-day oversight of transportation planning and design.
• Mentor junior engineers and guide junior staff development.
• Develop design criteria, alignments, construction plans and cost estimates.
• Collaborate with leaders to deliver high-complexity projects and proposals.

Skills

CADD 3D/4D

Project Leadership

Mentoring

MS Office

Education

PE license

Civil/Transportation/Structural Eng degree

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

OpenRoads

OpenRoads Concept Station

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Task Leader for highway design within the New England Transportation team. The role can be based in Boston, East Hartford, or Manchester, focusing on leading design projects, mentoring staff, and delivering innovative transportation solutions.

You will oversee project milestones, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate with sales for proposals, while guiding junior engineers and refining design criteria across the lifecycle.