Highway Design Task Leader – Civil Engineer

CDM Smith; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith seeks a Task Leader for highway design within the New England Transportation team, based in Boston, MA; East Hartford, CT; or Manchester, NH. Lead design efforts, mentor junior staff, and deliver innovative transportation solutions while ensuring compliance and quality across the project lifecycle.

The role requires expert CAD/BIM skills, a PE license, and at least 10 years of related experience. Travel up to 10% and collaboration with sales for proposals are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Transportation, or Structural Engineering or related discipline.
• Professional engineering (PE) license.
• 10 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical advancement of highway design projects and ensure design accuracy.
• Provide daily oversight of transportation planning and design projects.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.
• Develop design criteria, alignments, construction plans, specs, and estimates.
• Collaborate with leaders to deliver high-complexity projects.

Skills

CADD 3D/4D

Engineering design principles

MS Office

Verbal and written communication

Regulatory standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Transportation/Structural Engineering

Professional Engineering (PE) license

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

OpenRoads

OpenRoads Concept Station

Job description

CDM Smith seeks a Task Leader for highway design within the New England Transportation team, based in Boston, MA; East Hartford, CT; or Manchester, NH. Lead design efforts, mentor junior staff, and deliver innovative transportation solutions while ensuring compliance and quality across the project lifecycle.

The role requires expert CAD/BIM skills, a PE license, and at least 10 years of related experience. Travel up to 10% and collaboration with sales for proposals are expected.