Highway Engineer

HDR; Bethlehem (Clearfield County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Civil Engineer for their Bethlehem office to join a roadway design team on various projects. The role entails overseeing highway design work, managing projects, and supporting junior engineers. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, a professional engineering license in PA, and at least five years of transportation engineering experience. Familiarity with CAD software like Bentley ConceptStation is preferred. This role also emphasizes excellent communication and project management skills.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in transportation engineering design required.
• Professional engineering license (PE or P.Eng) recognized for Pennsylvania.
• Hands-on experience with highway and road CAD engineering software.

Responsibilities

• Work as a key member of a roadway design team for projects.
• Prepare or oversee roadway/highway design work using local standards.
• Assist in project management including budgets, scopes, and schedules.

Skills

Transportation engineering design

Communication skills

Project management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Tools

Bentley ConceptStation

Open Roads Designer

Autodesk Infraworks

Civil3D

MS Office

Job description

Primary Responsibilities

• Work as a key member of a highway/roadway design team for moderate to large projects, and to work independently on smaller projects.
• Prepare or oversee the following roadway/highway design work using local or AASHTO standards: horizontal and vertical alignments, roadway sections, intersection layouts and sight distance determinations, interchange layouts, right-of-way plans.
• Assist in the management of larger projects or manage smaller projects including preparation of scopes, budgets, and schedules.
• Manage the following work elements: day-to-day communication (verbal and written) with the design team and client, support and advise junior engineers and technical staff, write reports and technical memos, coordinate with subconsultants, keep project on schedule and within budget, and keep client satisfied.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• BSCE or related field.
• 5 years of transportation engineering design experience required.
• Experience working on PennDOT / PTC projects.
• Experience working on Design-Build projects a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work concurrently with multiple design teams, and leadership and management skills.
• Preference given to local candidates.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Previous experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• Hands‑on experience with Highways and Roads CAD engineering software such as Bentley ConceptStation and Open Roads Designer and/or Autodesk Infraworks and Civil3d
• MS Office knowledge
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Experience should include urban and rural highway interchanges, intersection design, traffic management, transportation planning, site planning, preparation of concept alignments, geometrical layout and CAD base alignment plans
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must

Primary Location: United States-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh

Other Locations: United States-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia, United States-Pennsylvania-Bethlehem, United States-Pennsylvania-Mechanicsburg, United States-Pennsylvania-Plymouth Meeting

Industry: Highway + Road

We are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.