Highway Engineer

HDR; Plymouth Meeting (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a professional roadway design engineer to join our team in Plymouth Meeting, PA. This role requires extensive experience in transportation engineering design, managing projects, and working with local standards. The ideal candidate should possess a BSCE degree, a professional engineering license, and proficiency in CAD software. Strong communication skills are essential as you will interface with clients and team members. Candidates should be committed to our employee-owned culture and can expect to work on diverse roadway projects across Pennsylvania.

Qualifications

• 5 years of transportation engineering design experience required.
• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board.
• Hands-on experience with CAD engineering software.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Transportation engineering design

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Education

BSCE or related field

Bachelor's degree

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.