Highway Engineer II

RS&H; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

RS&H in Colorado seeks an experienced civil highway engineer to join our infrastructure team with a hybrid in-office/remote schedule in Denver. You’ll lead planning, design, and coordination of diverse projects, prepare specifications and drawings, and supervise junior staff while ensuring quality control and client communications.

The ideal candidate has an ABET‑accredited engineering degree, a PE, 7+ years’ experience, knowledge of codes, and proficiency with production software and

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree and seven years of relevant experience.
• Professional engineer (PE) in good standing.
• Familiar with federal, state and local codes, criteria, regulations, and ordinances.
• Proficient in production software and construction document production.
• Ability to address challenging issues in a professional, businesslike manner.
• Experience mentoring junior staff and reviewing others’ work for technical accuracy.
• Strong verbal and written communication with clients, contractors and team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and coordination of diverse highway projects.
• Develop and evaluate engineering reports, plans, and specification criteria.
• Coordinate with a multidisciplinary project team and manage client communications.
• Prepare specifications, scaled drawings, proposals and ensure material conformance.
• Review scopes, budgets and schedules; mentor junior staff and provide technical guidance.
• Perform quality control reviews and field observations of ongoing construction.

Skills

Project leadership

Client relations

Technical communication

Quality control

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

7+ years experience

Tools

Production software

Construction documents

Job description

The Opportunity

RS&H is currently seeking an experienced civil highway engineer to join our team. This position will have the ability to work a hybrid schedule of in-office and remote. As part of the infrastructure team, you’ll serve an integral role in the firm by providing professional engineering consultation in the planning, design, and coordination of diverse projects; developing and evaluating engineering reports, plans, and specification criteria; coordinating with a diversified project team, including development of client communication, proposal coordination, marketing, presentations, and management of other discipline‑related activities; preparing specifications, scaled drawings and proposals and ensuring finished plans, specifications, and approval of materials and construction; meeting with clients to determine objectives and requirements for executing desired scope; reviewing junior staff’s work for technical accuracy and providing technical guidance to other professionals and technicians; and performing quality control reviews, field reviews, and observations of ongoing construction projects. This position may also review and approve scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments, serve as the team expert and/or project lead, lead a discipline team or small multidisciplinary teams to complete projects, and/or manage a small team of direct reports.

The Opportunity

RS&H is currently seeking an experienced civil highway engineer to join our team. This position will have the ability to work a hybrid schedule of in-office and remote. As part of the infrastructure team, you’ll serve an integral role in the firm by providing professional engineering consultation in the planning, design, and coordination of diverse projects; developing and evaluating engineering reports, plans, and specification criteria; coordinating with a diversified project team, including development of client communication, proposal coordination, marketing, presentations, and management of other discipline‑related activities; preparing specifications, scaled drawings and proposals and ensuring finished plans, specifications, and approval of materials and construction; meeting with clients to determine objectives and requirements for executing desired scope; reviewing junior staff’s work for technical accuracy and providing technical guidance to other professionals and technicians; and performing quality control reviews, field reviews, and observations of ongoing construction projects. This position may also review and approve scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments, serve as the team expert and/or project lead, lead a discipline team or small multidisciplinary teams to complete projects, and/or manage a small team of direct reports.

To Be Successful In This Role, You Must

• Have a degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program and seven years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Be a professional engineer in good standing.
• Be knowledgeable of applicable federal, state and local codes, criteria, regulations, and ordinances.
• Be proficient in production software and construction document production.
• Have proven ability to successfully address challenging or potentially controversial issues in a sound professional and business-like manner.
• Have experience working on parts of major projects or multiple moderate-size projects and providing technical guidance to junior-level staff, including reviewing others’ work for technical accuracy.
• Possess strong oral and written communication skills and have the ability to effectively interact with and build strong relationships with clients, customers, contractors, team members, and other key stakeholders.

Typical salary range for this position in Colorado is $132,000 - $146,000, and commensurate with experience relative to the position.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.

Please note: no agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy. Candidates should apply directly to this role to be considered. I t is the responsibility of all third-party recruiting and employment agencies to know and adhere to our recruiting policy.

The Company

Employee-owned, RS&H is one of the nation's leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms, with associates who work hard every day to create tomorrow together. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities, and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. We attribute our success to our unwavering commitment to our core values: integrity, accountability, curiosity, and teamwork.