Highway Engineer III

HNTB Corporation; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Opportunities for career growth

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Portland is seeking a creative and motivated engineer to assist with various infrastructure projects across the region. The role involves collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team, preparing engineering documents, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring project completion. Ideal candidates should hold a degree in Engineering and have relevant experience in state projects. The firm provides a supportive culture and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with relevant experience or higher.
• 5-7 years of design experience on MaineDOT, NHDOT, and/or VTrans projects.
• Registered Professional Engineer or ability to obtain licensure.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to complete small to complex projects.
• Coordinate with team members to progress projects.
• Prepare and/or check reports, plans, calculations, estimates, specifications.

Skills

Design experience

Technical guidance

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microstation

InRoads

OpenRoads

Job description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee‑owners.

Our growing Northern New England office is seeking a creative and technically sound engineer eager to work on some of the region’s most interesting projects. The ideal candidate will be motivated to develop client relationships in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, increase their own individual multi‑discipline knowledge, and strengthen a core team of outgoing highway engineers – all while maintaining their ideal work/life balance. This position will offer opportunities to expand your career in a multitude of directions, lead the development discipline‑specific project attributes, and mentor junior staff. If this feels like a right fit for you, apply now and let’s talk!

Primary Focus Will Include:

• Collaborating with a multi‑discipline team to achieve successful completion of small to complex projects throughout Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
• Coordinating with team members to progress projects and build effective relationships.
• Working alongside some of the region’s best engineers to prepare and/or check reports, plans, calculations, estimates, specifications, and designs associated with roadway transportation projects.
• Understanding, communicating, and developing solutions to project challenges.
• Supporting the organization and execution of a plan to deliver project scope requirements within the highway discipline.
• Development and growth of junior staff.

What You'll Do:

• Completes assigned work within the schedule and number of hours provided.
• Assist in the development of project specifications.
• Responsible for development of discipline specific engineering project elements/deliverables such as reports, designs, and plans.
• Aids in the coordination and productivity of project team members.
• Provides technical guidance to less experienced engineering project team members.
• Works closely with other disciplines and on multi‑discipline projects.
• Performs quality control reviews of discipline‑specific engineering project elements/deliverables.
• Assists with coordination and planning of schedules, hours, and distribution of work within discipline.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 4 years of relevant experience, or
• Master's degree in Engineering and 3 year of relevant experience, or
• PhD in Engineering and 2 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring:

• Optimizing work processes by using knowledge of the most effective and efficient ways to get things done with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Independently progresses the majority of designs and tasks required of the discipline.
• Exhibiting a thorough understanding of the application related to engineering, geometric and algebraic principles.
• Managing time, proactively forecasting, and communicating project development needs.

What We Prefer:

• 5-7 years of design experience on MaineDOT, NHDOT, and/or VTrans projects.
• Registered Professional Engineer in Maine and/or New Hampshire or Vermont (or ability to obtain)
• Experience using Microsoft Office, Microstation, InRoads and OpenRoads
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Additional Information

Benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards.

Learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Locations:

Bedford, NH, South Portland, ME (Portland)

Job Details

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Engineering Group

ReqID: R-29739