Highway Engineer - Project Manager

Cityscape Recruitment USA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Employee stock purchase program

Health savings and flexible spending

Life and disability insurance

Paid family leave

Tuition reimbursement

Professional membership and licensing

Paid holidays, vacation, and sickLeave

Job summary

Cityscape Recruitment USA in New York City seeks a Senior Civil Engineer / Project Manager with 10+ years of experience to lead roadway, highway, and urban infrastructure projects.

This role blends technical design, project management, and team leadership across roadway reconstruction, public spaces, rail, and transit, offering strong client exposure and opportunities to grow the local practice.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of civil engineering experience in roadway or urban infrastructure.
• Strong proficiency in MicroStation and OpenRoads; AutoCAD/Civil 3D experience preferred.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing proposals.
• Knowledge of NYSDOT standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple roadway, highway, and urban infrastructure projects.
• Serve as Project Manager, Technical Lead, and Engineer of Record.
• Manage scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with clients, agencies, consultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Provide technical leadership and oversee QA/QC.
• Review drawings, specifications, calculations, and design documents.
• Resolve technical and project delivery challenges.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Proposal development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer license

Tools

MicroStation

OpenRoads

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

The New York City team is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer / Project Manager with 10+ years of experience to lead roadway, highway, and urban infrastructure projects.

The role combines technical design, project management, and team leadership across projects including roadway reconstruction, public spaces, rail, and transit.

You will gain strong client exposure, lead multidisciplinary teams, and support the continued growth of the local practice.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Lead multiple roadway, highway, and urban infrastructure projects.
• Serve as Project Manager, Technical Lead, and Engineer of Record.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with clients, agencies, consultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Provide technical leadership and oversee QA/QC.
• Review drawings, specifications, calculations, and design documents.
• Resolve technical and project delivery challenges.

Team Leadership

• Supervise and mentor engineers and junior designers.
• Review team deliverables and provide technical guidance.
• Support staff development and career progression.
• Act as a technical resource on complex transportation projects.

Business Development

• Support proposals, qualifications packages, and client presentations.
• Develop project scopes, fees, budgets, schedules, and technical approaches.
• Participate in interviews and project pursuits.
• Build strong client relationships and support practice growth.

Required Experience

• 10+ years of civil engineering experience within roadway, highway, or urban infrastructure.
• Strong roadway design experience, including grading, drainage, utilities, traffic staging, and cost estimating.
• Proven project management and multidisciplinary team leadership experience.
• Experience preparing proposals, scopes, fees, and technical documents.
• Strong knowledge of engineering drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Working knowledge of NYSDOT standards and requirements.
• Experience coordinating permits and approvals with public agencies.
• Proficiency in MicroStation and OpenRoads.
• AutoCAD and Civil 3D experience preferred.
• Strong communication, leadership, organization, and problem-solving skills.

Education and Licensing

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Active Professional Engineer license.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant engineering experience.

Salary and Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee stock purchase program
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid family leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional membership and licensing support
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
• Salary $140K-195K + Bonus

This is an exciting opportunity to take a leadership role on major transportation and urban infrastructure projects while helping develop a growing team in the New York market.

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