Highway Project Engineer - Shape Local Roadway Design

Hunt Engineering Group; City of Binghamton (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Holidays

PTO

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

FSA/HSA

Life Insurance

401(K) plan

Continuing Education Support

Job summary

Hunt Engineering Group in the United States is seeking a Highway Engineer to design and detail plans for Local, State, and County highways. You will work with clients and the highway team leader on design at all stages, including feasibility, alignments, drainage, traffic control, and construction administration.

The role offers opportunities for growth within a dynamic, collaborative firm and emphasizes work-life balance, rigorous technical standards, and continued professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering required.
• Minimum four (4) years’ experience in highway/roadway design, preferably with EIT, PE is a plus
• Strong knowledge and experience in local and state highway/roadway design, pavement design, drainage system evaluation, intersection design, turning lane warrants, maintenance/ protection of traffic plans, and NYSDOT specifications/ details.
• Knowledge of NYSDOT highway design manual and specifications
• Microstation and/or Open Roads Designer experience a must
• Traffic analysis and studies experience and signal design experience a plus
• Good technical writing and communication skills
• Knowledge in plan and specification preparation
• Self-motivated, organized, and open to learning new and innovative design procedures and methods

Responsibilities

• Apply broad knowledge of engineering principles and practices. Evaluate, select and adapt standard techniques, procedures and criteria to solve technical issues.
• Prepare basic and advanced engineering designs and/or technical data for completion and accuracy.
• Provide advanced judgement and analysis techniques to prepare complete project documents including design reports and final plan sets
• Perform engineering quantity takeoffs and create construction costs estimates.
• Assist with proposal development for professional services.
• Perform field investigations/site visits as needed and prepare reports.
• Interpret and follow scopes of work, budgets, and schedules, completing projects within budget and on time.
• Analyze and interpret data, formulate and solve problems
• Coordinate with other team members to ensure project success.
• Design complete projects, systems, components or processes.
• Demonstrate knowledge of standards including MUTCD, AASHTO and NYSDOT.

Skills

Highway design

Civil engineering

Technical writing

Communication

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Microstation

Open Roads Designer

Job description

Hunt Engineering Group in the United States is seeking a Highway Engineer to design and detail plans for Local, State, and County highways. You will work with clients and the highway team leader on design at all stages, including feasibility, alignments, drainage, traffic control, and construction administration.

The role offers opportunities for growth within a dynamic, collaborative firm and emphasizes work-life balance, rigorous technical standards, and continued professional development.