Highway / Roadway Engineer

HDR; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join HDR as a Highway / Roadway Engineer and play a vital role in urban and rural roadway projects, leveraging your engineering expertise and project management skills to create impactful designs. This full-time position offers competitive compensation and the chance to work in a collaborative, employee-owned environment that values diversity and innovation.

Qualifications

• 5 years of transportation engineering design experience preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license required.
• Hands-on experience with highway and road CAD engineering software.

Responsibilities

• Serve in a technical role under the direction of a Project Manager.
• Prepare detailed engineering designs for roadway and highway projects.
• Assume project management duties and interact with clients.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Tools

Bentley ConceptStation

Open Roads Designer

Autodesk Infraworks

Civil3D

MS Office

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At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

Primary Responsibilities

HDR is looking for a Highway / Roadway Engineer to join our North Carolina Transportation Business Group. In the role of Highway / Roadway Engineer, we'll count on you to:

• Serve in a technical role under the direction of a Project Manager on the engineering development of urban and rural highway/roadway projects.
• Oversee the work of CAD Designers, and possibly other EITs.
• Prepare detailed engineering designs for roadway and highway projects.
• Participate in activities ranging from site feasibility analysis to final design and through the construction phase.
• Assume some project management duties and interact with clients as needed.
• Perform other duties as needed.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field
• 5 years of transportation engineering design experience preferred
• Preference is given to local candidates
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Previous experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
• 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
  
  

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary Location:

United States-North Carolina-Charlotte

Other Locations:

United States-North Carolina-Winston-Salem, United States-North Carolina-Raleigh, United States-North Carolina-Wilmington, United States-North Carolina-Asheville

Industry:

Highway + Road

Schedule:

Full-time

Employee Status:

Regular

BusinessClass:

Highways

Job Posting:

Jun 5, 2025


At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

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  Mid-Senior level

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Job function

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• Industries

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