Hybrid Transportation Project Engineer - Municipal Roadways

GHD; Santa Rosa (CA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD is seeking a Transportation Project Engineer - Municipal Roadways in the US West Roads team to lead roadway design assignments for cities, counties, Caltrans, and other clients. This role offers ownership of complete design packages on small to midsize projects and opportunities to mentor junior staff while advancing toward project management or technical leadership.

Located across multiple CA offices, including Santa Rosa, Sacramento, and others, this hybrid position blends in-office

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive civil engineering experience focused on small to midsize municipal roadway or public works projects.
• California Civil Engineer license or the ability to obtain California registration within 12 months of hire.
• Experience delivering small to midsize municipal roadway or public works projects and coordinating complete design packages.
• Proficiency using AutoCAD Civil 3D; experience with Bentley MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, or InRoads is desirable.
• Knowledge of Caltrans and local agency design standards, permitting, funding, and project delivery requirements.
• Strong engineering judgment balancing technical requirements, constructability, cost, schedule, and client needs.
• Clear communication, collaborative approach, and willingness to take ownership and help others succeed.
• Local agency experience preferred; Caltrans, design-build, progressive design-build, or contractor coordination experience valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead design tasks and small to midsize projects for municipal roadways, complete streets, multimodal facilities, trails, and related public works improvements.
• Own and coordinate complete PS&E packages, technical memoranda, reports, calculations, and cost estimates in accordance with Caltrans and local agency standards.
• Integrate roadway, drainage, utility, traffic, right-of-way, survey, structural, geotechnical, and environmental inputs into practical designs.
• Work directly with public agency and contractor clients, subconsultants, utility owners, construction teams, and internal disciplines to resolve issues and keep projects moving.
• Manage or support the scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risk, and quality of assignments.
• Guide junior engineers and designers and provide responsive support during bidding and construction.

Skills

Civil engineering

Project leadership

Client coordination

Team mentoring

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Bentley MicroStation

OpenRoads Designer

InRoads

Job description

GHD is seeking a Transportation Project Engineer - Municipal Roadways in the US West Roads team to lead roadway design assignments for cities, counties, Caltrans, and other clients. This role offers ownership of complete design packages on small to midsize projects and opportunities to mentor junior staff while advancing toward project management or technical leadership.

Located across multiple CA offices, including Santa Rosa, Sacramento, and others, this hybrid position blends in-office