Pavement Engineering Lead

Terracon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Transtec Group in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Pavement Engineer to lead pavement design, evaluation, testing, and asset management for diverse sectors. You will guide a team of 5 engineers in field geotechnical and pavement evaluations, analyses, and the development of plans and specifications.

The role requires strong technical leadership, client interaction, and the ability to communicate complex findings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• 8–11 years of experience required.
• Valid driver’s license may be required.
• Master’s degree in civil engineering preferred (not required).
• PE registration and knowledge of pavement design software are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead pavement design and evaluation for roadway projects.
• Oversee field investigations and data analysis.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams and coordinate with clients.
• Prepare proposals and reports for projects of varying complexity.
• Ensure safety and quality standards on all projects.
• Travel up to 30% to project sites and meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Client interaction

Safety leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AASHTOWare Pavement

TxDOT Pavement Engineering Software

Job description

General Responsibilities:

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Pavement Engineer to lead and deliver innovative pavement design, evaluation, and asset management solutions for various industry sectors. The ideal candidate may have a proven track record in technical leadership, project management, and experience with any of these agencies: public works, state highway, toll authorities, aviation, and or industrial sectors. Your job will be to assist in leading the Transtec Group pavement engineering team on pavement design, evaluation, testing, and other related pavement engineering work. You will provide pavement engineering and consulting services for a variety of projects and clients. You will lead a team of 5 engineers that will specialize in field geotechnical and pavement evaluations, engineering analysis, calculations, recommendations, design and development of plans and specifications, and the writing, preparation, and review of reports. This will also include review of project plans and specifications to ensure compliance with pavement design recommendations. You will be responsible for preparing proposals and cost estimates, tracking and evaluating project progress, budgets, and recommending changes. The selected candidate must apply sound engineering principles and be able to communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrating safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Maintain quality standards on all projects.
• Career level, fully competent engineering professional with responsibility for managing detailed phases of projects with moderate to large size and complexity (up to \$10 million).
• Lead pavement design and evaluation for roadway construction and rehabilitation projects, including design-build and P3 initiatives.
• Oversee pavement field investigations, field testing (FWD, GPR, coring), and data analysis for pavement condition assessments.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams and coordinate with clients, contractors, and agencies to deliver high-profile projects.
• Prepare/supervise proposals and reports for small to large projects of varying complexity.
• Evaluate complex laboratory and field data (e.g., FWD/HWD, GPR, coring, DCP, LWD) for analysis, interpretation and inclusion in reports.
• Serve as a technical adviser to mid-level and junior-level project team members, and perform quality control review of proposals written by others.
• Interact directly with clients and project teams on developing scope of services, communicating project progress and findings and recommendations.
• Prepare technical reports, design guidelines, and presentations for clients and industry conferences.
• Support asset management, life cycle cost analysis, and pavement management system implementation.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time to project sites and meetings.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 8-11 years’ experience.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Preferred Certification:

• Master's degree in civil engineering preferred (not required)
• Minimum 10 years’ experience and 5 or more years in pavement design.
• Demonstrated expertise in concrete and asphalt pavement design, forensic evaluation, and innovative rehabilitation systems.
• Strong communication, leadership, and client interaction skills.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration.
• Knowledge using AASHTOWare Pavement Software.
• Knowledge using TxDOT Pavement Engineering Software.
• Serve as Lead Designer or Engineer of Record (EOR) for pavement design projects.