Principal Transportation Engineer & Technical Leader

Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC is seeking a Principal Engineer, Transportation to provide senior technical leadership, design direction, and project oversight for complex transportation programs. This role translates client objectives into robust solutions, guides teams through challenging technical issues, and mentors engineers to elevate quality and client confidence.

You will lead roadway projects from concept through final design, coordinate with project managers, and contribute to

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited Civil Engineering degree required.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the required state(s).
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive engineering experience.
• Proven ability to mentor technical staff and communicate with clients, agencies, and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for complex engineering projects from concept through final design, permitting, construction, or implementation support.
• Establish technical approaches, design criteria, and work plans; evaluate alternatives and recommend solutions balancing quality, risk, cost, and schedule.
• Review and approve engineering calculations, plans, specifications, reports, estimates, and other deliverables for accuracy and compliance with standards.
• Resolve complex technical issues and provide authoritative guidance to project teams, clients, agencies, subconsultants, and contractors.
• Mentor and develop engineers, EITs, designers, and other staff; promote sound engineering judgment and quality-focused practices.
• Coordinate with Project Managers on scope, staffing, schedules, budgets, risk, quality control, and client expectations.
• Support proposals, scopes, fee development, client presentations, interviews, and other business-development activities.
• Contribute to development and improvement of design standards, tools, workflows, and QA/QC practices.
• Represent the firm professionally with clients, agencies, professional organizations, and community stakeholders.
• Provide technical direction for complex roadway programs, including schematics, PS&E, geometric design, standards, constructability, and delivery.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an ABET-accredited program

Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state(s) required to support project work

Job description

Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC is seeking a Principal Engineer, Transportation to provide senior technical leadership, design direction, and project oversight for complex transportation programs. This role translates client objectives into robust solutions, guides teams through challenging technical issues, and mentors engineers to elevate quality and client confidence.

You will lead roadway projects from concept through final design, coordinate with project managers, and contribute to