Roadway Design Engineer

ARCADIS Group; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 125,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K

Paid holidays

PTO 15 days

Job summary

Arcadis seeks a Senior Roadway Design Engineer in Houston, TX, within a hybrid work model. You will lead highway projects, manage design teams, and coordinate with clients to ensure quality, schedule, and profitability.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical excellence, and collaboration across Arcadis offices. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of highway design (TxDOT) experience, Texas PE, and precertification, with strong communication and mentoring skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of highway design experience, including TxDOT projects.
• 3+ years of roadway design lead experience on TxDOT projects.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and client-facing work.
• Strong written and verbal communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Direct the development of final design construction plans for highway and roadway projects.
• Lead, manage, and perform assignments to advance schematic design through preliminary and final design.
• Prepare roadway design using local or AASHTO standards and create plan & profile sheets, typical sections, estimates.
• Must possess ability to lead and manage all phases of a project design.
• Develop project scopes and budgets, mentor staff, coordinate with clients, and schedule work across offices.
• Assist on other projects and collaborate with other Arcadis offices as needed.

Skills

Highway design leadership

Mentoring EITs

Client coordination

Oral & written communication

Quality & safety standards

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering

Texas PE

TxDOT precertification

Tools

MicroStation

Open Roads Tools

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

Arcadis seeks to hire a Senior Roadway Design Engineer to join our growing Mobility team in Houston, TX. Hybrid work available but you must be physically located within driving distance of office location.

You will be responsible for the quality of civil engineering work performed, client service, utilization of staff, marketing, reputation of the office, contract management, billing collection, and project profitability for both complex urban freeway and rural highway projects. Our team is known for innovation and outstanding customer service and will continue to build on these values. This is a unique opportunity for leadership and growth within the Arcadis Mobility Business Line.

Role accountabilities

• Direct the development of final design construction plans for highway and roadway projects including design of all associated infrastructure for state and local government entities

• Lead, manage, and perform assignments to take 30 percent schematic design plans through preliminary and final design. Projects include roadways, collector streets, urban arterials, rural, toll roads, interchanges, urban expressways, and interstates

• Perform work involving the preparation of roadway and highway design using local (State, County, or City) or AASHTO standards while developing roadway plan & profile sheets, typical sections, estimates and associated required roadway details

• Must possess a demonstrated ability to lead and manage all phases of a project design.

• Develop project scopes and budgets, interfacing with and maintenance of clients, mentoring and development of junior staff and design/drafters, and development of project plans and schedules

• Assist as needed on other projects assigned and work with other Arcadis offices as needed

Qualifications & Experience

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive highway (TxDOT) design experience, with at least 3 years of roadway design lead experience on TxDOT projects
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field
• Texas PE
• TxDOT precertification

Key Attributes

• Mentoring of EITs and young PEs
• Proficient in MicroStation and Open Roads Tools
• Experience working in and leading large multi-disciplinary teams
• Interpersonal and client facing responsibilities will include excellent, clear, and concise oral and written communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to coordinate meetings, resources, and presentations
• Adherence to Arcadis' practices including quality and safety standards

Preferred Qualifications

• 8 to 10 years of progressive highway (TxDOT) design experience
• Extensive, demonstrated experience working on a variety of TxDOT projects (urban & rural)
• Design-Build PM experience
• Active participation in regional and/or national professional association

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $99,000 - $125,100. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.