Roadway Design Engineer – Hybrid, Impactful Projects

AECOM; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Comprehensive benefits

On-the-job training

Mentorship programs

Job summary

AECOM’s Transportation team seeks a Civil Highway Engineering Designer to support projects across Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia. You’ll contribute to both regional design-build and local projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative, sustainable transportation solutions.

You will mentor entry-level engineers, prepare construction plans and specifications, and use Bentley/OpenRoads, MicroStation, or AutoCAD Civil 3D to deliver design outputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and 4 years of related experience in highway/transportation design or demonstrated equivalency.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification (or ability to obtain within 12 months).
• Valid US driver’s license (for site visits and client meetings).
• Experience with Bentley OpenRoads Designer, MicroStation, AutoCAD Civil 3D or similar design apps.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed and routine engineering assignments for highway/roadway projects.
• Gather and correlate data; identify discrepancies and propose solutions.
• Develop design criteria, alignments, superelevation, barrier/guiderail and pavement design.
• Oversee signing, pavement markings, construction phasing and maintenance of traffic plans.
• Coordinate with disciplines, resolve issues via reviews and client feedback.
• Prepare specs, quantities, estimates, reports and 3D models using design tools.
• Contribute to QA/QC and project staffing decisions; mentor entry-level engineers.
• Work independently with minimal supervision and seek process improvements.

Skills

Highway design

Project coordination

Mentorship

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

MicroStation

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Job description

AECOM’s Transportation team seeks a Civil Highway Engineering Designer to support projects across Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia. You’ll contribute to both regional design-build and local projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative, sustainable transportation solutions.

You will mentor entry-level engineers, prepare construction plans and specifications, and use Bentley/OpenRoads, MicroStation, or AutoCAD Civil 3D to deliver design outputs.