Roadway Engineer

HDR; South Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR invites qualified candidates to apply for a Roadway Engineer position in our South Carolina Transportation Business Group. In this role, you will work on urban and rural highway projects, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to deliver innovative transportation solutions.

HDR seeks a PE-licensed engineer with a Bachelor's degree and hands-on experience with highways CAD software. You will contribute to design, analysis, and coordination across project phases, with opportunities in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Experience in roadway engineering design
• MS Office proficiency
• Experience with urban and rural highway interchanges and traffic management
• CAD software experience: Bentley ConceptStation, Open Roads Designer, Autodesk InfraWorks, Civil3D

Responsibilities

• Serve in a technical role under the direction of a Project Manager on the engineering development of urban and rural highway/roadway projects
• Oversee the work of CAD Designers, and possibly EITs
• Prepare detailed engineering designs for roadway and highway projects
• Participate in activities ranging from site feasibility analysis to final design and through the construction phase
• Assume some project management duties and interact with clients as needed
• Perform other duties as needed

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organizational skills

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

Bentley ConceptStation

Open Roads Designer

Autodesk InfraWorks

Civil3D

Job description

HDR invites qualified candidates to apply for a Roadway Engineer position in our South Carolina Transportation Business Group. In this role, you will work on urban and rural highway projects, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to deliver innovative transportation solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve in a technical role under the direction of a Project Manager on the engineering development of urban and rural highway/roadway projects
• Oversee the work of CAD Designers, and possibly EITs
• Prepare detailed engineering designs for roadway and highway projects
• Participate in activities ranging from site feasibility analysis to final design and through the construction phase
• Assume some project management duties and interact with clients as needed
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years' experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
• Local candidates are preferred

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Previous experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Hands‑on experience with Highways and Roads CAD engineering software such as Bentley ConceptStation, Open Roads Designer, Autodesk Infraworks, and Civil3D
• MS Office knowledge
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Experience that includes urban and rural highway interchanges, intersection design, traffic management, transportation planning, site planning, preparation of concept alignments, geometrical layout, and CAD base alignment plans
• Commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture

Primary Location: United States – South Carolina – Columbia

Other Locations: United States – South Carolina – Greenville, Fort Mill, Charleston

Industry: Highway + Road

Schedule: Full‑time

Employee Status: Regular

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrests, and conviction records.