Roadway Engineer/Project Manager

HDR, Inc.; Bozeman (MT); On-site; USD 76,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Roadway Engineer/Project Manager in Bozeman, MT to support planning, design, and delivery of transportation infrastructure projects. You will work with project managers, technical staff, and clients to develop practical solutions while aligning with schedule, budget, and quality goals.

Required qualifications include a bachelor’s degree, a PE license, and hands-on experience with highways CAD tools such as Civil 3D and OpenRoads. Local candidates preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license recognized by the state.
• Experience with urban and rural highway design and interchanges.
• Hands-on CAD experience with highways design tools (OpenRoads Designer, Civil 3D).
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage or lead technical aspects of roadway projects.
• Coordinate work with staff and clients to meet schedule and budget.
• Establish client relations and participate in design and production meetings.
• Oversee CAD designers and junior engineers on project development.
• Prepare detailed roadway and highway designs and documentation.
• Support project reviews and quality control.

Skills

Civil engineering knowledge

Communication skills

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Civil 3D

OpenRoads Designer

Bentley ConceptStation

Autodesk InfraWorks

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story: https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

Roadway Engineer/Project Manager

We are seeking a Roadway Engineer/Project Manager to support planning, design, and delivery of transportation infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with project managers, technical staff, and clients to develop innovative and practical transportation solutions while contributing to project quality, schedule, and budget goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, manage or lead technical aspects of small to medium single-discipline projects or large, routine projects
• Independently coordinate work of professional staff and balance team throughout entire project's development
• Establish client relations, and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings
• Participate in reviews with various governing agencies for compliance
• Conduct work sessions for design development and contract document in conjunction with other staff
• Coordinate workload through entire project development, and ensure completion of documents on schedule
• Track financial aspects of projects, or specific tasks, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to schedule
• Work with Business/Accounting Manager or Project Controller and Department Manager for project reviews and with company management as needed
• Serve in a technical design lead on the engineering development of urban and rural highway/roadway projects
• Oversee the work of CAD Designers, and possibly other EITs
• Prepare detailed engineering designs for roadway and highway projects
• Participate in activities ranging from site feasibility analysis to final design and support through the construction phase
• Perform quality control reviews and support continuous improvement initiatives
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 7 years' experience in transportation design and project development.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience using Civil 3D (preferred) or OpenRoads Designer (ORD)
• PE license in Montana or ability to obtain through reciprocity.
• Local candidates preferred.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Previous experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• Hands-on experience with Highways and Roads CAD engineering software such as Bentley ConceptStation and Open Roads Designer and/or Autodesk Infraworks and Civil3d
• MS Office knowledge
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Experience should include urban and rural highway interchanges, intersection design, traffic management, transportation planning, site planning, preparation of concept alignments, geometrical layout and CAD base alignment plans
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Benefits and Compensation

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) Montana: $76,000- $108,000

Location

Primary Location: United States-Montana-Bozeman

Other Locations: United States-Montana-Billings, United States-Montana-Missoula, United States-Montana-Kalispell

Industry: Highway + Road

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

BusinessClass: Highways

Job Posting: Aug 26, 2026