Roadway Engineer Team Lead

Woolpert, Inc.; Indianapolis, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati (IN, OH, OH, OH, OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Roadway Engineer Team Lead to join its dynamic Infrastructure team. This role involves leading complex roadway and transportation projects, managing a diverse team, and ensuring quality and excellence in design. With a focus on collaboration across disciplines, you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of transportation design while enjoying a flexible work environment and unique benefits. If you're passionate about engineering and leadership, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing company dedicated to excellence and employee development.

Benefits

Unlimited vacation

Flexible work schedule

Career development opportunities

Health, life, vision, and dental insurance

Fitness reimbursement

Pet insurance

Technology stipend

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of experience preferred with a focus on roadway design.
• Must be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and hold a BS in Civil Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead designs and manage staff while ensuring project completion.
• Collaborate with project managers and oversee team growth and development.

Skills

Team Management

Roadway Design

Project Management

Collaboration

Leadership

Civil Engineering

Design Allocation

Roadway Standards

Education

BS in Civil Engineering

Licensed PE

Tools

Civil 3D

MicroStation OpenRoads Designer

Job description

Overview

Seeking a new career challenge? Then Woolpert is seeking you! Woolpert is hiring a Roadway Engineer Team Lead in Transportation Design to join our dynamic Infrastructure team at our Ohio (Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland), Indianapolis or Kentucky offices. This position reports to the Discipline Leader and is responsible for staff work assignments, career growth, and day-to-day management of staff. Qualified candidates will have the ability to work across disciplines to ensure project staffing or project completion. Priority will be given to candidates who have prior people management experience.

Responsibilities

As a Roadway Engineering Team Lead at Woolpert, you will:

• Lead designs, break off work on projects, perform QAQC, and assist with proposals for new work.
• Fulfill a dual role requiring a specific personality and the desire to help staff achieve goals.
• Collaborate with several project managers to properly staff projects and maintain a healthy work environment.
• Work collaboratively with other transportation disciplines as well as across non-transportation disciplines.
• Balance responsibilities as a transportation engineer and people manager, focusing on growth and excellence in both areas.
• Oversee staff growth, goal setting, reviews, and day-to-day management.
• Hire new staff as needed for the team.
• Work with project managers to ensure projects are staffed correctly.
• Assist project managers on proposals, scopes, and fees.
• Lead the design of complex roadway and transportation projects that require creative solutions, including roadway, bikeways, pedestrian facilities, roundabouts, trails, and multi-modal transportation or planning.
• Direct engineering design tasks such as highway and street design, roadway alignments, roundabout design, roadway grading and modeling, curb ramp design, signing and pavement plan, maintenance of traffic, and storm drainage.
• Utilize local and federal roadway standards to prepare preliminary and final design documents, cost estimates, and bid documents.
• Perform detailed reviews of design plans and supporting documents.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• BS in Civil Engineering or related technical design field.
• Must be a licensed PE.
• Must work near an office that staff are in (Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland).
• Must be a leader capable of managing a team with diverse experience levels and backgrounds.
• Ability to work across disciplines to ensure project staffing or completion.
• If licensed in another state, the ability to obtain a license in Ohio.
• Ability to lead design and allocate work to others.
• Experience in roadway, highway, trail, bikeway/pedestrian, and/or roadway drainage design.
• Expertise in Civil 3D and/or MicroStation OpenRoads Designer (ORD).

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• A minimum of 10+ years of professional experience preferred.
• Prior people management experience is a plus.

Unique Benefits

Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) companies in the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

• Diverse experiences: Work on meaningful projects that improve quality of life around the world.
• Freedom to work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Unlimited vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more: Choose the benefits that work best for you.

Level up your career with Woolpert. Apply today and join our team to help shape the future of tomorrow!

Why Woolpert?

Woolpert is looking for supportive, goal-oriented, and career-minded individuals who are, or are looking to become, industry leaders in their fields. We blend design excellence with innovative technology and geospatial applications to deliver exceptional value to our clients. When you join us, you'll join a team of experts who are passionate about their work and dedicated to building the next generation of industry leaders. Woolpert embraces progress and innovation, creating limitless opportunities for your career growth.