Senior Engineer - Transportation/Highway

BL Companies; Warwick (RI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

PTO

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401k matching

ESOP

Job summary

BL Companies is seeking a Senior Highway Engineer to lead the transportation design team in Rhode Island (Warwick) with potential Rhode Island, Massachusetts, or Connecticut projects. The role requires a PE in RI and at least 7 years in highway design, with AutoCAD experience and RIDOT collaboration.

The position supports a hybrid work environment and involves client meetings, proposals, and ensuring quality across complex highway projects.

Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer in Rhode Island.
• Minimum 7 years of highway design experience.
• Experience with RIDOT and RI municipalities.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• AutoCAD experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all technical aspects of highway and roadway design per AASHTO and RIDOT/municipal requirements.
• Act as a resource to other team members and engineers.
• Attend client meetings and presentations.
• Contribute to proposals.
• Maintain project quality and design standards for complex projects.

Skills

Highway design

RI PE license

RIDOT/RI municipalities experience

Client communication

Team collaboration

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Senior Engineer – Transportation/Highway BL Companies has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Highway Engineer to grow our transportation design team in the Rhode Island area. This position is for a senior-level highway engineer to work on highway design projects in Rhode Island and would assist BL's staff on similar project in Massachusetts and/or Connecticut.

Qualifications

The selected candidate will be a licensed engineer, having a minimum of 7 years experience in performing design calculations, authoring technical specifications, authoring design reports and creating and assembling design plans. This candidate will need to work both independently and as part of a team to perform the required tasks.

Responsibilities Include

• Oversee all technical aspects of highway and roadway design in accordance with AASHTO and respective RIDOT and municipal requirements.
• Act as a resource to other members of the team, staff to senior level engineers and other disciplines.
• Attend client meetings and presentations.
• Contribute to the preparation of proposals.
• Maintain project quality and design standards for complex projects.

Required Experience

• Licensed Professional Engineer in Rhode Island
• 7+ years highway design experience
• Experience working with RIDOT and RI municipalities
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• AutoCAD experience

BL Companies is 100% employee owned, giving us a competitive edge and a unique distinction from most other companies. We offer a competitive benefit package which includes 6 paid holidays plus the week from Christmas to New Years paid, generous PTO, Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, 401k matching, and our Employee Stock Ownership Plan. We are an ENR Top 500 firm that provides engineering, architecture, land surveying, and environmental consulting services to the public and private sectors. BL has 18 offices and is expanding.

Our employee owners are capable of being successful working in hybrid environments, and we are now offering opportunities to continue in this setting.