Senior Highway/Civil Engineer

Dewberry; Bloomfield (NJ); On-site; USD 134,138 - 172,463; Full time

Job summary

Dewberry is seeking a Senior Highway/Civil Engineer in Bloomfield or NYC. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and possess 10+ years of highway design experience.

You will prepare design plans and technical specifications while guiding junior staff. The role demands strong communication skills and project management abilities. The salary range is $134,138 - $172,463 annually, commensurate with experience and location.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in transportation, highway, and street design.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and 5 years in general civil engineering with an emphasis on highway design.
• Understanding of civil engineering principles in highway/roadway engineering and stormwater management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare design plans and project specifications for highway infrastructure.
• Develop project documents including alignments, construction staging, and drainage systems.
• Provide guidance to junior engineers.

Skills

Transportation design

Highway design

Civil Engineering principles

Detail-oriented

Proficiency with MicroStation

Knowledge of FHWA MUTCD standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

NY Professional Engineer (P.E.) certification

Tools

MicroStation

OpenRoads

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

Job Description

Dewberry is seeking a Senior Highway/Civil Engineer based in our Bloomfield, NJ or New York City office. The team player we seek must have a BS/MS degree in Civil/Transportation Engineering and 8-12 years of highway and street design experience on NYSDOT, NYCDOT, and NYCDDC projects or similar public agency/municipal projects. The candidate will be responsible for the production of design plans, project specifications and report preparation. Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact in a project design team environment is essential.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review design plans, engineering estimates, technical specifications, and details related to the design of highway and street infrastructure.
• Develop conceptual and final project documents, including horizontal and vertical alignments, roadway and site grading, construction staging, signage, pavement markings, traffic signals, drainage systems, utilities, etc.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and technical staff.
• Assists the Project Manager as a point of contact for day-to-day project coordination items.

Required Skills & Required Experience

• 10+ years of experience in transportation, highway, and street design, or closely related engineering
• Bachelor's degree (B. S., or B.A.) in Civil Engineering and a minimum of five (5) years related experience in general civil engineering with an emphasis on highway/roadway design, as well as stormwater management/watershed analysis.
• NY Professional Engineer (P.E.) required
• Understanding of civil engineering principles with experience in highway/roadway engineering, site grading, drainage and utility design, stormwater management, maintenance, and protection of traffic (MPT).
• Experience with New York (city, state, and local) agencies such as NYSDOT, NYCDOT, NYCT, TBTA, NYCDDC is a plus.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical drawings and identifying discrepancies or conflicts within the documents.
• Knowledge of FHWA MUTCD, AASHTO, New York State DOT, and New York City DOT standards.
• Proficiency with MicroStation and OpenRoads required.Knowledge of AutoCAD and Civil 3D preferred
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to maintain accuracy while handling multiple assignments in a dynamic company environment.
• Driving is a requirement of the position. A clean driving record is required.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees'. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

Salary Range

The projected range for this position is $134,138 - $172,463 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly. These ranges are for Bloomfield, NJ only.