Senior Highway Engineer

Mannik Smith Group; East Brunswick Township (NJ); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Artheon is seeking a highly motivated Senior Highway Engineer to join our team in East Brunswick, NJ or Berlin. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of highway design and transportation engineering experience and possess expertise in CAD tools such as AutoDesk Civil3D, MicroStation, and OpenRoads.

The responsibilities include leading highway design tasks, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring compliance with NJTA/NJDOT/AASHTO standards, and delivering plans, reports, and cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• 10+ years of highway design or transportation engineering experience.
• PE license in New Jersey or reciprocity within a year.

Responsibilities

• Lead highway and roadway design teams on planning and design tasks.
• Develop highway alignments, profiles, typical sections, and safety improvements.
• Coordinate with project managers, clients, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Evaluate safety improvements and plan traffic management during construction.
• Ensure designs comply with NJTA, NJDOT, AASHTO and local regulations.
• Prepare technical reports and plans using CAD software (MicroStation preferred).
• Perform quantity takeoffs, cost estimates, and project specifications.

Skills

Highway design

Transportation engineering

Project leadership

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

PE license in New Jersey or reciprocity within 1 year

Tools

AutoDesk Civil3D

MicroStation/OpenRoads

Job description

Senior Highway Engineer

Department: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: East Brunswick, NJ

Reporting To: Daniel Horner

Compensation: $105,000 - $145,000 / year

Description

Artheon is seeking a highly motivated Senior Highway Engineer to join our team in Berlin or East Brunswick, NJ. The ideal candidate will have approximately 10+ years of industry experience in highway design and transportation engineering. The successful candidate should have experience with design and plan production using one or more of the following: AutoDesk Civil3D, Bentley MicroStation, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, and Bentley InRoads. An ideal candidate with this experience may be more Task Leader, more management focused, or be more technical engineering/subject matter expert focused, or a combination of both.

As a Senior Highway Engineer, you will work on a variety of transportation infrastructure projects, including roadway design, intersection improvements, and safety enhancements. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to impactful projects and grow within a well-established consulting firm.

About Artheon

Artheon is a trusted engineering and consulting firm offering services that rival large organizations while maintaining the personalized client relationships of a boutique firm. With expertise spanning civil/site engineering, environmental permitting, transportation infrastructure, construction management, and advanced surveying technologies, we are committed to delivering high-quality, timely solutions to local, state, and federal clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Task Leader: Lead highway and roadway design teams on planning and design tasks. Manage tasks including design within project scope, schedule, budget, staffing and deliverable.
• Highway and Roadway Design Subject Matter Expert: Develop highway alignments and profiles, typical sections, grading, cross-sections, and safety improvements including guide rail and median barrier design in accordance with NJTA, NJDOT and AASHTO standards.
• Project Coordination: Collaborate with project managers, clients, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure project objectives are met efficiently and within budget.
• Safety Improvements and Maintenance and Protection of Traffic: Evaluate existing roadways for safety improvements, including existing signage and striping. Develop the MPT needs for construction projects to manage traffic flow safely during construction, including barrier placement, construction signage, and temporary striping.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure designs comply with NJTA, NJDOT, AASHTO, and local transportation agency regulations.
• Plan Development and Software Utilization: Prepare technical reports, plans using CAD software, with preference for MicroStation in accordance with NJTA and NJDOT standards.
• Project Delivery: Perform quantity takeoff calculations, prepare cost estimates and prepare project specifications to client requirements.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Experience: 10+ years of industry experience in highway design or transportation engineering.
• Certification/License: Professional Engineer (PE) license in New Jersey or ability to obtain through reciprocity within a year, required
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in MicroStation InRoads or OpenRoads (preferred) or other CAD software for roadway design.
• Knowledge: Familiarity with NJTA, NJDOT, and AASHTO design standards and guidelines.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with clients, agency representatives, project teams, and project managers.

Benefits

The base salary range for this role is indicated in the posting. This range reflects the company’s good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location.

Artheon offers a competitive compensation package including medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, educational assistance program and paid time off/parental leave.