Senior Highway Engineer

RS&H, Inc.; Lake City (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

RS&H, Inc. is seeking a Senior Highway Engineer in Tallahassee with a hybrid work schedule. The role leads transportation projects, directs team members, and coordinates with agencies to deliver high-quality infrastructure solutions.

The candidate will bring a PE license, ABET-accredited engineering degree, and a track record of managing complex highway projects while ensuring compliance with codes and client requirements.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering from ABET accredited program.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in good standing.
• Knowledge of applicable codes and standards.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams and act as a subject-matter expert.
• Prepare project specifications, analyses, and reports.
• Perform design and cost analyses; manage schedules and milestones.
• Provide guidance to junior staff and ensure contract compliance.
• Coordinate with clients and agencies to keep projects moving.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Oral and written communication

Client relationship building

Problem-solving

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

Production software

Construction document production

Job description

Senior Highway Engineer

US-FL-Tallahassee

Job ID: 2026-8232

# of Openings: 1

Category: Civil & Structural

Tallahassee

Overview

Employee-owned, RS&H is one of the nation’s leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms, with associates who work hard every day to create tomorrow together. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities, and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. We attribute our success to our unwavering commitment to our core values: integrity, accountability, curiosity, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

From managed toll lanes and long-range corridor plans, to complex segmental bridges, our teams are providing the highest quality infrastructure and facility solutions. Each day, we partner with transportation agencies and local governments across the country to keep our communities moving. By joining our team, you too can lead the evolution of transportation.

Qualifications

RS&H is currently seeking a Senior Highway Engineer to join our team in Tallahassee. This position will have the ability to work a hybrid schedule of in-office and remote.

As part of the infrastructure team, you'll serve an integral role in the firm by serving as a team expert and/or project lead; preparing project specifications and complete project documents, analysis, and reports; analyzing and interpreting data; performing analyses of design, planning, and impact studies, as well as cost analyses, design requirements, site selection, and limited design layouts; designing complete projects, systems, components, and/or processes; preparing project documents, engineering analysis, and reports; performing quality control reviews and ensuring achievement of key milestones; and performing field reviews and observations of ongoing construction projects. This position may also provide technical guidance and assign tasks to junior and support staff for project duration, manage discipline and small multidisciplinary teams to ensure company and project contractual compliance, and/or manage a small team of direct reports.

To be successful in this role, you must:

• Have a degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program and 10 years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Be a professional engineer in good standing.
• Be knowledgeable of applicable federal, state and local codes, criteria, regulations, and ordinances.
• Be proficient in production software and construction document production.
• Have proven ability to successfully address challenging or potentially controversial issues in a sound professional and business-like manner.
• Have experience working on parts of major projects or multiple moderate-size projects, providing technical guidance to junior-level staff, including reviewing others' work for technical accuracy, and participating in the design and implementation of new services, processes, standards, and/or operational plans that had great impact on the achievement of functional results.
• Possess strong oral and written communication skills and have the ability to effectively interact with and build strong relationships with clients, customers, contractors, team members, and other key stakeholders.

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