Senior Pavement Performance Engineer (Hybrid)

Genex Systems; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

401(k) retirement plan with employer"

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employer-paid life insurance and total

Job summary

Genex Systems seeks a Senior Civil Engineer to lead the engineering behind the Nation’s pavement performance data within FHWA’s LTPP program. You will set standards to keep data accurate, consistent, and trusted by pavement engineers across North America.

The role requires a master’s (or PhD) in Civil Engineering with extensive experience, strong writing and presentation skills, and a long-term commitment. Hybrid work at FHWA Turner-Fairbank Center with potential March 25, 2027 start.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent) with at least 10 years of relevant experience, or a Ph.D. with at least 5 years of relevant experience
• Deep expertise in pavement engineering, including design, performance monitoring, materials, and maintenance and rehabilitation
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills
• Willingness to commit to the role for the long term, as described under Key Personnel Commitment

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more LTPP task areas: engineering support for pavement performance data collection, data validation and QC/QA, or data augmentation and storage
• Prepare and issue data collection and processing guidelines covering distress, profile, texture, friction, FWD deflection, traffic, and climate data
• Write engineering specifications to verify, compute, and validate computed parameter tables and newly collected data
• Investigate and resolve equipment issues, and compare the performance of data collection devices
• Plan and lead technical workshops, such as distress identification and profiler comparison sessions
• Assess LTPP experimental design and program status, help design new test sections, and support special data studies
• Author technical reports, newsletter articles, and presentations for FHWA

Skills

Technical writing

Presentation skills

Pavement engineering knowledge

Education

Master's degree in Civil Engineering

PhD in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

AASHTOWare Pavement ME

FWD backcalculation

LTPP data collection protocols

Job description

Genex Systems seeks a Senior Civil Engineer to lead the engineering behind the Nation’s pavement performance data within FHWA’s LTPP program. You will set standards to keep data accurate, consistent, and trusted by pavement engineers across North America.

The role requires a master’s (or PhD) in Civil Engineering with extensive experience, strong writing and presentation skills, and a long-term commitment. Hybrid work at FHWA Turner-Fairbank Center with potential March 25, 2027 start.