Senior Roadway Design Engineer: Lead FDOT Projects

Pond & Company; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pond & Company in Jacksonville, FL, seeks a Senior Roadway Design Engineer to lead transportation design for FDOT and local agencies, delivering projects from planning through construction documents while ensuring FDOT and local criteria compliance.

The ideal candidate has deep FDOT project development knowledge, strong technical leadership, and the ability to mentor teams across disciplines, coordinating with municipalities and stakeholders to achieve on-time, high-quality results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Current Professional Engineer (PE) license in Florida, or ability to obtain by reciprocity.
• 12–15 years of progressive experience in roadway design and transportation project delivery, including FDOT projects.
• Strong working knowledge of FDOT design standards, manuals, specifications, and the FDOT project development process.
• Experience delivering transportation projects through design and PS&E for FDOT/local agency clients.
• Expertise in roadway geometric design, horizontal/vertical alignments, intersections, grading, drainage coordination, signing/pavement marking.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary design teams and public agency stakeholders.
• Proficiency with MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer.

Responsibilities

• Lead roadway design efforts for FDOT and local agency transportation projects from planning and concept development through final design and construction documents.
• Prepare, review, and oversee roadway plans, specifications, reports, and supporting documentation per FDOT criteria.
• Provide technical leadership on roadway geometry, alignment, intersections, and multimodal design elements.
• Support project development activities including alternatives evaluations, design exceptions, permitting, utility coordination, and constructability considerations.
• Coordinate directly with FDOT District staff, local municipalities, counties, and project stakeholders.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers in roadway design practices and FDOT standards.
• Collaborate with project managers to maintain schedules, budgets, and deliverable milestones.
• Support a collaborative team environment focused on quality project delivery and client service.

Skills

Civil Engineering

FDOT standards

Project delivery

Mentoring/leadership

Communication

Multidisciplinary coordination

Education

ABET-accredited BS in Civil Engineering

Tools

MicroStation

OpenRoads Designer

Job description

Pond & Company in Jacksonville, FL, seeks a Senior Roadway Design Engineer to lead transportation design for FDOT and local agencies, delivering projects from planning through construction documents while ensuring FDOT and local criteria compliance.

The ideal candidate has deep FDOT project development knowledge, strong technical leadership, and the ability to mentor teams across disciplines, coordinating with municipalities and stakeholders to achieve on-time, high-quality results.