Senior Transportation Engineer

HDR; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm seeks an experienced Roadway Engineer to lead urban roadway design projects in Oklahoma. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in roadway engineering design, a civil engineering degree, and a professional engineering license. This role involves ensuring project quality, managing teams, and direct client interaction to keep projects on schedule and within budget. Commitment to company culture and active participation is essential. Full-time position with responsibilities in multiple Oklahoma locations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design.
• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant in employee culture.
• Professional engineering license (PE) recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position.
• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills; ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Project management skills desirable; able to manage budgets and schedules.
• Experience with urban and rural highway interchanges, intersection design, traffic management, and transportation planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical role in urban roadway design projects.
• Perform quality assurance checks on transportation projects.
• Manage communication with clients and supervise junior staff.
• Assume project management duties and interact with clients as needed.
• Supervise medium to large staff of professionals and technicians.
• Manage day-to-day client communications, support, and training of junior staff; coordinate with subconsultants; keep projects on schedule and within budget.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Project management skills

Urban and rural highway interchange design

Traffic management

Transportation planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Masters of Science Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

MicroStation

InRoads

Microsoft Office applications

Job description

As part of HDR’s Transportation Business Group, you’ll help shape the systems that move people and goods safely, efficiently, and sustainably. Your work will directly support economic vitality, public safety, and quality of life through the design of highways, bridges, transit and other transportation infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Serve in the lead technical role in the detailed development of urban roadway design projects
• Perform quality assurance checks on major transportation projects on interstate and state highway systems
• Serve as a technical expert with recognized authority in a specialization that resolves problems of greater scope and complexity
• Assume some project management duties and interact with clients as needed
• Supervise work of medium to large staff of professionals and technicians as needed
• Manage day-to-day communication with the client, support, advise, and train junior engineers and technical staff, write reports and technical memos, coordinate with subconsultants, keep the project on schedule and within budget, and keep the client satisfied
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters of Science Degree in Civil Engineering
• Minimum of 15 years design experience
• Experience designing urban arterials, rural highways, intersections, freeways, and/or multi-level interchanges.
• Oklahoma DOT Schematic and/or PS&E project experience
• Oklahoma municipality schematic and/or PS&E project experience
• Experience with MicroStation, InRoads, Microsoft Office applications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 10 years experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered (e.g., Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license)
• Demonstrated leadership skills, communication skills, and ability to work with various teams
• Project management skills desirable
• Experience should include urban and rural highway interchanges, intersection design, traffic management, transportation planning, site planning, preparation of concept alignments, geometrical layout, and CAD base alignment plans
• Must have coordinated survey, grading, drainage and utilities, and layout of various site items is a plus
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must

Locations

Primary Location: United States-Oklahoma-Oklahoma City

Other Locations: United States-Oklahoma-Tulsa

Schedule and Employment Status

Schedule: Full‑time

Employee Status: Regular

Job Posting

Mar 20, 2026

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.