Senior Transportation Engineer & Project Lead (Hybrid)

Talent Edge Recruiting; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Paid overtime

Employer covers 90% health insurance

401(k) with company match

Professional development and PE lic.支持

Job summary

Talent Edge Recruiting is assisting an established transportation and civil engineering consulting firm in Indianapolis in finding a Senior Transportation Engineer / Project Manager. The role focuses on hands-on design leadership, project delivery, and mentoring engineers while building strong client relationships.

The successful candidate will lead multiple highway design projects, coordinate with INDOT and local agencies, and guide teams through preliminary to final deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering required.
• 10+ years of transportation/highway design experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Indiana or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Strong knowledge of INDOT standards, specifications, and procedures.
• Experience managing roadway design projects and engineering teams.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD/Civil 3D; MicroStation/OpenRoads experience also considered.
• Experience with drainage, intersection, roundabout, or traffic signal design preferred.
• Strong communication, technical leadership, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead transportation and roadway design projects from preliminary engineering through final deliverables.
• Manage 3-5 projects simultaneously, ensuring quality, budgets, schedules, and client expectations are met.
• Oversee roadway rehabilitation, highway reconstruction, intersection improvements, roundabouts, traffic signals, and drainage design.
• Manage INDOT and Local Public Agency (LPA) projects in accordance with INDOT and AASHTO standards.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and CAD designers.
• Coordinate directly with clients, agencies, and internal teams throughout project delivery.
• Support client relationship development and future project opportunities.

Skills

Project management

Technical leadership

Client coordination

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

MicroStation

OpenRoads

Job description

Talent Edge Recruiting is assisting an established transportation and civil engineering consulting firm in Indianapolis in finding a Senior Transportation Engineer / Project Manager. The role focuses on hands-on design leadership, project delivery, and mentoring engineers while building strong client relationships.

The successful candidate will lead multiple highway design projects, coordinate with INDOT and local agencies, and guide teams through preliminary to final deliverables.