Senior Transportation Lighting Engineer (PE)

DRMP; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent compensation package

401(k) Plan and Match

Career Path Development Program

Mentorship Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Health and dental insurance

EAP

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

DRMP is seeking an experienced Senior Transportation Lighting Engineer, PE to join our Transportation team in Orlando. This role leads the design and analysis of roadway lighting systems, develops construction documents, performs lighting calculations, and ensures compliance with FDOT, NEC, and NESC standards.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in transportation lighting, a PE license, and strong analytical and collaborative skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 8+ years of transportation, roadway, infrastructure, or lighting engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of lighting design principles and applicable electrical codes and standards.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and analysis of roadway and transportation lighting systems.
• Develop construction plans, specifications, engineer’s estimates, technical reports, and supporting documentation.
• Perform lighting calculations, voltage drop analyses, and lighting justification reports.
• Design lighting systems for roadways, interchanges, bridges, site areas, and other transportation infrastructure.
• Coordinate with clients, utility companies, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable FDOT standards, NEC, NESC, and other applicable codes and design criteria.
• Evaluate and recommend innovative, sustainable, and energy-efficient lighting solutions.
• Support project managers with technical leadership, quality control, and project delivery.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and developing engineers.
• Participate in client coordination and contribute to the continued growth of DRMP’s transportation lighting practice.

Skills

Lighting design principles

Analytical thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Project leadership

Education

ABET-accredited BSE/BEng in Electrical or Civil Engineering

PE license

Tools

AGi32

ETAP

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

Compensation: $150,000 - $180,000 / year

Department: Transportation

Location: Orlando, FL

Compensation: $150,000 - $180,000 / year

Description

DRMP is seeking an experienced Senior Transportation Lighting Engineer, PE to join our growing Transportation team in Orlando. This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving complex transportation challenges and delivering innovative, safe, and energy-efficient lighting solutions for roadway and infrastructure projects.

If you’re looking for a role where your technical expertise is valued, your ideas are heard, and you can take ownership of meaningful transportation projects, we’d like to meet you.

Why DRMP

At DRMP, you’ll work on infrastructure that protects communities, improves mobility, and supports sustainable growth. You’ll have room to take ownership, build client relationships, deepen your technical expertise, and help develop the next generation of engineers.

Your Primary Responsibilities will include

• Lead the design and analysis of roadway and transportation lighting systems.
• Develop construction plans, specifications, engineer’s estimates, technical reports, and supporting documentation.
• Perform lighting calculations, voltage drop analyses, and lighting justification reports.
• Design lighting systems for roadways, interchanges, bridges, site areas, and other transportation infrastructure.
• Coordinate with clients, utility companies, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable FDOT standards, NEC, NESC, and other applicable codes and design criteria.
• Evaluate and recommend innovative, sustainable, and energy-efficient lighting solutions.
• Support project managers with technical leadership, quality control, and project delivery.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and developing engineers.
• Participate in client coordination and contribute to the continued growth of DRMP’s transportation lighting practice.

What you’ll need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 8+ years of transportation, roadway, infrastructure, or lighting engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of lighting design principles and applicable electrical codes and standards.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Experience

• FDOT roadway lighting experience.
• Experience with Florida Expressway Authority projects or other transportation agency clients.
• Roadway, interchange, bridge, site, or aesthetic lighting design.
• Lighting justification reports and voltage drop calculations.
• Utility coordination and permitting.
• Lighting plan development and construction documentation.
• Experience with AGi32, ETAP, AutoCAD, MicroStation, or similar engineering software.

DRMP Offers

• Excellent compensation package
• Outstanding holiday and paid-time-off programs
• 401(k) Plan and Match
• Career Path Development Program (Management & Technical Career Tracks)
• Mentorship Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Parental Leave
• Competitive health and dental insurance premiums
• Variety of voluntary benefit options
• Short-Term Disability/Long-Term Disability
• Company-furnished life insurance
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account
• and More

DRMP is a Drug and Alcohol Free workplace, an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and E-Verify employer.

Pay Transparency

The base salary range for this role is indicated in the posting. This range reflects the company’s good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location.