Sr. Transportation Engineer - Roadway

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm seeks a Senior Transportation Engineer to join their Roadways team in Texas. You will manage design and delivery of diverse projects, ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and resource efficiency. This role offers a chance to shape your career while contributing to significant infrastructure improvements in urban and rural areas.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid family leave

Flexible spending accounts

Ten paid holidays

Accrued vacation days

Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer; Texas PE required.
• Minimum 10 years highway/roadway design experience, TxDOT Precertification preferred.
• Ability to solve complex problems and check work for accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of project plans for roadways and highways.
• Supervise engineers and CAD staff, ensuring budget and schedule adherence.
• Coordinate project efforts with clients and team members.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Transportation Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related field

Tools

MicroStation

OpenRoads 3D modeling tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Sr. Transportation Engineer - Roadway - ( 250001TT )

Description

Do you see your career as a highway to a brighter future? Join our Roadways team to drive forth our economies, our societies, and your career.

Your Opportunity

As a Senior Transportation Engineer, you will leverage your experience with Texas highway and roadway projects to assist in our growing Texas practice and manage the design and delivery of various projects from conceptual planning, through design, construction, and completion.

You will perform a variety of tasks with potentially complex features that will require the application of mature knowledge, sound principles and best practices. The role of a Senior Transportation Engineer is to work independently on smaller projects, and as a team member of a larger project. You will lead the design of assigned projects to ensure reliability, resource efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

You may provide supervision and guidance to a group of employees, assigning tasks, checking work at frequent intervals for accuracy and completeness; and maintaining budgets and schedules. You may support proposal efforts to expand our project base in the Texas market.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of project plans and drawings for various projects including urban and rural roadways, highways, rail, transit, trails, and intersections

• Prepare complex engineering designs and plans for urban and rural roadways and highways

• Develop budgets and monitor work of assigned team to ensure budgets and schedules are met

• Coordinate with Project Managers, project team and clients

• Responsible for design, review and sealing of assigned projects

• Supervise the work of engineers and CAD assigned

• Lead and develop junior staff

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Thorough understanding of codes, legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions

• Ability to solve complex problems using sound professional judgement, creativity, and innovation

• Proficient in MicroStation and -OpenRoads 3D modeling tools, and other relevant design software

• Strong knowledge of the Department of Transportation's legal requirements, design/planning procedures, and PSE plan production in relevant jurisdictions

• Ability to participate and collaborate in project team setting, engage in creative and critical though, and effectively communicate ideas, design issues and solutions to others

• Ability to check the work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule

• Effective communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Proficient in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Transportation Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related field

• Licensed Professional Engineer required. Existing Texas PE or ability to obtain a Texas PE within six months of hire required

• Minimum of 10 years highway/roadway design experience - TxDOT Precertification preferred

You will work in an open-concept office setting. Local travel may be required for attending client or public meetings, scoping new assignments, and visiting project sites.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Come join our Transportation Roadways Team and work alongside others who share your passion to support communities through exciting and unique roadway projects.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : United States-Texas-Plano

Other Locations : United States-Texas-Houston, United States-Texas-Fort Worth

Organization : BC-2142 Transpt-US Texas

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : May 9, 2025, 8:58:55 AM

Req ID: 250001TT

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans