Transportation Designer/EIT

HDR, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. is seeking a Transportation Designer/EIT to join our design teams in Pittsburgh, PA. You will work on urban and rural roadway projects, contributing to alignment, drainage, and construction estimates while developing plans and technical reports.

The role emphasizes collaboration in an employee-owned culture, with opportunities to pursue EIT certification and career progression within HDR’s transportation practice. Local candidates preferred for on-site work in Pittsburgh.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• EIT certificate preferred; candidates without EIT may be considered for career progression with program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on detailed design of urban and rural roadway projects.
• Attend to alignment, profile, geometrics, drainage, and plans/estimates.
• Assist in creating and submitting technical reports, specs, and calculations.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Bentley ConceptStation

OpenRoads Designer

Civil 3D

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Bentley ConceptStation

Open Roads Designer

Autodesk Infraworks

Civil3D

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story: ' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

In the role of Transportation Designer/EIT, we'll count on you to:

• Work on a team with other project engineers on the detailed design of urban and rural roadway projects
• Take responsibility for alignment and profile, geometrics, drainage, development of plans and construction estimates
• Provide assistance with the creation and submission of technical reports, specifications and calculations
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering field
• Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate
• Proficient with MicroStation and/or AutoCAD, familiarity and demonstrated experience with Highways and Roads engineering software such as Bentley ConceptStation and Open Roads Designer and/or Autodesk Infraworks and Civil3d
• Candidates without their EIT will be placed into a Design Coordinator job code and will be expected to obtain their EIT for career progression
• Local candidates preferred

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or similar field
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary Location: United States-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh

Industry: Highway + Road

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

BusinessClass: Highways

Job Posting: Jul 27, 2026