Transportation/Roadway Project Engineer

Aguirre & Fields; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aguirre & Fields is seeking a Transportation/Roadway Project Engineer in Sugar Land, TX to lead roadway design efforts with 5–10 years of civil experience. You’ll partner with PMs, office leads, and project teams to deliver on schedule and within budget while focusing on client and staff satisfaction.

The ideal candidate is a PE, proficient in ORD and Bluebeam, with strong communication and leadership skills and a background in TxDOT design standards.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of civil engineering design and project experience.
• ABET/EAC-accredited civil engineering program.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE).
• Proficient with Bluebeam and OpenRoads Designer (ORD).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead roadway design tasks for TxDOT, counties, cities, and RMAs.
• Support project teams to deliver quality engineering work.
• Coordinate schedules, budgets, priorities, and deliverables.
• Apply broad roadway design knowledge, QC, and client communication.
• Foster a positive, high-performing team culture.

Skills

Roadway design experience

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

B.S. in Civil Engineering or equivalent (ABET/EAC accredited)

Tools

Bluebeam

OpenRoads Designer (ORD)

Job description

Position:Transportation/Roadway Project Engineer

Location: Sugar Land, TX

Job Id:373

# of Openings:1

Project Engineer— Job Posting

Build communities. Lead with character. Engineer what’s next.

The Opportunity

Aguirre & Fields is seeking a Project Engineer with 5-10 years of experience in roadway design to lead meaningful civil engineering work that strengthens communities. This role blends technical leadership, project delivery, mentoring, and client service.

You’ll partner with Project Managers, Office Team Leads, and project teams to deliver work on schedule, within budget, and with a strong focus on client and staff satisfaction.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a registered Professional Engineer who brings technical depth, clear communication, dependable leadership, and a passion for developing people and solving complex problems.

• 5-10 years of relevant civil engineering design and project experience. Experience should include designing roadways in accordance with the TxDOT Roadway Design Manual
• B.S. in Civil Engineering or equivalent from an ABET/EAC accredited program.
• Registered Professional Engineer.
• Proficiency in relevant technology and software experience including Bluebeam, and OpenRoads Designer (ORD).
• Relevant technology and software experience. Proficient in ORD.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

What You’ll Do

Lead Roadway Design tasks for TxDOT, County, City, and Regional Mobility Authorities (RMA) projects.

Support project teams in delivering quality engineering work.

Coordinate schedules, budgets, priorities, and design deliverables.

Apply broad knowledge of principles and practices in roadway design, quality control support, and client-facing communication.

Support a positive, high-performing team culture.

The Company

Aguirre & Fields is a team of engineering innovators with grit and character, united by a passion for serving the communities where we live and work. We believe character drives behavior, decisions, and results — and our culture is built around doing meaningful work with integrity, collaboration, accountability, and care.

Our Guiding Principles shape how we lead, partner, solve problems, and support one another. They remind us to serve as one team, act with integrity, drive innovation, commit to each other, value transparency, and own the pursuit of excellence.

• Strength of Many - Serve as One; We have one project: our company.
• Serve with Integrity; We are character-driven.
• Drive Innovation; We cultivate a broad knowledge of our field.
• Commit to Each Other; We inspire people to be their best.
• Value Transparency; We nurture a safe learning environment that is inclusive and diverse.
• Own it; We all have a personal responsibility to be the driving force of excellence.

Why This Role Matters

If you’re ready to lead impactful design tasks, support project teams, and help communities grow, we’d like to meet you.

Aguirre & Fields provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.