HDR

Highway Engineer

HDR$70K — $95K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field
  • Professional engineering license (PE or P.Eng) required
  • 5 years of experience in transportation engineering design
  • Hands-on experience with CAD software like Bentley and Autodesk
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Experience with both urban and rural roadway projects
  • Commitment to employee-owned culture

Responsibilities

  • Work collaboratively on highway/roadway design teams for large projects
  • Independently manage smaller highway projects
  • Prepare roadway design work per AASHTO standards
  • Assist in project management with scope, budget, and schedule development
  • Maintain daily communication with clients and design teams
  • Support and develop junior engineers and technical staff
  • Ensure project adherence to schedules and budgets

Benefits

  • Employee-owned culture fostering collaboration and engagement
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Supportive team environment with experienced professionals
  • Exposure to a variety of moderate to large-scale projects
  • Flexible work opportunities based on project needs
Full Job Description
Primary Responsibilities

In the role of Highway Engineer, we'll count on you to:

  • Work as a key member of a highway/roadway design team for moderate to large projects, and to work independently on
    maller projects.
  • Prepare or oversee the following roadway/highway design work using local or AASHTO standards: horizontal and vertical
    alignments, roadway sections, intersection layouts and sight distance determinations, interchange layouts, right-of-way
    plans.
  • Assist in the management of larger projects or manage smaller projects including preparation of scopes, budgets, and schedules.
  • Manage the following work elements: day-to-day communication (verbal and written) with the design team and client, support and advise
    junior engineers and technical staff, write reports and technical memos, coordinate with subconsultants, keep project on
    chedule and within budget, and keep client satisfied.
  • Perform other duties as needed.


Preferred Qualifications

  • BSCE or related field.
  • 5 years of transportation engineering design experience required.
  • Experience working on PennDOT / PTC projects.
  • Experience working on Design-Build projects a plus.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work concurrently with multiple design teams, and leadership and management skills.
  • Preference given to local candidates.


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Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Previous experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
  • Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
  • Hands-on experience with Highways and Roads CAD engineering software such as Bentley ConceptStation and Open Roads Designer and/or Autodesk Infraworks and Civil3d
  • MS Office knowledge
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Experience should include urban and rural highway interchanges, intersection design, traffic management, transportation planning, site planning, preparation of concept alignments, geometrical layout and CAD base alignment plans
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

About HDR

HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1917 as Henningson Engineering Company and has since grown to become one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. HDR provides a wide range of services, including architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management. The company has worked on a number of high-profile projects, including the Hoover Dam Bypass and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. HDR is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts in this area by organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Size
10,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1917

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