Join CDM Smith's New England Transportation team as a Task Leader for highway design projects in the New England region. This position can be based in either our Boston, MA, East Hartford, CT, or Manchester, NH offices. You'll play a pivotal role in advancing technical excellence, mentoring junior staff, and delivering innovative solutions for complex transportation challenges. Key Responsibilities Project Leadership: Coordinate the technical advancement of highway design projects, communicate the vision for final deliverables, and ensure technical accuracy throughout the project lifecycle. Oversight & Management: Provide day-to-day direct oversight of transportation planning and design projects, ensuring milestones and quality standards are met. Mentorship: Supervise, review, and mentor junior engineers. Provide technical guidance, training, and support for professional growth within the discipline and firm. Design Development: Develop project design criteria, alignments, construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates. Collaboration: Work closely with Project Technical Leaders and Project Managers to deliver high-complexity projects tailored to unique client requirements. Compliance: Review draft designs for compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Sign and seal engineering designs as required. Site Studies: Perform site reviews and studies to ensure designs align with location specifications; update design requirements as needed. Proposal Support: Collaborate with sales staff to create proposals in response to client RFPs. Review draft proposals for adherence to firm, industry, and regulatory standards. Skills & Abilities Expert Knowledge of computer assisted design and drafting (CADD) 3D and 4D software and practices. Expert Knowledge of engineer principles of design. Expert Knowledge of Microsoft business software (excel, word, etc.). Excellent verbal and written communications skills. Expert knowledge of federal, state and local regulations. Basic knowledge of design standards (AASHTO, NACTO, etc.). Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Civil, Transportation, or Structural Engineering or related discipline. Professional engineering (PE) license. 7 years of related experience. Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands. Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. Preferred Qualifications Strong background with CTDOT, MassDOT, NHDOT, and Municipal roadway/highway design projects. Strong task management experience in roadway and multi-modal design projects from preliminary through final design. Drainage network design and analysis experience. Familiarity with proposal development and client presentations. Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D and/or OpenRoads. Working knowledge of OpenRoads Concept Station. #LI-MS1 #LI-HYBRID Amount of Travel Required 10% or less Additional Pay Range Information CDM Smith is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This pay range is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels for the geographic location assigned to the position. In addition to geographic location, a candidate's salary is determined by several other factors including, but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, relevant work experience, skills, required certifications, and education/training. Additional Compensation All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position. Visa Sponsorship Available No-We will not support sponsorship in the United States, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position Agency Disclaimer All vendors must have a signed CDM Smith Placement Agreement from the CDM Smith Talent Acquisition Manager to receive payment for your placement. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of the CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries staff will not be considered binding terms. All unsolicited resumes sent to CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries and any resume submitted to any employee outside of CDM Smith Talent Acquisition Team will be considered property of CDM Smith. CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries will not be held liable to pay a placement fee. Pay Range Max USD $175,365.00 Pay Range Min USD $100,194.00