We9re currently seeking a
Lead Transportation Engineer to join our Transportation team in Sioux Falls. This is an opportunity for an experienced roadway and highway engineer to serve as a senior technical leader, take ownership of complex design decisions, mentor developing engineers, and help shape the technical standards and quality of transportation work across the practice.
If you9re looking for a role where you can stay close to the engineering while expanding your influence across projects, teams, and clients-and where your technical expertise can make a visible impact-we9d love to talk with you.
What You9ll DoAs a Lead Transportation Engineer, you9ll provide technical leadership across roadway and highway projects, serving as a trusted resource for complex design challenges and helping teams deliver high-quality work from planning and design through construction.
Technical Leadership & Project Delivery- Lead and independently complete complex roadway and highway engineering designs, using professional judgment to make significant technical and design decisions.
- Serve as a technical expert on assigned projects and provide specialized transportation expertise across teams and offices when needed.
- Provide formal and informal QA/QC of engineering work to ensure technically sound deliverables that meet client expectations, company standards, schedules, and budgets.
- Proactively identify technical, scope, schedule, or financial issues and work with project managers and clients to resolve them.
- Sign and seal engineering documents as an authorized representative of HR Green.
- Support bidding and construction activities, including contractor questions, addenda, change orders, and field coordination as appropriate.
Team Leadership & Mentorship- Provide technical and project leadership to engineers and technical staff by assigning work, answering questions, monitoring progress, and helping teams stay on track.
- Mentor less-experienced engineers and connect them with assignments and resources that expand their technical capabilities and support career development.
- Help create, improve, and champion transportation design standards, tools, processes, and best practices across the organization.
- Foster a collaborative environment focused on technical excellence, accountability, knowledge-sharing, and continuous improvement.
Client Partnership & Practice Growth- Communicate directly with clients on technical matters and help translate complex engineering challenges into practical solutions.
- Act as Project Manager on smaller or specialty transportation projects as assigned, with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, resources, and client expectations.
- Contribute technical expertise to proposals, project pursuits, client presentations, and business development efforts.
- Represent HR Green through professional associations, technical organizations, and other industry or community outreach opportunities.
What You BringYou9re an experienced transportation engineer with deep technical knowledge, sound judgment, and a reputation for solving complex problems. You enjoy staying engaged in the technical work while mentoring others, partnering with clients, and influencing how projects are delivered.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor9s degree in Engineering.
- Current Professional Engineer (PE) license, with the ability to sign and seal engineering documents.
- 7+ years of design/engineering experience, including significant highway and/or roadway design experience.
- Demonstrated specialized transportation engineering expertise and the ability to independently lead technically complex work.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, verbal communication, and technical writing skills.
- Experience providing technical guidance, QA/QC, and mentorship to engineers and technical staff.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and transportation engineering/design software.
Preferred QualificationsHighly desirable candidates will bring:
- Experience with SDDOT transportation projects and design requirements.
- MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer experience.
- Project management experience, including scope, schedule, budget, resource coordination, and client communication.
- Experience supporting proposals, client presentations, business development, or professional/technical associations.
- Additional transportation-related certifications, specialty expertise, and/or advanced education.
Why HR Green?At HR Green, you9ll join an employee-owned firm where your contributions directly impact our success-and your future.
You9ll have the opportunity to:
- Be a visible technical leader on transportation projects that directly impact communities.
- Stay hands-on with engineering while expanding your influence across projects, teams, and technical standards.
- Mentor developing engineers and help shape how transportation work is delivered.
- Work directly with clients and experienced leaders while building your own technical and project leadership path.
Not only does HR Green provide you with a place to grow, thrive, and enjoy your work, but we are also dedicated to delivering a comprehensive and multi-faceted benefits package.
- Employee ownership opportunities
- Performance-based bonus program
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans with immediate employer-match vesting
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development support
- Paid parental leave
- Two paid volunteer days each year
- Flexible career paths and advancement opportunities
- A collaborative culture that values innovation, teamwork, and professional growth
- Visit our website for detailed total rewards information.
https://www.hrgreen.com/careers/total-rewards/
