Bentley Design Technology Lead

Kimley-Horn • Atlanta, GA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Kimley-Horn is seeking a senior civil technology leader to serve as the firmwide Bentley Design Technology Practice Lead for our Transportation practice, based in our Atlanta, Georgia (GA) office. This is not a remote position. This role will be responsible for building, leading, and scaling our firmwide Bentley OpenRoads Designer (ORD) roadway and bridge design capabilities, including training, technical leadership, as well as our ProjectWise strategy.

Requirements

• Significant experience in transportation engineering, including roadway design
• Career foundation built through hands-on project delivery, client engagement, and technical leadership
• Proven track record supporting DOT programs and complex transportation projects
• Demonstrated ability to stand up and lead multi-office technical initiatives or programs
• Significant technical experience with Bentley ORD, ProjectWise, and DOT delivery environments
• Experience establishing or leading a design technology group, center of excellence, or training program
• Strong people leadership skills with a passion for building and developing engineers and designers
• Background integrating engineering workflows with automation, data, or custom tooling

Nice To Haves

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) (preferred)
• Experience managing enterprise Bentley contracts (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Provide firmwide leadership on the strategic deployment of Bentley technologies within Kimley-Horn’s Transportation practice
• Build and oversee a firmwide Bentley Design Center of Excellence for roadway and bridge design
• Establish and maintain standardized ORD design workflows and modeling practices aligned with DOT standards
• Own enterprise ProjectWise / CDE strategy in coordination with IT and technical leadership
• Provide strategic leadership for SMEs to build out training programs, and learning paths that scale ORD capability across the firm
• Partner with delivery leaders to ensure Bentley workflows directly support our clients
• Guide adoption of automation and intelligent design workflows where they deliver recognized client value
• Serve as the firm’s primary Bentley liaison and internal thought leader, fostering a culture of technical excellence

Benefits

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
• Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees