Civil Engineer - Roadway/Highway Designer

AECOM•Morgantown, WV

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join AECOM’s Transportation team as a Civil Highway Engineering Designer supporting projects across Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to both large, regional design-build interstate projects throughout the mid-Atlantic and Southeast US, as well as impactful local projects. You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, leveraging advanced design tools, and help deliver innovative, sustainable solutions that shape the future of transportation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and 4 years of related experience in highway/transportation design or demonstrated equivalency of education and/or experience
Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification (or ability to obtain within 12 months)
Valid US driver’s license (for site visits and client meetings)
Demonstrated experience with Bentley OpenRoads Designer, MicroStation, AutoCAD Civil 3D, or similar design applications

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license in any state (or ability to obtain within 1 year)
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent from an institution accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
Experience with PennDOT, PA Turnpike, or similar DOT projects
Design/build or alternative delivery project experience
Strong communication, mentorship, and stakeholder engagement skills

Responsibilities

Perform detailed and routine engineering assignments, including calculations, technical analyses, and design tasks for highway and roadway projects.
Gather and correlate engineering data using established procedures; identify discrepancies and propose solutions using modifications of standard methods.
Develop design criteria, horizontal/vertical alignments, superelevation, barrier/guiderail design, spot elevation details, and pavement designs.
Oversee the development of signing, pavement marking plans, construction phasing, and maintenance of traffic plans.
Coordinate with other disciplines, identify utility conflicts, and resolve issues through interdisciplinary reviews and client feedback.
Prepare construction specifications, quantities, cost estimates, technical reports, and 3D models using Bentley OpenRoads Designer, MicroStation, or AutoCAD Civil 3D.
Adhere to and promote AECOM quality procedures; complete technical reviews and contribute to project staffing decisions.
Mentor and provide guidance to entry-level engineers; contribute to proposals and presentations for new work.
Work independently with minimal supervision, exercising judgment and proactively seeking process improvements.