Highway Engineer

HDR • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

At HDR, employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each individual is valued and respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work. The company fosters a culture of inclusion and aims to make a positive impact on the world. As part of HDR’s Transportation Business Group, this role contributes to shaping systems that move people and goods safely, efficiently, and sustainably. This includes designing resilient highways, iconic bridges, and advancing transit, passenger and freight rail, aviation, federal transportation ports, and marine infrastructure. The work directly supports economic vitality, public safety, sustainable and resilient communities, and quality of life. HDR brings together a diverse team of planners, engineers, architects, construction management staff, environmental specialists, strategic communications, economists, management consultants, and other specialists to solve complex mobility challenges with innovation and technical excellence. HDR is 100% employee-owned, with a stock plan (ESOP) that contributes to retirement, showing an average return of 23.95% over the last 5 years. The company also offers a 401(k) matching contribution equal to 100% of the first 5% of pay deferred, allowing employees to benefit from their hard work and share in the company's success.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Work as a key member of a highway/roadway design team for moderate to large projects, and to work independently on smaller 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 schedule and within budget, and keep client satisfied.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Benefits

• 100% employee owned with a stock plan that goes toward retirement (ESOP).
• 401(k) matching contribution equal to 100 percent of the first 5% of your pay that you defer.
• Opportunity to benefit from your hard work and share in the success of the company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees