Highway Project Engineer

DewberryMount Laurel, NJ
$100,000 - $125,000Hybrid

About The Position

Dewberry is seeking a Highway Project Engineer for its Bloomfield, NJ or Mount Laurel, NJ offices. The team player we seek must have a BS degree in Civil Engineering and 5+ years of experience with NJDOT and/or NJTA projects and have a NJ PE license. The candidate will be responsible for managing interdisciplinary projects, preparation of contract documents, managing sub consultants, monitoring budgets, schedules, administering quality control program, and performing reviews of work. The candidate must have experience managing and writing technical proposals, and possess in-depth experience in the design of highways and roadways, and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The ability to interact well with client management teams, engineers in other technical disciplines, and marketing teams is essential. Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering required
  • NJ Professional Engineer license required
  • 5+ years’ experience in highway design
  • Proficient with NJDOT, NJTA, AASHTO, and MUTCD design standards and procedures
  • Experience in highway design to include Highway/roadway design
  • Design of horizontal and vertical alignments
  • Construction staging and design of maintenance and protection of traffic schemes
  • Preparation of plans, specifications, and engineers estimates
  • MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer required
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Proficient with MS Office software
  • Valid drivers license and clean driving record required

Responsibilities

  • Perform all facets of highway engineering including design of horizontal and vertical geometry, utility relocations, development of maintenance and protection of traffic schemes, preparation of right of way and coordination of drainage design, traffic signals and electrical/lighting systems for a variety of project types and clients.
  • Prepare contract documents including: Plans, Specifications, and Cost Estimates
  • Monitor budgets and schedules
  • Assist in preparation of proposals to provide professional services

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • supplemental life
  • life (employee only)
  • accidental death and dismemberment
  • business travel and accident
  • short- and long-term disability
  • 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • 529 College Savings Plans
  • Travel Assistance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Supplemental Life Insurance for employee, spouse, and children
  • annual bonus
  • monthly stipend
  • overtime pay
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