Project Engineer - Highway
About The Position
Design Southwestern Pennsylvania highway and roadway infrastructure supporting PennDOT and municipal clients. Projects include drainage improvements, sidewalks, trails, corridor upgrades, and transportation projects across the greater Pittsburgh area. In addition to supporting the Southwestern Pennsylvania market, this technical project role helps advance highway design, roadway analysis, construction support, quality documentation, and mentoring for transportation projects throughout Pennsylvania, New York, and Fisher’s broader regional operations. At Fisher Associates, we are a multidisciplinary design services firm with nine locations nationwide. Our services span civil/site engineering, transportation engineering, landscape architecture, architecture, planning, environmental services, land surveying, GIS, construction inspection, precast, and construction engineering, each offering opportunities to shape communities and improve lives.
Requirements
- B.S. degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
- 10+ years of transportation experience, with highway engineering experience preferred.
- Professional Engineering license required.
- Experience with MicroStation and OpenRoads.
- Ability to manage technical tasks, deadlines, documentation, quality, and changing priorities.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with PennDOT design standards, roadway/drainage design, construction-phase support, and multidisciplinary transportation project coordination.
- Strong client communication, ownership, collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving, and sound judgment.
- Professional performance aligned with Fisher’s Mission, Vision, Core Values, and Clientship philosophy.
Responsibilities
- Complete highway design, drainage design, alignments, and related transportation engineering assignments.
- Develop preliminary and detailed design plans, specifications, and cost estimates for projects and infrastructure improvements.
- Maintain accurate records for design documents, progress reports, budgets, schedules, and project decisions.
- Coordinate with project managers, technical staff, clients, subconsultants, regulatory agencies, reviewers, and other Fisher disciplines.
- Mentor junior engineers and support client meetings, presentations, schedule management, and project development tasks.
- Provide technical support during construction, including RFIs, site visits, and construction-progress review.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Hybrid work schedule
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Strong work-life balance
- Shareholders program
- Professional development opportunities and reimbursement
- Supplemental benefits designed for total well-being and financial security
- Employee groups focused on community, inclusion, and employee voice
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
