Roadway Design Engineer

GHD Group Pty Ltd • Farmers Branch, TX

2h

About The Position

Join GHD’s growing Transportation team as a Transportation Roadway Engineer, contributing to roadway infrastructure projects across the Central Region. The role develops roadway design plans, contract documents, cost estimates, and technical analyses, while contributing to traffic, signal, lighting, and ITS projects. Designs must meet applicable standards and be delivered with quality, accuracy, and efficiency.

The engineer supports small- to medium-scale transportation project delivery, evaluates engineering work and existing infrastructure, applies relevant standards and regulations, and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams. The role also supports client relationships, proposals and bids, process improvement, health and safety, and ongoing professional development.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of transportation engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Strong roadway design experience.
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and/or MicroStation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective organization and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a collaborative project environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with drainage, grading, traffic engineering, signals, lighting, and/or ITS.

Responsibilities

• Develop roadway engineering designs and support validation to meet project, client, regulatory, performance, and cost requirements.
• Contribute to delivery of small- to medium-scale transportation projects, including plans, specifications, estimates, schedules, and technical documentation.
• Evaluate the quality of engineering work and existing infrastructure, and help identify needed improvements or remedial work.
• Interpret and apply engineering standards, specifications, regulations, and industry best practices.
• Develop client relationships and support senior team members in managing key client partnerships.
• Assist with proposals, bids, and tender responses by gathering technical information and preparing submission materials.
• Collaborate with specialists and project teams across roadway, traffic, signal, lighting, ITS, drainage, and related disciplines.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, systems, project delivery, and technical solutions.
• Follow health, safety, and environmental requirements and contribute to a safe working environment.
• Participate in professional development, technical communities, training, industry events, and activities that build transportation engineering expertise.

Benefits

• 401(k), with eligible employees able to participate beginning the first day of the month following three months of service.
• Paid time off beginning at 16 days per year, increasing with years of service.
• Holiday pay for GHD’s nine observed holidays each year for eligible employees, based on their regular work schedule.
• Wellness benefit reimbursement of 50% of qualifying expenses, up to $250 annually, for eligible regular full-time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior