Roadway Design Engineer

GHD • Dallas, TX

23h

About The Position

GHD is seeking a Transportation Roadway Engineer to join its growing Transportation team and deliver roadway infrastructure projects across the Central Region. The role involves developing roadway design plans, contract documents, cost estimates, and technical analyses, as well as contributing to traffic, signal, lighting, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) projects. The engineer helps ensure designs meet applicable standards and are delivered with quality, accuracy, and efficiency.

The position contributes to small- to medium-scale transportation projects and collaborates with technical specialists and project teams across roadway, traffic, signal, lighting, ITS, drainage, and related disciplines. It also supports client relationships, proposals and pursuits, continuous improvement, health and safety, and ongoing professional development.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 5 years of transportation engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 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 necessary 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 technical specialists and project teams across roadway, traffic, signal, lighting, ITS, drainage, and related transportation disciplines.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, systems, project delivery, and technical solutions.
• Follow GHD health, safety, and environmental requirements and contribute to a safe working environment.
• Participate in professional development, technical communities, training, industry events, and activities that strengthen transportation engineering expertise.

Benefits

• 401(k) participation may begin the first day of the month following three months of service.
• Paid time off begins at 16 days per year and increases with years of service.
• Holiday pay for GHD’s nine observed holidays each year, for eligible employees.
• Eligible regular full-time employees may receive reimbursement of 50% of qualifying wellness expenses, up to $250 annually.

What This Job Offers

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