Roadway Design Lead Engineer
About The Position
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world by improving commutes, keeping lights on, providing clean water, and transforming skylines. We are a trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We are a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers, and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. Join AECOM’s Transportation team in Atlanta and take a leadership role in delivering complex, high-impact roadway projects across Georgia. As a Roadway Design Lead Engineer, you will oversee day-to-day engineering production, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and drive the high-quality, on-time delivery of roadway design solutions. You’ll work closely with project leadership while mentoring technical staff and helping shape successful project outcomes. This position offers a hybrid work option, blending flexibility with collaboration.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or related discipline and 4 years of related roadway design experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
- Georgia PE License
Nice To Haves
- 8 years of experience designing roadway projects
- Experience designing Georgia roadway projects
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day roadway engineering production, assigning tasks and maintaining schedule and quality
- Coordinate roadway design activities across disciplines to ensure technically sound and integrated deliverables
- Perform detailed QC reviews of calculations, models, plans, quantities, and estimates prior to submittals
- Ensure compliance with GDOT standards and Plan Development Process requirements
- Track task-level scope, schedule, and budget; proactively identify and communicate risks or issues to the PM
- Support development of design criteria and technical approach
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers to support team performance and development
- Participate in fee, scope, and staffing discussions to support efficient project delivery
Benefits
- medical benefits
- dental benefits
- vision benefits
- life benefits
- AD&D benefits
- disability benefits
- paid time off
- leaves of absences
- voluntary benefits
- perks
- flexible work options
- well-being resources
- employee assistance program
- business travel insurance
- service recognition awards
- retirement savings plan
- employee stock purchase plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
