Senior Civil Roadway Engineer
About The Position
WSP USA is seeking a Senior Civil Roadway Engineer to join their Transportation and Infrastructure team. The position is hybrid and will be based out of WSP’s NJ Offices (either Morristown or Lawrenceville). In this role, you will provide roadway, transportation, and infrastructure design and project management services for NJDOT, NJTPA, and county/municipal clients throughout New Jersey. Responsibilities include task management, roadway design, feasibility studies, final design, preparation of plans and specifications, procurement support, and construction phase services for roadway projects. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams while ensuring that project deliverables meet or exceed client expectations, industry standards, and quality requirements for safety, functionality, and innovation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant post-graduate engineering experience, including roadway or civil infrastructure design.
- EIT Certification in New Jersey.
- Experience with design teams on NJDOT and municipal projects (highway, roadway geometric design, roadway plan production, and drainage design).
- Strong commitment to collaboration and active participation in WSP's culture and values.
- Demonstrated knowledge of roadway engineering principles, practices, and design standards related to transportation and infrastructure projects.
- Experience in infrastructure planning, design, and construction support, including both rehabilitation and new construction projects.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and competing priorities.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to work independently while providing leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior staff, with a strong commitment to quality assurance and quality control procedures.
- Proficiency with engineering and office software, including MicroStation, OpenRoads and Microsoft Office applications.
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in New Jersey, or the ability to obtain licensure within six months of hire.
- Experience delivering roadway design and project management services for NJDOT, NJTA, county, or municipal transportation projects.
- Familiarity with NJDOT, NJTA and local agency design standards.
- Experience serving as a task manager on transportation infrastructure projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead or assist with the preparation of plan drawings, specifications, design documentation reports, and bid quantities on a range of project types including highway construction and re-construction, interchanges, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, innovative intersections, design-build, and more.
- Collaborate with junior, mid-level, and senior professionals across multiple disciplines to deliver successful projects.
- Develop practical and innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges encountered during design and construction.
- Manage task budgets and schedules to support successful project delivery.
- Mentor, train, and provide technical guidance to early-career engineers and staff.
- Conduct occasional site visits to verify field conditions and support project development.
- Prepare technical reports, calculations, exhibits, sketches, charts, tables, and other visualizations to communicate engineering analyses and recommendations.
- Assist with project development, planning, and scope definition.
- Coordinate and communicate effectively with clients, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and project stakeholders.
- Perform engineering assignments requiring critical thinking, sound judgment, and creativity.
- Exercise ethical and responsible decision-making regarding company resources and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies.
- Collaborate with junior, mid-level, and senior professionals across multiple disciplines to deliver successful projects.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Disability coverage
- Life insurance
- Retirement savings
- Paid sick leave
- Paid vacation (or other personal time)
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
