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Design and analyze civil infrastructure projects, prepare plans and technical documentation, coordinate agency reviews and permitting, and support project delivery while mentoring junior staff and developing project management skills.
Senior Professional Engineer, Transportation - Highway Design (Technical Lead)
📅 May 26
Highway DesignGeometric DesignCorridor ModelingPlan Development
📜 Description
- Lead technical design delivery for complex highway and transportation projects from preliminary engineering through final design.
- Establish and uphold design standards, ensuring consistency, quality, and innovation across projects.
- Collaborate with project managers and lead engineers to coordinate multi-disciplined teams.
- Prepare and oversee complex design calculations, plans, specifications, and quality control reviews.
- Provide technical guidance and coaching to less experienced engineers.
- Engage with clients and agencies during project meetings and reviews.
🛠️ Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (transportation/highway emphasis preferred)
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Minnesota (or ability to obtain)
- Minimum 10+ years of progressive highway design experience, including technical leadership on complex projects
- Strong experience in geometric design, corridor modeling, and plan development
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery and ensure design quality across multiple projects
- Experience mentoring or providing technical oversight to engineering staff
- Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey technical concepts to internal and external stakeholders
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Teams, and Outlook)
- Working knowledge of MicroStation and/or OpenRoads Designer
- Valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record
✨ Benefits
- Enjoy medical insurance from day one.
- Enjoy dental insurance from day one.
- Enjoy vision insurance from day one.
- Enjoy life insurance from day one.
- Eligible for discretionary bonuses.
- Receive monthly employer contributions for HSA-eligible plans.
- Get employer matching on your 401(k) deferrals.
- Benefit from our Employee Stock Ownership Plan, funded entirely by company profits.
Full job description
As a Senior Professional Engineer (Technical Design Lead), you will serve as a key technical leader within our Highway Design Group, guiding the design and delivery of complex, high-impact highway projects. This role is ideal for an experienced professional who enjoys leading technical excellence, mentoring teams, and shaping high-quality infrastructure solutions that improve how communities move and connect.
You will play a critical role in advancing roadway design—from concept through construction—while collaborating across disciplines and partnering with clients to deliver innovative, efficient, and sustainable transportation solutions.
Our 100% employee-owned firm fosters a culture of collaboration, accountability, and shared success. Join a team where your technical expertise and leadership directly contribute to both project outcomes and the future of the company.
Flexible work arrangement (3 days in office / 2 days WFH)What You’ll Do
- Lead technical design delivery: Guide geometric design, corridor modeling, and plan development for complex highway and transportation projects from preliminary engineering through final design
- Serve as a technical expert: Establish and uphold design standards, ensuring consistency, quality, and innovation across projects
- Direct and support project teams: Collaborate with project managers and lead engineers to coordinate engineers, designers, and technicians across multi-disciplined teams
- Produce and review deliverables: Prepare and oversee complex design calculations, plans, specifications, and quality control reviews
- Mentor and develop talent: Provide technical guidance and coaching to less experienced engineers, supporting growth and knowledge sharing across the team
- Collaborate across disciplines: Partner with traffic, structural (bridge), water resources, and municipal teams to develop integrated solutions
- Engage with clients and agencies: Participate in meetings, reviews, and coordination with project stakeholders and governing agencies
- Support business development efforts: Contribute technical expertise to proposals, project pursuits, and client relationship development as part of a Seller-Doer culture
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (transportation/highway emphasis preferred)
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Minnesota (or ability to obtain)
- Minimum 10+ years of progressive highway design experience, including technical leadership on complex projects
- Strong experience in geometric design, corridor modeling, and plan development
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery and ensure design quality across multiple projects
- Experience mentoring or providing technical oversight to engineering staff
- Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey technical concepts to internal and external stakeholders
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Teams, and Outlook)
- Working knowledge of MicroStation and/or OpenRoads Designer
- Valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience collaborating with a multi-disciplined team of highway design, traffic, bridge (structural), and water resources engineering professionals
- Desire or demonstrated ability to leverage your technical knowledge to coach, mentor, and develop less experienced engineering professionals
- Working knowledge of MNDOT design and plan standards
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