Lead Highway Design Engineer

ID 2024-6703
Job Locations
US-NH-Manchester | US-ME-Augusta | US-ME-Portland
Category
Professional
Position Type
Regular Full-Time

Job Description

 

Take Your Design Career to the Next Level  

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder's Design team is looking for you! From bridge and structural engineering to civil, electrical, mechanical, and process engineering, Kleinfelder's collaborative Design Services create synergy across multiple disciplines.   

  

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is seeking a motivated Lead Highway Engineer to join our New Hampshire / Maine Area. The ideal candidate will thrive as a vital part of solutions-focused and collaborative civil teams. They will have a commitment to quality, innovation, and excellence, while appreciating the growth opportunities and investment we make in our people. We are seeking a skilled individual with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience related to highway design, cost estimations, mentoring and client interactions.   
 
Our people are at the core of everything we do. Driven by a culture of inclusion, we offer dozens of employee resource groups, growth opportunities, and flexible work arrangements. We understand that the tools for success look different for everyone, and we're committed to providing each employee with the support and flexibility they need to thrive.
 
The ideal candidate will participate in and contribute to a diverse range of engineering services in our team-oriented environment providing public and private clients with professional engineering services for highway and roadway improvements, site development, erosion mitigation and stormwater management.  The work is often fast paced with multiple ongoing projects and deliverables, including a wide variety of tasks with competing priorities.  The ideal candidate will possess strong oral and written communication skills, excellent inter-personal skills for working in multiple group settings, and a strong desire to learn, grow, and succeed.
 
Responsibilities would include: 
  • Producing preliminary and final design plans for multiple jurisdictions
  • Producing CADD design of contract drawings using Microstation and or AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Creating exhibits to be used at client meetings and interviews
  • Performing spreadsheet calculations using Excel
  • Performing hydraulic calculations for erosion countermeasures and stormwater design
  • Preparing construction cost estimates
  • Reading and interpreting agency standard drawings and specifications
  • Creating technical reports
  • Preparing technical specifications
  • Preparing documents for federal, state and local permits
  • Performing quality control on work by other team members 
 
Required Experience:
  • 10 - 15 years of civil engineering experience, especially in highways and roadway 
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field - Master's degree is a plus
  • Professional Engineering registration or the ability to obtain within 6 months of hire 
  • Experience in AutoCAD / Civil 3D &/or MicroStation / Inroads for 3D Design 
  • NHDOT or MEDOT design experience
 

Move Forward with Kleinfelder 

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients' transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver. 

  

Progress with an Employer that Values You 

Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following: 

 

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays. 

 

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program. 

  

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules) 

  

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES  

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.  

 

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