Senior Professional Engineer, Transportation - Highway Design (Technical Lead)

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