Highway Engineer

Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we’re expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new services to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide. Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other—and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee-owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.

About the role

The Engineer functions as a technical leader and is required to have a Professional Engineer (PE) license and commensurate work experience. This position coordinates overall design activities, project submission schedules, and is responsible for additional Quality Assurance and Quality Control duties to help ensure the final products meet the technical requirements and goals of the client.

Responsibilities

• Performs independent planning and design tasks, review the work of others, prepare construction documents, and successfully deliver projects to completion.
• Works on technically complex projects and applies advanced knowledge to resolve challenges.
• Maintains collaborative inter-departmental and cross-functional working relationships with members of the project team.
• Conducts initial QA/QC reviews of project submissions to ensure compliance with client requirements and technical standards.
• Assists senior management in developing schedules, technical proposals, and labor hour estimates.
• Works closely with project teams to effectively communicate and deliver the scope of work.
• Promotes, utilizes, and supports quality assurance and quality control processes to enhance deliverables and reduce design errors or omissions.
• Performs and verifies design calculations, develops technical specifications, and prepares cost estimates.
• Develops and manages design budgets for routine scopes of work.
• Provides guidance, training, and support to engineering associates and interns, helping them develop technical skills, design intuition, and professional growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a relevant Engineering field from an ABET-accredited school.
• Minimum of five (5) years of job-related experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrates a strong desire to expand knowledge and take on new responsibilities within the engineering field.
• Proficient in Revit, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microstation/InRoads, and/or Hydrologic and Hydraulic Software Packages for Site Layout, Grading, Utility, and Storm Water Management Plan design and/or other discipline-specific programs.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Excellent organizational and time management skills to handle multiple tasks and meet project deadlines effectively.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a project team.
• Exhibits strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with a commitment to technical excellence and innovation.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment.
• Paid training for required licensures.
• Competitive benefits.
• Bonus plans.
• Company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• Support for professional and personal growth.