Highway Roadway Engineer

About the role

HDR is seeking a Highway Roadway Engineer in our Durango or Grand Junction offices to design, pursue, lead design tasks, and project teams. The primary duties include serving in a technical role while growing project management and marketing skills. The assigned projects, completed under the direction of a Project Manager, could range from rural and urban street, highway, and multimodal design to transit planning and design for municipal, state, and/or federal clients.

The transportation engineer will oversee the work of CAD Designers and other engineers and EITs. Project involvement will range from feasibility and alternatives analysis to final design and through field and office construction support. Experience should include urban street and multimodal design, transit planning and design, highway interchange layout, intersection design, traffic management tools, transportation planning, alternatives analysis, and conceptual design.

The ideal candidate will have experience with multi-disciplinary coordination between survey, right-of-way, geotechnical, grading, drainage, traffic, lighting, urban design, and utilities. The candidate will also assume some project management duties and will have opportunities for client interaction through project meetings as well as marketing opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Serve in a technical role under the direction of a Project Manager on the engineering development of urban and rural highway/roadway projects
• Oversee the work of CAD Designers and possibly other EITs
• Prepare detailed engineering designs for roadway and highway projects
• Participate in activities ranging from site feasibility analysis to final design and through the construction phase
• Assume some project management duties and interact with clients as needed
• Prepare detailed engineering plans, specifications, project schedules, permitting, and designs for roadways, urban streets, highways, multimodal design, and transit-related projects
• Perform other duties as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Previous experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Hands-on experience with Highways and Roads CAD engineering software such as Bentley ConceptStation and Open Roads Designer and/or Autodesk Infraworks and Civil3D
• MS Office knowledge
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Experience with urban and rural highway interchanges, intersection design, traffic management, transportation planning, site planning, preparation of concept alignments, geometrical layout, and CAD base alignment plans
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant in our employee-owned culture

What We Believe

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? We believe construction services are more than project delivery—they’re about safeguarding quality, safety, and trust at every step.

As part of HDR’s Field Services team, you’ll be on the front lines of infrastructure development, ensuring that what’s designed is built to the highest standards. From highways and bridges to water treatment plants, transit systems, and power facilities, your work ensures that our clients’ visions become reality with precision, integrity, and excellence.

Benefits

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Short and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time away, parental leave, and paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee referral bonus
• Tuition reimbursement

Eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Pay

Colorado: $73,549.00 - $105,070.00 (depends on skills, experience, education, and geographical location).

Schedule

Full-time, regular position.

Primary locations: United States-Colorado-Grand Junction or United States-Colorado-Durango.