Roadway Engineer / Project Manager

About the role

Your impact At Jacobs, we’re creating thriving communities, healthier cities, and a brighter future. Our transportation work is about more than building roads; it’s about improving mobility, safety, access, and quality of life for the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage roadway, highway, interchange, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and corridor improvement projects.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, subconsultants, and internal project teams.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, and deliverables.
• Oversee preliminary and final roadway design, construction plans, specifications, estimates, and technical documentation.
• Cover preliminary and final roadway design, construction plans, specifications, estimates, and technical documentation.
• Coordinate with traffic, drainage, structures, utilities, environmental, survey, geotechnical, and construction teams.
• Apply WisDOT, AASHTO, FHWA, and local agency design standards to transportation projects.
• Support proposal development, client interviews, project pursuits, and business development activities.
• Provide technical guidance, quality reviews, and mentorship to roadway engineers and design staff.
• Collaborate with Jacobs’ Global Integrated Delivery teams and national technical specialists to deliver high-quality project outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Wisconsin, or ability to obtain Wisconsin PE registration through comity
• Experience with roadway reconstruction, urban and rural corridors, interchanges, roundabouts, safety improvements, and multimodal transportation projects
• Previous project management experience
• Experience delivering transportation projects for WisDOT, counties, municipalities, or other public-sector transportation clients
• Proficiency with Civil 3d, MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, or other transportation design software
• Strong understanding of roadway design, plan development, construction staging, maintenance of traffic, drainage coordination, utilities, and constructability
• Demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary infrastructure projects from concept through final design
• Experience building and maintaining client relationships
• Strong communication, technical writing, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to quality, schedule, and budget
• Familiarity with WisDOT Facilities Development Manual, Standard Specifications, and design delivery processes
• Experience supporting pursuits, proposals, scope development, fee estimates, and client presentations

Qualifications

• Experience with roadway reconstruction, urban and rural corridors, interchanges, roundabouts, safety improvements, and multimodal transportation projects
• Previous project management experience
• Experience delivering transportation projects for WisDOT, counties, municipalities, or other public-sector transportation clients
• Proficiency with Civil 3d, MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, or other transportation design software
• Strong understanding of roadway design, plan development, construction staging, maintenance of traffic, drainage coordination, utilities, and constructability
• Demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary infrastructure projects from concept through final design
• Experience building and maintaining client relationships
• Strong communication, technical writing, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to quality, schedule, and budget
• Familiarity with WisDOT Facilities Development Manual, Standard Specifications, and design delivery processes
• Experience supporting pursuits, proposals, scope development, fee estimates, and client presentations

Skills

• Project Management
• Technical Writing
• Organizational Skills
• Problem-Solving
• Communication
• Transportation Design
• Client Relationship Management
• Design Software Proficiency (Civil 3d, MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer)
• WisDOT, AASHTO, FHWA, and Local Agency Design Standards

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• The ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• Deferred Compensation Plan or the Executive Deferral Plan
• Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees
• Seven paid holidays
• Carryover Leave

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $125,000.00 to $160,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schedule

This position could be located in Madison, Milwaukee, or Appleton, WI.