Senior or Principal Civil Engineer

About the role

At Toole Design, we're leading the way in creating safer, more connected communities through sustainable multimodal transportation design. We're a purpose‑driven team of engineers, planners, landscape architects, and urban designers who believe streets should work for everyone. You'll work alongside thought leaders and industry experts who are committed to mentoring and helping you grow your expertise, including those involved in the authoring and implementation of numerous AASHTO, FHWA, and NCHRP documents such as the AASHTO Bike Guide, 5th Edition, the upcoming AASHTO Pedestrian Guide, 3rd Edition, and the FHWA Guide for Achieving Multimodal Networks. We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture that supports your growth and advancement, and we're proud to be an ENR Top 500 design firm with one of the lowest turnover rates in the industry. Our projects truly improve lives through safe, comprehensive design rooted in ethics, empathy, and equity.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of highly visible transportation projects.
• Guide civil design teams on temporary and permanent safety improvement projects, multimodal capacity expansion projects with innovative intersection treatments, and major capital projects.
• Collaborate with clients and interdisciplinary teams from concept through construction.
• Mentor junior staff and lead client meetings.
• Turn complex challenges into creative, buildable solutions.
• Support business development across North Carolina, growing as a trusted expert in a company that promotes from within.

Requirements

• North Carolina Professional Engineering (P.E.) license or ability to obtain within six months.
• 10+ years of complex transportation project management experience.
• Proven leadership of multi‑discipline infrastructure design and construction teams.
• Strong networks and relationships in the North Carolina transportation market, including existing clients with the DOT, municipalities, and other consulting firms.

Skills

• Design and project management experience in both multimodal transportation and roadway design projects.
• Comfortable presenting on projects and in pursuit interviews.

Benefits

• 8 paid holidays per year.
• At least 16 days of PTO accrual annually.
• Excellent benefits package.
• Transportation perks.
• Collaborative, inclusive culture supporting growth and advancement.

Schedule

Hybrid schedule with shared team days in office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Pay

Competitive salary.