Senior Roadway Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Roadway Engineer to join our team. This role serves in the lead technical role in the detailed development of urban roadway design projects, performs quality assurance checks on major transportation projects on interstate and state highway systems, and assumes some project management duties and interacts with clients as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve in the lead technical role in the detailed development of urban roadway design projects
• Perform quality assurance checks on major transportation projects on interstate and state highway systems
• Serve as a technical expert with recognized authority in an area of specialization that resolves problems of greater scope and complexity
• Assume some project management duties and interact with clients as needed
• Absorb some project management duties as needed and have a fair amount of client interaction
• Supervise work of medium to large staff of professionals and technicians as needed
• Perform other duties as needed

Requirements

• MSCEA minimum of 3 years experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
• Experience with MicroStation, InRoads, Microsoft Office applications
• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 10 years experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered.
• Preferred Qualifications: 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
• Must have coordinated survey, grading, drainage and utilities and layout of various site items is a plus
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership skills, communication skills and ability to work with various teams
• Project management skills desirable

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Full-time

Business Class

Highways

Primary Location

United States-Mississippi-Jackson area

Industry

Highway + Road

Job Posting

Mar 26, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer).

We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.