Senior Civil Roadway Engineer

This OpportunityWSP USA is seeking a Senior Civil Roadway Engineer to join our Transportation and Infrastructure team. The position is hybrid and will be based out of WSP’s NJ Offices (either Morristown or Lawrenceville).In this role, you will provide roadway, transportation, and infrastructure design and project management services for NJDOT, NJTPA, and county/municipal clients throughout New JerseyResponsibilities include task management, roadway design, feasibility studies, final design, preparation of plans and specifications, procurement support, and construction phase services for roadway projects. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams while ensuring that project deliverables meet or exceed client expectations, industry standards, and quality requirements for safety, functionality, and innovation.Your ImpactLead or assist with the preparation of plan drawings, specifications, design documentation reports, and bid quantities on a range of project types including highway construction and re-construction, interchanges, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, innovative intersections, design-build, and more.Collaborate with junior, mid-level, and senior professionals across multiple disciplines to deliver successful projects.Develop practical and innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges encountered during design and construction.Manage task budgets and schedules to support successful project delivery.Mentor, train, and provide technical guidance to early-career engineers and staff.Conduct occasional site visits to verify field conditions and support project development.Prepare technical reports, calculations, exhibits, sketches, charts, tables, and other visualizations to communicate engineering analyses and recommendations.Assist with project development, planning, and scope definition.Coordinate and communicate effectively with clients, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and project stakeholders.Perform engineering assignments requiring critical thinking, sound judgment, and creativity.Exercise ethical and responsible decision-making regarding company resources and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies.Collaborate with junior, mid-level, and senior professionals across multiple disciplines to deliver successful projects.Who You AreRequired QualificationsBachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.Minimum of 4 years of relevant post-graduate engineering experience, including roadway or civil infrastructure design.EIT Certification in New Jersey.Experience with design teams on NJDOT and municipal projects (highway, roadway geometric design, roadway plan production, and drainage design).Strong commitment to collaboration and active participation in WSP's culture and values.Demonstrated knowledge of roadway engineering principles, practices, and design standards related to transportation and infrastructure projects.Experience in infrastructure planning, design, and construction support, including both rehabilitation and new construction projects.Ability to manage multiple assignments and competing priorities.Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.Ability to work independently while providing leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior staff, with a strong commitment to quality assurance and quality control procedures.Proficiency with engineering and office software, including MicroStation, OpenRoads and Microsoft Office applications.Preferred Qualifications Professional Engineer (PE) license in New Jersey, or the ability to obtain licensure within six months of hire.Experience delivering roadway design and project management services for NJDOT, NJTA, county, or municipal transportation projects.Familiarity with NJDOT, NJTA and local agency design standards.Experience serving as a task manager on transportation infrastructure projects.WSP Benefits:WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.Compensation:Expected Salary: $107,500 - $156,600WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.#LI-TH1About WSPWSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service. Full timePosting Date: 2026-09-22