Senior Professional Engineer, Transportation - Highway Design (Technical Lead)

As a Senior Professional Engineer (Technical Design Lead) , you will serve as a key technical leader within our Highway Design Group, guiding the design and delivery of complex, high-impact highway projects. This role is ideal for an experienced professional who enjoys leading technical excellence, mentoring teams, and shaping high-quality infrastructure solutions that improve how communities move and connect.

You will play a critical role in advancing roadway design—from concept through construction—while collaborating across disciplines and partnering with clients to deliver innovative, efficient, and sustainable transportation solutions.

Our 100% employee-owned firm fosters a culture of collaboration, accountability, and shared success. Join a team where your technical expertise and leadership directly contribute to both project outcomes and the future of the company.

Flexible work arrangement (3 days in office / 2 days WFH)

 

What You’ll Do

• Lead technical design delivery: Guide geometric design, corridor modeling, and plan development for complex highway and transportation projects from preliminary engineering through final design
• Serve as a technical expert: Establish and uphold design standards, ensuring consistency, quality, and innovation across projects
• Direct and support project teams: Collaborate with project managers and lead engineers to coordinate engineers, designers, and technicians across multi-disciplined teams
• Produce and review deliverables: Prepare and oversee complex design calculations, plans, specifications, and quality control reviews
• Mentor and develop talent: Provide technical guidance and coaching to less experienced engineers, supporting growth and knowledge sharing across the team
• Collaborate across disciplines: Partner with traffic, structural (bridge), water resources, and municipal teams to develop integrated solutions
• Engage with clients and agencies: Participate in meetings, reviews, and coordination with project stakeholders and governing agencies
• Support business development efforts: Contribute technical expertise to proposals, project pursuits, and client relationship development as part of a Seller-Doer culture

 

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (transportation/highway emphasis preferred)
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Minnesota (or ability to obtain)
• Minimum 10+ years of progressive highway design experience, including technical leadership on complex projects
• Strong experience in geometric design, corridor modeling, and plan development
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery and ensure design quality across multiple projects
• Experience mentoring or providing technical oversight to engineering staff
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey technical concepts to internal and external stakeholders
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Teams, and Outlook)
• Working knowledge of MicroStation and/or OpenRoads Designer
• Valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience collaborating with a multi-disciplined team of highway design, traffic, bridge (structural), and water resources engineering professionals
• Desire or demonstrated ability to leverage your technical knowledge to coach, mentor, and develop less experienced engineering professionals
• Working knowledge of MNDOT design and plan standards