Civil Engineer-Highway Construction

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Civil Engineer-Highway Construction
Location: New Kensington, PA
Job Type: Full-Time

The role will provide technical leadership across projects, oversee engineering standards and risk, work closely with field and project teams, and ultimately serve as the organization's senior engineering authority.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, review, and approval of temporary works for heavy highway construction projects.
• Provide engineering oversight for cofferdams, concrete forms, temporary supports, shoring, falsework, and demolition sequencing.
• Work directly with project managers, field personnel, and construction teams to ensure engineering plans are implemented safely and correctly.
• Establish and maintain engineering standards, procedures, and quality-control processes.
• Provide technical oversight of constructability, engineering risk, and safety impacts related to construction means and methods.
• Ensure compliance with PennDOT, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, OSHA, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
• Review, approve, sign, and seal engineering drawings, calculations, and technical documents as required.
• Serve as the primary engineering liaison with PennDOT, owners, design engineers, consultants, third-party reviewers, and regulatory agencies.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering staff and strengthen internal engineering capabilities.
• Support preconstruction, estimating, and bid reviews with technical input and construction sequencing plans.
• Evaluate engineering risks and constructability during project planning.
• Work closely with project management and field leadership to resolve complex technical issues.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership throughout project execution.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• Strong background in steel and concrete structural design and geotechnical engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License – Required.
• Minimum 10 years of construction industry experience.
• Heavy highway, bridge, roadway, or transportation infrastructure experience strongly preferred.
• Experience overseeing engineering activities for major DOT or infrastructure projects.
• Proven engineering leadership or management experience.
• Strong knowledge of structural and geotechnical analysis.
• Experience with STAAD, AutoCAD, MathCAD, or similar engineering/CAD platforms.
• Strong understanding of construction means, methods, sequencing, and field operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• PennDOT experience preferred.
• Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission experience preferred.
• Experience with major DOT or transportation infrastructure projects.
• Bid preparation, estimating, and preconstruction experience.
• Practical, hands-on construction experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Private-sector construction experience is a plus.