# Senior Roadway Design Engineer

**Company**: AECOM
**Location**: Raleigh, NC
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Roadway Design Engineer to join our Raleigh, NC transportation team. This position will primarily support North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and municipal roadway design projects, with a strong emphasis on design production, technical quality control, client engagement, and mentorship of junior staff.

The successful candidate will serve as a technical lead on roadway projects, producing and reviewing design deliverables while ensuring compliance with NCDOT standards, AASHTO guidelines, and project-specific requirements. This role is ideal for an experienced roadway engineer who enjoys hands-on design, attention to detail, and developing younger engineers.

Responsibilities include:

- Producing roadway design plans from preliminary engineering through final construction documents for NCDOT and municipal projects

- Preparing and reviewing roadway alignments, profiles, typical sections, cross sections, and geometric layouts in accordance with NCDOT manuals and policies

- Developing and checking design calculations related to roadway geometry, earthwork, drainage, pavement, and roadside features

- Preparing maintenance of traffic (MOT), signing and pavement marking, erosion & sediment control, and right-of-way plan elements

- Performing and documenting quality control (QC) reviews to ensure accuracy, constructability, and compliance with internal and agency standards

- Coordinating with internal discipline teams to support integrated design solutions

- Meeting with client representatives to resolve issues and ensure client satisfaction

- Utilizing CAD/design software such as MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, GEOPAK, and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D

- Mentoring and providing technical guidance to junior engineers and designers; reviewing work and supporting professional development

- Participating in design meetings, agency reviews, and internal technical discussions

- Supporting proposal development and scope definition as needed

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, or related field plus 8 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

- Professional Engineer (PE) license in North Carolina or ability to obtain reciprocity within 6 months

- 8 years of roadway design experience, including exposure to DOT or municipal projects

- Working knowledge of NCDOT roadway design standards, manuals, and plan development processes

- Experience with roadway design software (MicroStation/OpenRoads/GEOPAK or Civil 3D)

- Valid US Driver’s License required to visit project sites, clients, and other AECOM offices.

Preferred Qualifications:

- 10 years of roadway and highway design experience

- Experience producing PS&E packages for NCDOT or North Carolina municipalities

- Familiarity with ProjectWise, Bluebeam, or similar document management tools

- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and technical writing abilities

AECOM offers comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees, including medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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## Skills

### Required
- MicroStation
- OpenRoads Designer
- GEOPAK
- AutoCAD Civil 3D
- roadway design
- civil engineering
- NCDOT standards
- AASHTO guidelines

### Nice to have
- ProjectWise
- Bluebeam
- document management tools

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