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Lead Highway Engineer

WSP Pittsburgh, PA Hybrid senior full-time

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Description

We are seeking a Lead Highway Engineer to provide task leadership within our Pittsburgh office and surrounding areas. As a Lead Highway Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring transportation projects are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds client expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide guidance on collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from physical work sites, surveys, GIS data, subsurface utility information, and hydrologic analysis.
  • Apply highway engineering design principles to identify improvements for various transportation project phases.
  • Develop highway construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates.
  • Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams of engineers, planners, and scientists.
  • Coordinate, review, and approve highway design plans.
  • Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations.
  • Interact with regulatory agencies, subconsultants, and clients.
  • Collaborate with professionals on Federal, State, and locally funded transportation projects.
  • Remain current with latest highway engineering techniques and practices.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.
  • 7+ years of relevant post-education experience in transportation and highway design.
  • Pennsylvania Professional Engineer's license required.
  • Proficient with highway engineering principles, practices, and processes.
  • Experience with transportation planning, highway design, and construction consultation.
  • Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant client-specific highway engineering guidance and best practices.
  • Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities.
  • Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members.
  • Highly proficient with technical writing and discipline-specific design software.

Skills

Required

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