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Graduate Transportation Engineer

Pennoni
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Mar 2026

About the role

Pennoni is hiring Graduate Civil Engineers to join our Transportation Engineering team on a full-time, direct basis.

 

We have needs in each of the disciplines listed below.

 

Job Descriptions

 

Highway Engineer Job Responsibilities:

  • Participate in the development of engineering design projects, while working in a team environment to produce engineering plans, documents, and reports.
  • Review and apply standard engineering design principles.
  • Implement the use of 3-D modelling software for transportation infrastructure projects while utilizing tools like MicroStation / InRoads or AutoCADD / Civil 3D.
  • Contribute to developing sets of transportation infrastructure plans (including highway design, hydrology, and drainage calculations / design, SWM / E&SC design; water and sanitary sewer utility layout, MOT plans, and geometry, etc.).
  • Support projects / tasks of various sizes for a variety of clients (including state agencies, counties, and local municipalities.)

Highway Engineer Preferred Qualifications:

  • Basis understanding of engineering design parameters is a plus.
  • Relevant experience with highway geometry development, water resources design, or overall plan preparation is a plus.
  • Exposure to modeling tools such as OpenRoads is a plus!
  • Experience working with highway and/or roadway design is strongly preferred.
  • Experience working with drainage design, stormwater management, and erosion and sediment control; completion of Certified Construction Review (CCR) training is a plus!
  • Exposure to Bluebeam Revu (PDF editor) and/or GIS tools is a plus!

 

Bridge Engineer Job Responsibilities:

  • Assist with the structural analysis and/or design of Bridges (highway & railroad), culverts, retaining walls, and overhead sign structures on a variety of projects (bridge replacement/rehabilitation, highway improvement, etc.); this includes multi-disciplinary projects for various agencies in the Mid-Atlantic region!
  • Supplement the bridge design functions with involvement with the NBIS Bridge inspections discipline across the Pennoni footprint on an as needed basis (with occasional opportunities for domestic travel).
  • Learn and apply professional techniques to produce high-quality engineering documents for use in bridge design / inspection reports, specifications, studies, and other engineering documents.

Bridge Engineer Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Civil Engineering with a Structural Engineering focus is a plus!
  • Successful completion of FHWA-NHI-13005 (Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges)
  • Bridge engineering experience with a major agency is a plus.
  • Knowledge of structural analysis programs (e.g.: STAAD, LEAP Bridge, LEAP Concrete, AASHTOWare, BrR, BRASS, SAP/CSI, etc.) is a plus!

 

Traffic Engineer Job Responsibilities:

  • Traffic Engineer needed to join a dynamic team responsible for working with many clients including state agencies, county governments, and local municipalities, for the development of Traffic related projects.
  • Assist with traffic engineering tasks ranging from traffic impact analysis (TIA), safety evaluations, signal analysis and design and the preparation of signing and pavement marking plans, MOT / construction phasing plans, transportation management plans (TMPs), and lighting plans.
  • Assist with traffic study reviews from third parties for new developments and projects.

Traffic Engineer Preferred Qualifications:

  • Working knowledge of traffic signal design software (SYNCHRO) is a plus.
  • Exposure to modeling tools such as OpenRoads is a plus!
  • Familiarity with maintenance of traffic schemes, construction phasing, and traffic control plans.
  • Experience with lighting design software is a plus.

 

Basic Requirement:

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline (e.g.: Structural Engineering, etc.).

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