Civil Highway Design Technical Lead (Professional Engineer)

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER - CIVIL HIGHWAY DESIGN to be based in either the Conshohocken, PA or Philadelphia, PA office.  This is a HYBRID position and additional office locations may be considered.  In this role, you will provide technical leadership to teams working on medium to large scale transportation projects in the Greater Pennsylvania Area.

Our Portfolio - At AECOM, our diverse portfolio of projects and clients provide the opportunity for employees to advance their careers through progressive assignments. Technical teams are curated and scaled to suit the needs of individual projects and allow for natural succession planning aligned to each employee’s career goals. Our current portfolio includes:

Large Projects ( >$100M):

• PennDOT District 4 SR 81 Sec 046
• PennDOT District 5 I-80 Reconstruction
• PennDOT District 6 I-95 Section GIR
• PennDOT District 6 I-95/US-322 Interchange
• PennDOT District 6 I-95 Broad St Interchange
• PennDOT District 6 SR 1 Sec 200 & Sec 210
• PennDOT District 10 I-80 West
• PennDOT District 12 I-70 K30
• Pennsylvania Turnpike MP 130-134
• Pennsylvania Turnpike MP 298-302

Medium Projects ($10M - $100M):

• City of Philadelphia Paschall-Elmwood Bridges
• DelDOT Airport Rd Extension
• PennDOT District 2 SR 346 Sec 538
• PennDOT District 6 SR 309 PM1 MCB/BRB
• PennDOT District 6 State Rd Croydon
• PennDOT District 6 SR 1 Sec DSB

Small Projects (<$10M):

• Montgomery County Fruitville Rd
• Pottstown Borough Washington St Bridge
• PennDOT District 12 SR 4073 Bridge Replacement
• West Virginia DOH Bluefields Safe Streets for All

National:

• Tom’s River, NJ - BASF Pedestrian Bridge
• Alexandria, VA - Duke St Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
• Nashville, TN - East Bank Transitway

The Civil Highway Design Technical Lead candidate will delegate tasks to less experienced engineers and provide technical guidance and support to those individuals. As a professional engineer licensed in Pennsylvania, they will use prior experience with publications, manuals, and processes considered standard to PennDOT, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, City of Philadelphia, and/or SEPTA.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Develop design criteria, horizontal and vertical alignments, superelevation, barrier/guiderail design, and spot elevation details
• Develop rigid and flexible pavement designs
• Prepare signing and pavement marking plans and details
• Prepare construction phasing plans and develop maintenance of traffic based on interdisciplinary coordination and constructability reviews
• Identify utility conflicts and coordinate resolutions based on interdisciplinary constructability reviews, client feedback, and utility needs
• Develop construction specifications, quantities, and cost estimates
• Implement 3D CADD modeling techniques
• Develop technical reports, tables, and graphics per client and/or internal AECOM standards
• Adhere to and promote AECOM quality procedures
• Complete interdisciplinary technical reviews
• Contribute to internal project-related staffing decisions to facilitate meeting client schedule, scope, and budget
• Develop project design schedules for submissions and internal milestones in coordination with project manager
• Prepare presentations that explain technical findings, recommendations, and limitations
• Work collaboratively as part of a larger design team to proactively meet the client’s scope, budget, and schedule through ethical and responsible decision making