Highway Project Engineer

Description

Join our team as a Highway Project Engineer and take the lead in designing, constructing, and maintaining vital transportation infrastructure! In this dynamic role, you'll combine engineering expertise with project management skills to ensure safe, efficient roads and highways. You'll tackle specialized design tasks and oversee small projects from start to finish, all while ensuring compliance with industry standards and codes. If you're ready to drive impactful projects and shape the future of transportation, we want to hear from you!

Why Fisher?

• Be Heard, Be Valued – We foster an inclusive culture where leadership welcomes and encourages your ideas and feedback.
• Collaborate & Innovate – Work with a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team on diverse and exciting projects.
• Career Growth – Advance with clearly defined career paths, tuition assistance, and ongoing training.
• Work-Life Balance – Enjoy a flexible hybrid work schedule, optional half day Fridays and generous PTO.
• Competitive Benefits – Immediate 401(k) enrollment with annual company contributions, company-paid life and long-term disability insurance, and a robust benefits package.
• Community Impact – Make a tangible difference and improve the quality of life through projects that improve equity, access, and sustainability.

Who We Are:

Fisher Associates, P.E., L.S., L.A., D.P.C. is a full-service consulting engineering and professional services firm specializing in Transportation, Land Development, and Energy. With eight offices across NY, PA, and TX, we offer expertise in landscape architecture, planning, engineering, environmental, survey, GIS, and construction representation.

Ready to Drive the Future?

Join a company that values your expertise and is dedicated to innovation and a culture of growth and appreciation. Apply now and take your career to the next level with Fisher Associates!

Salary Range: $90,000 - $120,000 annually

Actual compensation may vary based on relevant experience, qualifications/education, and other factors. The salary range is not necessarily reflective of the actual total compensation that may be earned nor promises any specific pay for any specific employee. Salary range excludes monetary value of benefits.

The primary function of this role is responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Complete work assignments related to highway design, drainage design, alignments, and other duties applicable to these projects.
• Develop preliminary and final design plans for new highway projects or improvements to existing infrastructure.
• Ensure designs adhere to safety standards, local regulations, and best practices.
• Provide direction and oversight to internal design staff.
• Coordinate and communicate effectively with clients, sub consultants and regulatory approving agencies.
• Serves as design contact with the client and other design professionals and contractors.
• Attend project kick off meetings.
• Conduct routine project design meetings, prepare meeting minutes, and maintain accurate and complete project files.
• Lead internal team by scheduling and conducting internal design meetings and reviewing the work of other technical staff assigned to the project.
• Assist project manager with project presentations, proposed project schedules and development tasks assigned by the Project Manager.
• Develop creative and strategic design options that meet client’s goals.
• Preliminary and final design, engineering systems coordination, and cost analysis.
• Specification and materials research.
• Maintain accurate records of project details, including design documents, progress reports, and budget information.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• B.S. degree in Civil Engineering or related field (MS preferred)
• 10-15 years minimum of transportation experience, highway engineering experience preferred.
• Professional Engineering License required.
• Experience with MicroStation and OpenRoads software preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 

• Uphold professional performance standards aligned with the company’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships in adherence to the Fisher Clientship philosophy.
• Demonstrate high-quality work and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Collaborate effectively across all levels, fostering respect, trust, a