Highway Engineer

What You Will Do

The GFT is seeking a Highway Engineer to join our Eastern PA Highway Team
. This hybrid position will be based out of either Audubon, Philadelphia or Allentown, PA offices.

Working on the roadway team at GFT offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Whether working on highways and bridges or traffic engineering, our team excels in resilient, sustainable design and construction, delivering innovative solutions that address modern multimodal roadway systems and ensure safe, efficient and reliable travel for all.

• Perform engineering design tasks for highway projects from preliminary to final design and develop construction contract documents including plans, specifications, cost and estimates.
• Establish working relationships and contact with client technical staff and project managers especially in PennDOT, local governments, and private clients.
• Mentor and supervise junior engineers in developing transportation construction plans, including but not limited to cross sections, traffic control, drainage, and signing and pavement markings plans.
• Collaborate with Eastern Pennsylvania Highway staff to deliver projects.
• Work in a multi-disciplined team to complete tasks within scope, schedule and budget.
• Desire to grow your knowledge, expertise, leadership skills, and relationships.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering required.
• Prior experience with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and/or Pennsylvania Turnpike projects preferred, including being well versed in client design policies, standards and specifications.
• Proficiency in Micro Station, Open Roads or V8i design software required.
• Expertise with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Professional Engineering (PE) license registered in Pennsylvania or ability to obtain within 6 months preferred.
• 5-10 years progressive engineering experience in highway design preferred.

Salary range $90,000 - $130,000, dependent upon experience and geographic location.

• Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance.
• Tax‑deferred 401(k) savings plan.
• Competitive paid‑time‑off (PTO) accrual.
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
• Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations.
• Incentive compensation for eligible positions.

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – we are the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

GFT:
Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law.

Location: Philadelphia;
Audubon;
Allentown

Core Business

Hours:

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Employment Status: Full-Time

GFT requires the successful completion of a criminal background check for all advertised positions.