Highway Design Engineer

Thriving communities. Healthy cities. A brighter future. At Jacobs, we're not just designing highways - we're shaping the connections that move people, goods, and communities forward. If you're looking for a company invested in your growth, your ideas, and your success, join us as a Highway Design Engineer.

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, you'll have the opportunity to support and deliver exciting, large-scale transportation infrastructure projects across the region. You will interpret internal or external project challenges and recommend best practices. You will apply your highway and roadway design expertise to solve complex problems; take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions; and identify applications of functional knowledge and existing methodologies to generate unique solutions.

You'll collaborate with some of the industry's most talented engineers and project managers, as well as gain experience working directly with our clients. We want you to be empowered to deliver the boldest solutions for everyday living leading functional teams or projects and serve as a best practice/quality resource.

What you'll do

* Perform roadway and highway geometric design using Micro Station and Open Roads Designer

* Support the development of roadway plans, traffic control plans, and design-related calculations

* Coordinate and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, project managers, and clients

* Review construction drawings, specifications, and cost estimates to ensure accuracy and quality

* Assist in guiding interns and junior engineers and contributing to technical problem-solving within the team

* Identify design challenges and develop innovative, practical solutions

* Participate in project meetings, design reviews, and coordination activities across all project phases

* Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

* Minimum of 4 years of experience in infrastructure and highway design

* Proficiency in Micro Station including Open Roads Designer

* Demonstrated ability to coordinate all phases of a project

* Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to obtain PE registration in Georgia

Ideally, you'll also have

* GDOT (other DOT experience is acceptable), County, and Municipal project experience

* 6 or more years' experience with multi-discipline infrastructure engineering design and construction projects

* Experience assembling and reviewing construction drawings and specifications

* Strong analytical, conceptual, organization, communication, and time management skills

* Experience mentoring interns and junior staff

* Desire to grow into project management or task leadership roles

* Active engagement in professional organizations

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.

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