Roadway Design Lead Engineer
Listed on 2026-10-16
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Engineering
Road Construction, Civil Engineering
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Job DescriptionJoin AECOM’s Transportation team in Atlanta and play a critical role in the delivery of complex roadway projects across Georgia. As a Roadway Design Lead Engineer , you will lead day-to-day engineering production, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and ensure high-quality, on-schedule delivery of roadway design tasks. This position offers a hybrid work option.
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:- Lead day-to-day roadway engineering production, assigning tasks and maintaining schedule and quality
- Coordinate roadway design activities across disciplines to ensure technically sound and integrated deliverables
- Perform detailed QC reviews of calculations, models, plans, quantities, and estimates prior to submittals
- Ensure compliance with contract requirements, GDOT standards and Plan Development Process requirements
- Track task-level scope, schedule, and budget; proactively identify and communicate risks or issues to the PM
- Support development of design criteria and technical approach
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers to support team performance and development
- Participate in fee, scope, and staffing discussions to support efficient project delivery
- Perform design quality reviews
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or related discipline and 8 years of related roadway design experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
- Georgia PE License
- GSWCC Level II Certification
- 20 years of experience designing roadway projects
- Experience designing Georgia roadway projects
- Experience working on GDOT Alternative Delivery Projects
- Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.
- Relocation is not an option for this position.
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Offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The range for this position is $150000 to $185000.
About AECOMAECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.
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