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 Tennessee, you'll have the opportunity to support and deliver exciting, large-scale transportation infrastructure projects across the state. You'll work on impactful projects for TDOT and local Tennessee municipalities, interpreting project challenges and recommending best practices along the way. You will apply your highway and roadway design expertise to solve complex problems; take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions;

and use your technical knowledge to develop unique, high‑quality designs.

You'll collaborate with some of the industry's most talented engineers and project managers, gain experience working directly with our clients, and contribute to transportation improvements that shape how communities move and grow. We want you to be empowered to deliver bold solutions for everyday living - leading functional teams or projects and serving as a best‑practice and 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, contributing to technical problem-solving and team growth

* 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 Tennessee

Ideally, you'll also have

* DOT experience (other DOT experience is also acceptable), as well as county and municipal project experience within Tennessee

* 6 or more years of experience with multi‑discipline infrastructure engineering design and construction projects

* Experience assembling and reviewing construction drawings and specifications

* Strong analytical, conceptual, organizational, 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

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