Highway Design Project Engineer

Step into Your New Role

Dover or New Castle, DE offices.

• Performance:
  Execute engineering tasks in transportation and highway design, ensuring adherence to relevant design criteria, standards, and processes.
• Knowledge:
  Apply a strong understanding of transportation engineering principles, including roadway geometry, pavement design, traffic control, and stormwater management.
• Design and Planning:
  Assist in the preparation of engineering documents for advertisement and construction, as well as construction cost estimates.
• Collaboration with Project Teams:
  Work closely with project teams, clients, stakeholders, and regulatory agencies to deliver effective highway design solutions.
• Project Coordination:
  Ensure designs meet state and federal highway regulations, codes, and client specifications.
• Problem Solving and Innovation:
  Identify design issues and provide effective solutions throughout the design process.
• Client Relationship:
  Assist in building and maintaining relationships with clients, ensuring satisfaction and project success.
• Career Growth:
  Develop expertise in highway design and contribute to Century Engineering’s continued growth in the transportation sector.

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field from an ABET‑accredited program.
• 2+ years of relevant highway design experience.
• Engineering Intern (EI) license required.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred.
• Familiarity with state and federal highway design regulations and guidelines.
• Proficiency with Micro Station, Open Roads Designer (ORD), 3D Modeling, etc.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with project delivery of State Agency Transportation Departments – Delaware preferred.

Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays. We also support professional development through continuing education reimbursements, training, and an internal Mentoring Program.

Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidates without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

Unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.