Highway Design Project Engineer

Highway Design Project Engineer

As a Highway Design Project Engineer, you will be involved in innovative transportation and highway design projects throughout the Delaware area. You will work closely with an experienced senior project engineer or project manager, contributing to the successful delivery of high-quality transportation projects. This position offers the opportunity to make an impact on key highway design projects while advancing your career in transportation engineering.

Our team enjoys a hybrid schedule, which allows us to offer this role in one of our Dover or New Castle, DE offices.

• Execute engineering tasks in transportation and highway design, ensuring adherence to relevant design criteria, standards, and processes.
• Apply a strong understanding of transportation engineering principles, including roadway geometry, pavement design, traffic control, and stormwater management.
• Assist in the preparation of engineering documents for advertisement and construction, as well as construction cost estimates.
• Work closely with project teams, clients, stakeholders, and regulatory agencies to deliver effective highway design solutions.
• Ensure designs meet state and federal highway regulations, codes, and client specifications.
• Identify design issues and provide effective solutions throughout the design process.
• Assist in building and maintaining relationships with clients to ensure satisfaction and project success.
• 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.
• 3–6 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.

Following an offer, candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete employment reference checks, verification of professional licensure and/or educational credentials, a motor vehicle report (MVR), and a comprehensive background check.

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

We support professional development through reimbursements for continuing education, trainings, certifications, and an internal Mentoring Program.

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

This position 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.