Transportation Engineer
Posted 27 Aug 2026
Advertised as “Senior Transportation Engineer”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 10+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Hybrid
No salary listed for this role.
CertificationsOhio PE
Field of studyCivil Engineering, Transportation (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
A career in transportation is more than bridges, roads, and rail. As we plan, design, and manage projects that move people and goods from Point A to Point B, we create connections that transform our communities. Every airport, road, bridge, port, or transit project is an opportunity to make communities safer, cleaner, and more resilient. Together, we’re making an impact around the world.
Do you see your career as a highway to a brighter future? Join our roadways team to drive forth our economies, our societies, and your career.
Your Opportunity
As a Senior Transportation Engineer, you’ll bring your experience in highways, streets, and roadway design to lead and support a wide range of projects—from conceptual planning through final design and construction. You’ll manage the design and delivery of transportation projects while working independently on smaller assignments and collaboratively on larger initiatives. This role involves applying advanced knowledge, sound engineering principles, and best practices to solve complex problems. You’ll guide junior staff, maintain project schedules and budgets, and potentially support proposals to grow our business. The role of a Senior Transportation Engineer is to work independently on smaller projects, and as a team member of a larger project. You will lead the design of assigned projects to ensure reliability, resource efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Lead and prepare complex engineering designs, plans, and drawings for a variety of projects, including urban and rural roadways, highways, and intersections.
- Apply advanced knowledge of transportation engineering principles and stay current on evolving methods and technologies.
- Coordinate effectively with Project Managers, multidisciplinary teams, and clients.
- Responsible for the design, quality reviews, and sealing of assigned projects.
- Supervise and mentor engineers, CAD staff, and junior team members, providing leadership, guidance, and professional development.
Qualifications
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Proven ability to solve complex problems using sound judgment, creativity, and innovation.
- Proficiency with CADD technologies, including MicroStation, PowerGEOPAK, and OpenRoads 3D modeling tools.
- Strong understanding of design and plan production processes, particularly within Ohio jurisdictions, including ODOT standards and processes.
- Strong communication skills—both verbal and written—with the ability to convey ideas, design issues, and solutions clearly.
- Ability to review the work of others for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with design standards.
- Highly organized with excellent time management skills and a commitment to meeting project deadlines and budgets.