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Senior Traffic Design Project Engineer

Dilectus Workforce Solutions
Virginia, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/15/2026
Position summary:

Responsible for leading, overseeing, or performing engineering design using advanced knowledge of general engineering principles and practices to interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate assignments with limited supervision. Acts as a technical advisor and mentor to less experienced engineers.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design for multiple concurrent projects and tasks for your discipline.
  • Assist Project Manager with consultative services to the client by understanding client requirements, recommendations, and solutions to enhance client experience.
  • Attends client meetings or interviews in support of project manager.
  • Plan, schedule, conduct or coordinate detailed phases of the engineering work in a part of a major project or in a total project of moderate scope.
  • Design projects using advanced discipline knowledge, client specifications and guidelines using design software and drawing tools.
  • Develop solutions to complex problems and share best practices/lessons learned on a wide scale (company, client, or industry)
  • Defining parameters, reviewing, and presenting alternative studies based on experience and advanced engineering knowledge.
  • Prepare or lead the preparation of engineering documents, technical reports, memos, etc.
  • Evaluate and collaborate on disciplines workflow and standard operating procedures to increase efficiency.
  • Perform and check design computations.
  • Quality review of project design in accordance with the Project Management Plan.
  • Provide cross disciplinary and constructability reviews on complex projects.
  • Providing input to project manager and section head with scope development, work hours for tasks, and project schedule creation for discipline.
  • Manage and lead work to meet provided project schedule and budget relevant to discipline.
  • Coordinate and collaborate with team members and other disciplines to ensure project completion by the defined deadline and established quality.
  • Delegate project work to design engineers, coordinate project requirements, and perform quality reviews.
  • Mentor and coach on technical knowledge to advance their skill development and advise on project design.
  • Actively participating and contributing (presenting, publishing papers, etc.) in industry organizations, publications, and/or conversations.


Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities:

  • Perform other related duties as assigned


Required Skills:

  • Proficient in discipline specific software
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Written and communication skills
  • Familiarity of a variety of engineering disciplines
  • Presentation skills


Required Experience:

  • Bachelors degree in civil engineering or a related field from an ABET accredited engineering program
  • 15 years of experience


Preferred Experience:

  • Professional Engineer License
  • Specific discipline certifications (PTOE or IMSA, etc.)
  • Experience working with local clients at the county and state level


Working Conditions:

  • Work is performed within a general office environment 95% of the time. Work is generally sedentary in nature but may require occasional standing and walking. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. within the office environment.
  • Field work is required on occasions where work may be conducted outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Some lifting (up to 25 lbs.) may be required as needed.


MUST HAVE:

  • Bachelors degree in civil engineering or a related field from an ABET accredited engineering program.
  • 15 years of experience.
  • Proficient in discipline specific software
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Familiarity of a variety of engineering disciplines.

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