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Highway Design Engineer

STV
Newark, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 12/18/2025 CLOSED ON 1/29/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Highway Design Engineer position at STV?

STV currently has openings in our Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Douglassville, Harrisburg, PA, Newark or Lawrenceville, NJ offices for a Highway Engineering Specialist in our Transportation Division.

The successful candidate will have experience with aspects of highway design including highway geometrics, roadway modeling and cross section development, traffic control, signing and pavement marking, utility coordination, and right-of-way plan development. Key responsibilities will include the design of all phases of highway plan development from inception to construction for our various transportation projects.

This position offers tremendous growth opportunities to advance your career, build client relationships, and broaden STV’s service offerings geographically all while promoting the culture of a healthy work-life balance.

The Highway Engineering Specialist will assist other senior staff in collaborating with various transportation agencies throughout PA and/or NJ.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
  • Successful completion of the FE exam (EIT certification) preferred
  • 0 to 5 years of experience with highway design
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Experience with PennDOT, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission e, NJDOT and/or NJ Turnpike Authority as well as other transportation agencies
  • Experience in Microsoft Office, OpenRoads, MicroStation, InRoads and Microsoft Office. AutoTAB and PennDOT’s ECMS is a plus
  • Become an active member of our Client Service Teams supporting proposal development and business development activities


Compensation Range

$52,858.13 - $70,477.51

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At STV, we are fully committed to expanding our culture of diversity and inclusion, one that will reflect the clients we serve and the communities we work in, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

STV offers the following benefits

  • Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
  • Disability insurance
  • Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Retirement Counseling
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid Time Off (16 days)
  • Paid Holidays (8 days)
  • Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
  • Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
  • Continuing Education Program
  • Professional Licensure and Society Memberships


STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.

Salary : $52,858 - $70,478

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