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Senior Roadway Engineer

Woolpert
Dallas, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 4/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2026
We seek to move the world forward through innovative thinking.

Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders, and as a certified Great Place to Work®, Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.

Position Overview

Woolpert is hiring a Senior Roadway Engineer to join our dynamic Transportation Team. This position reports to the Roadway Team Lead and is responsible for responsible for designs of roadway, bikeway, trail and pedestrian projects.

They are responsible for leading designs of roadway, bikeway, trail and pedestrian projects. Additionally, they assist in resource planning work for other staff on their projects as well as mentoring junior staff members. The Senior Project Engineer is looked to for design expertise and the ability to lead a project from concept to final design. This role will work on a variety of transportation projects spanning multiple clients, states and project types. They will be exposed to and work closely with other design teams in bridges, traffic, site development, planning amongst others. The Senior Roadway Engineer is also looked to for mentoring of less experienced staff as well as the allocation of work to other staff. The Engineering Design Team is quickly growing, allowing for accelerated growth and upward mobility opportunities.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.

What You Will Do

  • Lead design of complex roadway and transportation projects that require creative solutions. Projects include roadway, bikeways, pedestrian facilities, roundabouts, trails, multi-modal transportation or transportation planning. 
  • Direct engineering design tasks such as highway and street design, roadway alignments, roundabout design, roadway grading and modeling, curb ramp design, signing and pavement plan, maintenance of traffic, storm drainage.
  • Use local and federal roadway standards to prepare preliminary and final design documents, cost estimates, and bid documents.
  • Perform detailed review of design plans and supporting documents.
  • Perform designs using software including MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer (ORD), AutoCAD, and/or Civil 3D.
  • Assist Project Managers in the writing of proposals as well as preparing scope, schedule and budget of projects

What You Will Bring

  • Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering or related technical design field. 
  • A minimum of 8 years of professional experience preferred. 
  • Must be a licensed PE
  • If licensed in another state, the ability to obtain a license in Ohio.
  • Ability to lead design as well as allocate work to others.
  • Experience in Roadway, Highway, Trail, Bikeway/Pedestrian and/or Roadway Drainage design.
  • Expertise in Civil 3D and/or MicroStation, and OpenRoads Designer (ORD).
  • Experience with ODOT,INDOT, TxDOT is a plus.
  • Ability and desire to mentor design staff.
  • Possess strong organizational skills to successfully manage multiple priorities.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).
  • Ability to work across disciplines and coordinate with other firms on projects

Benefits You Will Love

Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you’ll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

  • Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
  • Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
  • Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
  • Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
  • Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
  • Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!

Woolpert, Inc. is a cutting-edge national architecture, engineering and geospatial (AEG) firm. Our transportation practice is deeply rooted in the firm’s long history of providing exceptional client service and innovative design. Through our integrated design approach, we provide comprehensive, full-service consulting to turn our client problems and needs into opportunities and successes, blending engineering excellence with progressive technology and geospatial applications. We employ seasoned industry leaders who are willing to share their technical expertise to present viable solutions to our clients. Our Transportation group is rapidly becoming one of the top firms serving ODOT and LPA clients across Ohio. Woolpert is certified as an Employer of Choice by Great Place To Work®. We believe great companies are built from exceptional people and amazing clients.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolpert's Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolpert's applicant process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid

Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Pay Range

$101,200 - $126,500 USD

Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting askhr@woolpert.com.

If you need to reschedule or cancel your interview, please reach out to your recruiter by contacting recruiting@woolpert.com.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert via email, the internet, or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolpert's Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolpert's applicant process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

Salary : $101,200 - $126,500

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