Senior Highway Design Engineer

Founded in 1912, STV is a leading national infrastructure-focused professional services firm, providing engineering, architectural, planning, environmental, program management and construction management services for transportation systems, buildings, water, energy and other facilities. Headquartered in New York City, the company has more than 55 offices across North America. The firm is ranked 37th in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms survey and is 11th in its transportation category. In 2022, STV signed the Equity in Infrastructure Project (EIP) Pledge, becoming one of the first architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms to commit to advancing equity in infrastructure. Learn more at stvinc.com.

STV currently has an opening in our Hartford, CT office for a Senior Transportation/Highway Engineer for our Transportation & Infrastructure division. This person will primarily perform production of construction documents plans, specifications, estimates and various studies and reports for highway projects including but not limited to design projects for public agencies in the Hartford CT area. Experience in the design of highway alignments and details, grading, drainage, traffic and other highway infrastructure and site work is required. This position will also involve coordinating and overseeing the work of lower-level design staff on the project team.

Key responsibilities will include:

Developing plans, specifications, cost estimates, reports and preparing final bid packages for state highway and interchange improvement projects

Developing horizontal & vertical alignments, drainage plans, construction staging/traffic control plans, signing & pavement marking plans, utility coordination, sub-consultant coordination, and preparation of right-of-way plans for various project types and clients.

Establishing working relationships and interfacing with client technical staff and project managers

Participating in project decisions regarding technical approaches, cost and schedule performance

Preparing proposals

Required Skills:

A Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering

Minimum of 11 years of engineering experience with broad knowledge and experience in transportation and strong technical skills in highway design.

Experience in the design of highways, local roads, drainage and other highway infrastructure and site work.

CT PE license is required

Experience on Conn DOT projects and knowledge of AASHTO standards is required.

Strong oral and written communication skills

Experience with MicroStation, InRoads, Open Roads Designer and GEOPACK are required

PM experience desired

Compensation Range:$122,808.00 - $163,744.00

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.

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