Highway Engineer

Here at Mott MacDonald, we are experts in engineering, management, and development services supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. One of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves in our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through the connected thinking of our 20,000+ talented consultants. Sustainability and innovation are at the heart of all of our sectors which, in North America include Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

Mott MacDonald is currently seeking a Project Highway Engineer in our Boston, MA office. Mott MacDonald’s transportation and infrastructure teams work on some of the most important projects at hand, incorporating our values of sustainability and improving communities through positive social outcomes. We are an award-winning, employee-owned engineering firm with a reputation for technical excellence, innovation, and overcoming complex engineering challenges. Being part of the MM team provides the opportunity to work with dedicated, talented professionals across a broad range of infrastructure and transportation projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Highway/traffic/site-civil design, contract document development,  technical writing, and field investigation. 
• Conceptualizing the initial design approach and/or having overall responsibility for the civil engineering work on a project. 
• Monitoring project expenditure and task level basis and reporting to the project manager. 
• Supervision of less experienced engineers or technical support personnel on an assignment-level basis. 

We welcome applications from candidates with the following core competencies and characteristics:

• The ideal candidate must have a BS or MS in Civil Engineering and 3 to 6 years of highway/traffic/site-civil design experience.
• Massachusetts PE license is preferred.  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a willingness to initiate and lead internal and interdisciplinary design coordination. 
• Experience with Massachusetts Department of Transportation standards and project procedures. 
• Experience should include highway design (geometrics, signing, and striping, grading, traffic control), drainage design, and pavement design.  It is preferred that experience also include traffic engineering experience, including traffic analysis. 
• Experience with MicroStation, Open Roads, AutoCAD, Civil3D, and Synchro.

Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don’t have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you! 

Let’s discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Salary Range: $122,000 - $150,000

Benefits: 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, STD/LTD disability, holiday, PTO, parental leave and company paid life insurance

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Equal employment opportunity is the law. 
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.

Hybrid working policy

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

More about Mott MacDonald

We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.

Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence