Job Description

Take Your Design Career to the Next Level

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder's Design team is looking for you! From bridge and structural engineering to civil, electrical, mechanical, and process engineering, Kleinfelder's collaborative Design Services create synergy across multiple disciplines.

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is seeking a Highway / Roadway Civil Engineering Project Manager with experience in the design of highway and urban roadway projects to join as part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team in our Boston, MA office. This position has flexibility to be onsite, remote or hybrid. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on major transportation projects and will work closely with our other civil groups and markets. This is a great opportunity for a talented individual who is inspired to promote and support the growth of our roadway, highway and civil sectors for both our public and private clients, including municipalities throughout New England.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 7 to 10 years' experience in civil engineering and a strong desire for learning and sharing knowledge. They will work with a team of civil engineers with varied engineering backgrounds to collaborate and deliver a wide range of projects for high-priority clients in New England.

Responsibilities in this role will include:

• Lead Highway / Roadway design projects that incorporate multimodal facilities, traffic calming treatments, urban streets roadway designs and modifications, accessibility improvements, transit network upgrades, drainage assessments and designs, public and private utility coordination, and green infrastructure elements.


• Lead cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary highway / roadway design projects for high-profile state agencies and large municipalities in the New England area while supporting and learning from Senior Project Managers while training and mentoring staff engineers.


• Lead projects technically from the conceptual and preliminary engineering design phase to final design and for some contracts, through construction phase services


• Coordinate with architects, bridge, environmental, geotechnical, survey, and traffic professionals, to complete multi-disciplinary project deliverables


• Prepare and oversee detailed civil design plans, specifications, cost estimates, and bid packages


• Working with Project Managers to ensure that production of specifications, reports and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements


• Opportunity to build long-term client relationships and support business development initiatives.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Experience with the various aspects of roadway design, utilities and utility coordination, development of construction documents, and construction support services.


• Experience with developing roadway/highway designs in accordance with Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) design guidelines and standards


• Technical experience with highway and stormwater design software (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, HydroCAD)with capability to produce and to responsibly delegate and oversee quality engineering designs and plans.


• Self-motivation with good communication and organizational skills with an eagerness to take on increasing challenges and a strong passion for the work.


• Ability to work in a team environment and to maintain positive relationships with team members and clients.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering


• 7 to 10 years' experience in the design and preparation of construction contract documents for highways.


• Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE)


• Understanding and familiarity with MassDOT Design Guidelines and Standards


• Proficiency in relative design software


• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills and a passion for building business


• Ability to be flexible and work in a fast-paced environment


• A passion to meet client objectives, goals and challenges

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients' transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that throughdiversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.