Senior Highway Designer

As GFT continues to grow and expand, we are seeking a Senior Highway Designer to support our Transportation group in our New York, NY office. This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance at our New York, NY office .

Working on the roadway team at GFT offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Whether working on highways and bridges or traffic engineering, our team excels in resilient, sustainable design and construction, delivering innovative solutions that address the complexities of modern, multimodal roadway systems and ensure safe, efficient, and reliable travel for all. Explore some of our signature roadway projects here.

What you’ll be challenged to do:

As a Senior Highway Designer, you’ll lead roadway engineering efforts on complex transportation projects for NYSDOT, NYCDOT, PANYNJ, NYSTA, MTA, NJDOT, NJTA, and other area agencies, developing design strategies and technical direction that support safe, efficient, and sustainable infrastructure. You’ll take ownership of design tasks, prepare plans and technical documents, support project management activities, and help ensure projects are delivered on time and to quality standards. You’ll lead multidisciplinary teams and provide guidance to junior staff, while continuing to grow your technical expertise and client-facing experience in transportation infrastructure work.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

Lead the development of roadway design concepts, criteria, and technical direction on major tasks

Manage design activities across multiple disciplines, coordinating with bridge, transit, environmental, geotechnical, and civil/site teams as needed

Prepare and review engineering plans, specifications, and estimates, including roadway geometry, grading, drainage, maintenance and protection of traffic, and other key elements

Review technical deliverables for quality and accuracy (QA/QC)

Mentor junior staff, providing technical guidance and task oversight

Support proposal development including scope, approach, and cost estimates

Manage task order projects in a client-facing capacity

Interface with clients to provide technical solutions and ensure project satisfaction

Assist with permitting coordination and submissions

Participate in local professional societies and industry groups

Maintain project budgets and schedules, and track task progress across concurrent assignments

Education | Experience:

What you'll bring to our firm:

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

3+ years of highway and roadway design experience with increasing responsibility

Proficient in MicroStation, OpenRoads, and Microsoft Office

New York or New Jersey client design experience (NYSDOT, NYCDOT, PANYNJ, NYSTA, MTA, NJDOT, NJTA)

Strong highway design skills with the ability to train and mentor junior staff

Experience in staff supervision and project coordination

Experience preparing submittals and coordinating with permitting agencies

Strong verbal and written communication skills, including client presentation experience

What we prefer you bring:

PE license in New York or ability to obtain through reciprocity within one year

Experience with AutoCAD and Civil 3D

New York client relationships

Compensation:

The range for this position is salary range is $115,000-$124,000. Salary is dependent upon experience and geographic location.

Featured Benefits:

Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment.

Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.

Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan.

Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual.

Tuition reimbursement for continued education.

Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations

Incentive compensation for eligible positions

Company Overview: At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century’s experience, together we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives. GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™

GFT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property GFT.

Location: New York, NY Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Employment Status: Full-Time

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