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Highway Roadway Engineer

HDR, Inc.
life insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement
United States, Colorado, Grand Junction
Nov 28, 2025
At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? We believe construction services are more than project delivery, they're about safeguarding quality, safety, and trust at every step. As part of HDR's Field Services team, you'll be on the front lines of infrastructure development, making sure that what's designed is built to the highest standards. From highways and bridges to water treatment plants, transit systems, and power facilities, your work ensures that our clients' visions become reality, with precision, integrity, and excellence. Our construction professionals; Construction Managers, Inspectors, Resident Engineers, and field specialists bring deep technical knowledge, hands-on experience, and a commitment to quality that sets industry benchmarks. Your contributions are critical to delivering successful, resilient infrastructure. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead in the field, uphold the highest standards, and leave a legacy of quality that communities can rely on for generations. We are all employee-owners at HDR, which is the foundation of our collaborative culture that connects employees around the world. Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story' Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. HDR is seeking a Highway Roadway Engineer in our Durango or Grand Junction offices to design, pursue, lead design tasks and project teams. The primary duties of the Highway Roadway Engineer are to serve in a technical role while growing project management and marketing skills. The assigned projects and roles, which will be completed under the direction of a Project Manager, could range from rural and urban street, highway, and multimodal design to transit planning and design for municipal, state, and/or federal clients. The transportation engineer will also oversee the work of CAD Designers and other engineers and EITs. The duties of this position include preparing detailed engineering plans, specifications, project schedules, permitting, and designs for roadways, urban streets, highways, multimodal design, and transit related projects. Project involvement will range from feasibility and alternatives analysis to final design and through field and office construction support. Experience should include urban street and multimodal design, transit planning and design, highway interchange layout, intersection design, traffic management tools, transportation planning, alternatives analysis, and conceptual design. The ideal candidate will have experience with multi-disciplinary coordination between survey, right-of-way, geotechnical, grading, drainage, traffic, lighting, urban design, and utilities. The candidate will also assume some project management duties and will have opportunities for client interaction through project meetings as well as marketing opportunities. In the role of Highway/Roadway Engineer, we'll count on you to: Serve in a technical role under the direction of a Project Manager on the engineering development of urban and rural highway/roadway projects Oversee the work of CAD Designers, and possibly other EITs Prepare detailed engineering designs for roadway and highway projects Participate in activities ranging from site feasibility analysis to final design and through the construction phase Assume some project management duties and interact with clients as needed Perform other duties as needed #LI-MV3 Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree Previous experience in all aspects of roadway engineering design Professional Engineer (PE) license Hands-on experience with Highways and Roads CAD engineeringsoftware such as Bentley ConceptStation and Open Roads Designer and/orAutodesk Infraworks and Civil3d MS Office knowledge Excellent communication and organizational skills Experience should include urban and rural highway interchanges, intersection design, traffic management, transportation planning, site planning, preparation of concept alignments, geometrical layout and CAD base alignment plans An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must What We Believe HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve. Our Commitment As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees. We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) Colorado: $73,549.00 - $105,070.00 Primary Location : United States-Colorado-Grand Junction Other Locations : United States-Colorado-Durango Industry : Highway + Road Schedule : Full-time Employee Status : Regular BusinessClass : Highways Job Posting : Nov 27, 2025