Highway Design Engineer

SEH

Highway Design Engineer leading multiple highway design projects for Wisconsin DOT. Collaborating with teams and mentoring junior engineers while ensuring quality and compliance standards.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeRemote • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $90,000 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Planning, developing, coordinating, and directing multiple projects for a variety of clients
Maintaining close relationships with clients throughout development of projects and after completion
Managing, mentoring, and working with staff as needed to provide a positive team environment
Maintaining an understanding of relevant regulatory programs, funding requirements, design standards and procedures through active participation in continuing education programs and professional associations
Representing SEH with agencies at project and public meetings
Prepare project approaches, scopes and fees required to complete projects
Present proposals to clients, interview for projects, and select project teams
Being an internal project manager and determining major project design decisions in conjunction with client
Performing complex design calculations
Checking accuracy of completed work and being responsible for ensuring QA/QC procedures are followed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field
Licensed Professional Engineer in Wisconsin or ability to obtain within six (6) months
Ability to travel as needed for team meetings, client consultations, business development excursions, on-site inspections/visits, occasional overnight travel may be required
Strong ability to work in a team environment
Experience in highway design and construction of WisDOT projects
Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills
Design experience in any of these; Microstation/GeoPak/ORD (Open Roads Designer)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Being 100% employee-owned means we all share in the company’s success
Career development through continued education, licensure/certification, skills, and technical training
Work arrangements that promote work/life balance
Flexible holidays enable individuals to tailor their festivities
Paid Family Leave provides time to care for loved ones, whether family by birth or family by choice

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementdesign calculationshighway designconstructionQA/QC procedures

Soft Skills

team environmentclient relationship managementmentoringcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in civil engineeringLicensed Professional Engineer in Wisconsin