Senior Engineer – Transportation

Stanley Consultants

Senior Engineer in transportation at Stanley Consultants, focusing on highway projects and leading design teams. Engaging clients and ensuring quality in transportation infrastructure design and execution.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, direct, and mentor design staff on transportation projects, including plan development for a comprehensive range of transportation design projects ranging from roundabouts to interchanges and interstate widenings.
Managing and designing projects with clients such as Texas DOT and other municipal organizations.
Assist in staffing requirements and make recommendations for hiring staff.
Assist in the development of marketing strategies for transportation project opportunities.
Adhere to company standards for quality assurance and quality control as defined in the quality manual.
Participate in project scoping, fee estimating and proposal preparation, interviews, and negotiations.
Review department project(s) after award to collaborate on work procedures/sequences and developing schedules, budgets, staffing, sub consultant involvement, and progress billings.
Attend on-site and off-site client meetings.
Evaluate client needs and identify requirements.
Meet with client management as necessary during the term of a project to resolve issues and to obtain approvals at the project’s completion.
Prepare and modify reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, cost estimates, environmental studies, and designs for projects.
Evaluate need for design changes and makes appropriate recommendations.
Submit documents to federal, state, and local agencies for code compliance review and obtain permits when required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering
A minimum of 8-10 years of relevant experience
Texas Professional Engineer (PE) license required
Experience with the Texas Department of Transportation or similar State DOT and/or local government agencies developing, delivering, and managing highway design projects.
Experience with Texas DOT design methods, plan preparation, standards and specifications or similar State DOT experience.
Demonstrated capabilities and success in managing the design of medium to large multi-disciplined transportation projects, multi-office projects, and/or multiple projects.
Working knowledge of roadway design software used to prepare engineering and design documents including Microstation and OpenRoads Designer.
Experienced in and fully capable of using the Microsoft software suite including Word, Excel, and Power Point.
Experienced in preparing technical approaches and work plans (write ups) to support RFQ’s and technical proposals.
Proven leadership, communication, mentoring and client liaison skills.
Business acumen including negotiation skills.
Established relationships with key clients.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Member-Owned. Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.
Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.
Health Insurance. We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.
Financial Health. We offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.
Professional Growth. When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.
Financial Rewards. We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.

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Hard Skills & Tools

civil engineeringtransportation designhighway designplan preparationdesign methodsquality assurancequality controlproject managementcost estimationenvironmental studies

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationmentoringclient liaisonnegotiationbusiness acumenstaffing recommendationsproblem-solvingcollaborationevaluation

Certifications

Bachelor of Science in Civil EngineeringTexas Professional Engineer (PE) license