Senior Transportation Engineer

STV

Senior Transportation Engineer delivering Kentucky highway, roadway, interchange, and multimodal infrastructure projects for STV. Leading project coordination, QA/QC, client interaction, proposals, and junior staff development.

Posted 8/18/2026full-timeGlasgow • Kentucky • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $140,811 - $160,927 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing transportation studies and infrastructure design projects, with a strong focus on project delivery, quality assurance, and client communication. Proficient in preparing specifications, cost estimates, and RFP responses while mentoring junior staff and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Bachelor’s Degree In Civil EngineeringKY Professional Engineer (PE) License10+ Years Of Engineering ExperienceTransportation Studies ManagementClient Communication

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Hard Skills

Project DeliveryQuality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)Specifications PreparationCost EstimationReport WritingBid Package DevelopmentTechnical Proposal PreparationRFP Response PreparationMultidisciplinary CoordinationProcess Improvement

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringDetail-OrientedCreative Problem SolvingSelf-Motivated

Certifications & Qualifications

KY Professional Engineer (PE) License

Industry Keywords

KYTCTransportationInfrastructure DesignMunicipalitiesProject Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a senior engineer to ensure project delivery for KYTC projects, Departments of Transportation, counties, municipalities, and private development entities
Coordinate with the design team to develop quality deliverables within established schedules and budgets
Maintain project schedules, resource allocation, and project deliverables
Provide QA/QC for engineering deliverables
Assist with specifications, cost estimates, reports, and final bid packages
Establish working relationships and interface with clients and project managers
Train, direct, supervise, and mentor staff
Assist with technical and cost proposals
Provide assistance in RFP responses and strategic planning for future project pursuits
Manage transportation studies and infrastructure design projects
Coordinate across internal teams and subconsultants
Support client communication and maintain project documentation
Identify process improvement and project efficiency opportunities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering is required
Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience required
KY Professional Engineer (PE) license is required
Strong background working with KYTC and local Kentucky municipalities is desired
Leadership, multidisciplinary coordination, and junior staff supervision/mentoring experience
Experience managing transportation studies and infrastructure design projects
Ability to coordinate with design teams, internal teams, and subconsultants
Experience preparing specifications, cost estimates, reports, final bid packages, technical and cost proposals, and RFP responses
Experience interfacing with clients and project managers
Creative, self-motivated, and detail-oriented approach

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
Disability insurance
Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
401(k) Plan
Retirement Counseling
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
Paid Holidays (9 days)
Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
Continuing Education Program
Professional Licensure and Society Memberships