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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is seeking an Entry Level Highway Designer (2027 Graduate) to join a multidisciplinary transportation design team focused on roadway and highway projects. In this role you will:

• Work within teams of designers, engineers, and construction professionals to develop practical transportation design solutions
• Perform roadway geometry and pavement layout tasks
• Assist with drainage and stormwater design components
• Support utility coordination and utility design tasks
• Contribute to traffic control plans and temporary traffic staging
• Prepare preliminary and final design plans and construction documents
• Help produce contract documents, specifications, cost estimates, and project schedules
• Participate in construction phase services and field inspections
• Support traditional and alternative delivery approaches, including design‑build
• Coordinate with specialists in bridge, traffic, environmental, utilities, and stormwater disciplines

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Skills & Attributes

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively on teams
• Detail oriented, self-motivated, and committed to delivering quality work
• Strong computer literacy; willingness to learn engineering software and workflows
• Critical thinking and problem‑solving mindset

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (required)
• 0–1 years of professional transportation engineering experience (entry level)
• EIT or EIT in-process is a plus
• Roadway design experience is a plus
• AutoCAD Civil 3D experience is a strong plus

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Compensation & Benefits

• The full-time annual base salary range for this position, located in Massachusetts, is $86,000 to $88,000. The base salary offered will be determined based on job-related factors, including geographic location, internal equity, experience, credentials, skills, education, work schedule, and other factors permitted by law. The posted salary range reflects base pay only.
• Additional compensation and benefits may include eligibility for incentive bonuses, retirement/401(k) plans, medical/dental/vision, life and disability insurance, wellness programs, tuition reimbursement, and other benefits described in the client’s Total Rewards program.
• This position supports a flexible, hybrid work environment. Specific schedule and remote/hybrid details will be shared during the hiring process.

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Why Join Confidential Client

• Meaningful work on complex, community-impacting transportation projects
• A collaborative, inclusive culture that values curiosity and shared success
• Support for skill growth, mentoring, and learning (including evolving tools and AI-enabled workflows)
• Opportunities to work across a variety of public and private clients and project delivery methods

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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