Entry-Level Roadway/ Highways Engineer
The Entry-Level Roadway Engineer at Confidential Client supports the planning, design, and delivery of impactful roadway and highway transportation projects across Maryland. This role involves applying roadway design principles, preparing technical plans and reports, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and clients, and ensuring compliance with standards to deliver safe and innovative transportation infrastructure solutions.
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Position Overview
Confidential Client is hiring an Entry-Level Roadway / Highways Engineer in Baltimore, MD. This full‑time role supports planning, design, and delivery of roadway and highway projects across Maryland. You will work with experienced engineers to produce plans, specifications, and technical deliverables while gaining hands‑on experience with corridor modeling, geometrics, and construction support.
What You’ll Do
- Support the design and delivery of roadway and highway improvement projects, including urban and rural corridors, freeway/interchange improvements, reconstruction projects, intersection improvements, and multimodal facilities.
- Prepare plans, specifications & estimates (PS&E), design calculations, technical reports, quantity takeoffs, and cost estimates.
- Develop roadway geometry, corridor models, alignments, profiles, and construction plans using AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer (ORD), and/or MicroStation.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams: traffic, drainage, structures, environmental, utilities, and construction professionals.
- Collaborate with clients, municipalities, and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
- Perform quality reviews to ensure compliance with client standards, the Facilities Development Manual (FDM), and federal guidelines.
- Provide engineering support during construction (design clarifications, field reviews, resolving project issues).
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D; experience with MicroStation and/or Bentley OpenRoads Designer is a plus.
- Knowledge of roadway geometrics, corridor modeling, intersection design, plan production, quantities, and PS&E development.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
- Authorization to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Preferred
- Engineer‑In‑Training (EIT) certification.
- Experience delivering transportation projects and familiarity with local design standards and specifications.
Compensation & Location
- Location: Baltimore, MD (onsite / field work as required)
- Estimated base salary: $54,682 per year (estimated). Exact compensation will depend on candidate experience and internal pay practices and will comply with applicable state and local pay transparency requirements.
Why Join
- Hands‑on exposure to transportation design and construction on impactful public projects.
- Mentorship from experienced engineers and opportunities to develop technical skills (Civil 3D, ORD, MicroStation).
- Work that contributes to safer, more connected Maryland communities.
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