Senior Highway Engineer

Job Description

Senior Highway Engineers provide the expertise of a seasoned engineer to all conventional aspects of functional area and applies advanced concepts and techniques to unconventional engineering problems. Senior highway engineers may also function as individual researcher or technical specialist. Upholds engineering ethics and standards of conduct.

Other responsibilities typically include:

• Performs Highway project design, sketching design concepts to be developed by junior engineers, CAD designers or technicians.
• Plans and reviews the production of engineering drawings and specifications.
• Plans and reviews the production of engineering investigations or planning work.
• Develops and evaluates plans and criteria for new projects, weighing alternatives and selecting the most cost-effective solution.
• Analyzes technical problems, assessing the feasibility of proposed techniques and procedures, and devising new approaches and alternative solutions.
• Analyzes project dimension and scope, and prepares or oversees the preparation of cost and manpower estimates, schedules and job budgets.
• Coordinates work with project manager, and guides junior professionals and technical personnel on the design and drafting of preliminary and final plans.
• Is responsible for quality control, maintaining quality standards in all work produced, and checking computations or reviewing designs and drawings performed by others.
• May occasionally manage projects.
• Performs such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.