Roadway Engineer III

The Opportunity

RETTEW is seeking an experienced Roadway Engineer III to join our Transportation team and take greater ownership of roadway design and project delivery.

This role is designed for an engineer who has built a solid foundation in roadway engineering and is ready to independently handle increasingly complex assignments contribute to PennDOT projects and become a trusted technical resource to project teams.

We recognize that roadway engineers often develop deep expertise in different areas of project delivery. You do not need to have done everything. We are looking for strong roadway fundamentals sound engineering judgment PennDOT experience and the ability to take ownership of your work while continuing to broaden your technical experience.

What Youll Do

As a Roadway Engineer III you will:

• Perform and lead roadway engineering design and analysis for assigned projects and major project components.
• Develop roadway plans alignments profiles cross sections grading and other roadway design elements based on project needs and your technical experience.
• Prepare and review engineering calculations plans specifications reports quantities estimates permit applications and construction documents.
• Apply engineering judgment to evaluate alternatives and develop practical solutions to roadway design and constructability challenges.
• Use professional CAD and transportation-design software to develop accurate high-quality project deliverables.
• Interpret and apply applicable PennDOT standards design criteria specifications and project requirements.
• Coordinate technical work with Project Managers Engineers Designers Survey Environmental Traffic and other project disciplines.
• Support Project Managers with project scope schedules budgets deliverables and resource coordination.
• Participate in coordination with PennDOT municipalities clients utilities and other project stakeholders.
• Perform technical and QA/QC reviews of project deliverables based on experience and assignment.
• Participate in field investigations and construction-phase engineering activities.
• Identify technical issues project risks and constructability concerns and contribute to developing solutions.
• Provide technical guidance to developing Engineers and Designers as experience allows.
• Support development of scopes of work technical approaches proposals and project estimates.

What Were Looking For

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.
• Professional engineering experience focused on roadway or transportation infrastructure design.
• Professional experience supporting PennDOT roadway or transportation projects.
• Professional experience using CAD and/or transportation-design software.
• Demonstrated ability to independently perform roadway engineering and design assignments.
• Experience preparing engineering plans calculations reports specifications estimates or other technical project deliverables.
• Working knowledge of roadway engineering principles design standards and project-delivery requirements.
• Ability to interpret and apply applicable PennDOT and other roadway-design requirements.
• Experience coordinating technical assignments within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments priorities and deadlines.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience with OpenRoads Designer and/or MicroStation.
• Horizontal and vertical roadway design experience.
• Roadway grading and cross-section development.
• Intersection design.
• ADA and pedestrian accessibility design.
• Roadway drainage coordination or design.
• Erosion and sediment control coordination or design.
• Utility coordination.
• Maintenance and protection of traffic.
• Signing and pavement-marking design.
• Quantity calculations and cost estimating.
• Roadway rehabilitation resurfacing or reconstruction projects.
• Technical or QA/QC review experience.
• Construction-phase engineering experience.
• Experience providing technical guidance or mentorship to developing Engineers or Designers.
• Experience supporting project schedules budgets scopes or proposals.
• Client municipal or agency coordination experience.

Grow Into Your Next Level

Roadway Engineer III is an important transition point in an engineering career at RETTEW.

Youll have opportunities to deepen the roadway expertise youve already developed while gaining exposure to other parts of transportation project delivery.

At RETTEW you can:

• Take ownership of increasingly complex roadway engineering assignments.
• Expand your experience across different aspects of roadway design rather than being limited to one narrow technical function.
• Strengthen your PennDOT project experience.
• Work alongside experienced transportation Engineers and Project Managers.
• Become a trusted technical resource to project teams.
• Mentor developing Engineers and Designers.
• Gain greater exposure to project scope schedule budget agency coordination and client interaction.
• Continue developing toward Professional Engineer licensure if you have not already obtained your PE.
• Explore longer-term opportunities in technical leadership or project management based on your strengths and interests.
• Build ownership in RETTEW through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

Work Environment

Workplace Designation: Hybrid
Locations: Lancaster

This position combines regular in-office collaboration with remote-work flexibility focused technical design work multidisciplinary project coordination and occasional field client or agency activities.

What We Offer

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) giving eligible employees the opportunity to share in RETTEWs long-term success.
• Comprehensive medical dental and vision benefits.
• Retirement savings options.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Hybrid work environment.
• Professional development and licensure support.
• Exposure to multidisciplinary transportation and infrastructure projects.
• Opportunities for continued technical project and leadership growth.
• A collaborative employee-owned environment where your contributions directly affect project and company success.

About RETTEW

RETTEW is a 100% employee-owned engineering consulting firm delivering multidisciplinary solutions across transportation land development water and wastewater environmental energy and infrastructure markets.

Our culture is grounded in our core values Act Like an Owner Value Relationships and Exemplify Excellence and gives employees the opportunity to contribute directly to the quality and success of our work while sharing in RETTEWs long-term success through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

RETTEW is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation or gender identity) national origin age disability veteran status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process please contact us at to request assistance.

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