Highway Engineer

About This Position

Ready to help shape the future of transportation across New York?

GAI Consultants is looking for an experienced Project Engineer to join our expanding Highway Design Group in Albany, Syracuse, or White Plains. This role offers the opportunity to work on transformative infrastructure projects while collaborating with a team of passionate professionals dedicated to improving the way people travel and connect.

You'll play a key role in delivering roadway and highway projects, working alongside traffic engineers, bridge engineers, and construction inspection teams to develop innovative solutions from design through construction. With a wide variety of project types and challenges, every day brings new opportunities to learn, contribute, and make a lasting impact.

Whether you're looking to expand your project leadership responsibilities or gain exposure to larger, more complex transportation initiatives, this position offers an excellent platform for continued growth and success.

Responsibilities Include

• Developing roadway, trail and sidewalk designs
• Intersection design and layout including roundabouts and traffic signals
• Checking design calculations prepared by others
• Preparation of construction contract documents
• Project coordination, report writing and estimating

Direct coordination with clients

Engineer IV plans, schedules, conducts or coordinates detailed phases of the engineering work in part of a major project or in total project of a moderate scope. Perform work which involves conventional engineering practice but may include a variety of complex features. Typical projects include long-range transportation planning, traffic impact studies, site planning and design, highway and traffic signal design, transit planning and design, and bridge design. The Engineer IV level often requires efforts outside normal business hours to meet client requests and/or attend meetings.

Essential Job Functions

• Perform broader assignments than an Engineer III.
• Plan, schedule, conduct or coordinate detailed phases of engineering work in part of a major project.
• Plan and conduct work requiring some judgment and independent evaluation.
• Apply standard technology and procedures.
• Conduct analysis choosing appropriate applications.
• Anticipate bigger project objectives.
• Complete intermediate and limited complex engineering assignments.
• Perform cost and quantity estimating.
• Attend project meetings and presents specific aspects of engineering assignments.
• Responsible for report writing for basic projects and some intermediate projects.
• Project engineer of basic projects – staffing, scope, schedule, budget.
• Assume client relations for routine basic projects.
• Provide some delegation and supervision of Engineer III’s and Technicians.
• Provide coordination for multi-discipline projects (intermediate level).
• Receive direction on technical guidance for complex problems.
• Additional essential functions for an experienced person in this role: Prepares basic proposals including the scope of work, hours planning and estimate of fees.
• Responsible for invoices. Responsible for tracking project progress relative to budget expenditures.

• Job Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET/EAC accredited program or an approved equivalent.
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) licensure required.
• 4 years of experience in a similar engineering role required.
• Proficiency with Microstation, Inroads and AutoTurn.
• Working knowledge of the NYSDOT Highway Design Manual.

Active member of a professional practice organization.

Pay Range

Albany, NY, Syracuse, NY: $44/hour– $60/hour

Westchester – White Plains, NY: $47/hour – $69/hour

Pay is based on applicant’s ability/experience and will be rated accordingly.

EXTRAs

At Creighton Manning, continuous learning and mentoring are part of our DNA. There are opportunities to advance your career, either on the technical track towards Project Manager or into various corporate leadership positions. Team members get 360 reviews with input from peers and managers, to get a broad picture of their

contributions.