Roadway Design Project Engineer
Bluffton SC / Columbia SC / Savannah GA / South Carolina
Roadway/Highway Department – Project Engineers /
Full Time /
Remote
Lochmueller group is seeking an experienced and energetic Roadway/Highway Design Project Engineer to join our dynamic and growing Roadway/Highway Design team. As a Roadway Design Project Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the infrastructure that connects communities, ensuring safe, efficient, and sustainable transportation solutions that positively impact people's daily lives for years to come. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a remote capacity for a growing firm with a great workplace culture and significant growth opportunity. This position can be based anywhere in South Carolina.
Lochmueller Group is a regional engineering consulting firm with an emphasis on infrastructure. We provide multi-disciplined services for a variety of public agencies and private entities, including transportation design; water resources design; environmental analysis & permitting; construction engineering & inspection; traffic engineering & transportation planning; surveying; and land acquisition & appraisal. Our transportation design team offers a variety of services, but most of our work involves roadway and bridge design for various local agencies and state DOT’s.
For over 40 years, Lochmueller Group has helped communities reinvent their future through thoughtful, actionable planning and design. Our dedication to building a team that demonstrates our corporate values (CARDIA) is what sets us apart:
CARDIA: Creativity; Accountability; Respect; Dedication; Integrity; Achievement
Lochmueller Group provides an excellent workplace culture established by our people who share these values. We are a 100% employee-owned company, and our people are invested in the success and continued development of each other and the firm. This is a great place to build a career and grow with a company that is dedicated to quality and service.
Responsibilities of this role will include:
- Serving as a project engineer in the planning and execution of local agency and/or DOT roadway design projects.
- Assisting in the preparation of project proposals, budgets, and schedules.
- Conducting engineering analysis and design.
- Preparing and reviewing project documentation, reports, and specifications.
- Applying engineering techniques, methods, and design criteria to support project execution.
- Coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure project goals are met.
- Collaborating with clients, contractors, and regulatory agencies.
- May assign work to junior engineers or other staff.
- Depending on the experience level of the selected candidate, this role may be involved in other various responsibilities, such as project management.
Qualifications for this role:
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a similar engineering field
- 5+ years of relevant roadway/highway design engineering experience – open to candidates with more experience
- Experience working on SCDOT roadway design projects
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and/or MicroStation
- Excellent inter-personal skills and the ability to work well in a collaborative team environment
- Demonstrated ability to work well in a remote work environment
What we offer:
- Excellent workplace culture (2024 Indiana and Illinois Best Places to Work)
- Health & Wellness: (medical, dental, vision, disability, and basic life insurance w/ option for additional voluntary life insurance)
- Work/Life Balance: (vacation, holidays, sick leave, maternity/paternity leave, flexible scheduling & telecommuting opportunities)
- Wealth-Building: (401k w/ company match, student loan repayment benefit, ESOP, competitive compensation package)
- Professional Benefits: (professional membership dues, career & educational development)
Lochmueller Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Lochmueller Group fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local laws.
Attention Third-Party Agencies: Lochmueller Group has a strict policy against accepting unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Should such resumes be submitted, they will be considered the property of Lochmueller Group, granting us the right to hire the applicant at our discretion without incurring any fees to the submitting party. We emphasize direct communication and transparency in our hiring process and kindly ask external recruiters to abstain from contacting us regarding potential candidates or job placements. Your cooperation in adhering to our policy is greatly appreciated.
