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We've grown from a boutique traffic engineering shop to a 50+ person firm spanning roadway design, transportation planning, software engineering, and construction management - and we're not done. Our team combines cutting-edge technology with a deep commitment to safety and innovation to solve the real operational and design challenges facing our communities' transportation systems.\nWho You Are:\nPrecision Systems, Inc. is seeking a senior Highway/Roadway Design Engineer to join PSI full-time and lead roadway design and PS&E delivery for transportation infrastructure projects. This position will serve as a senior technical lead for highway, roadway, multimodal, corridor reconstruction, and task-order design assignments, with responsibility for advancing projects from planning and concept development through final PS&E and construction support.\nThe successful candidate will strengthen PSI’s in-house roadway design capacity and support federal, state, and local transportation clients, including DDOT, VDOT, MDOT SHA, FHWA, and other public agencies. This role requires a hands-on design leader who can manage roadway geometry, civil/site design, multimodal facilities, drainage coordination, utility coordination, traffic and safety interfaces, ADA compliance, MOT considerations, quality control, and interdisciplinary PS&E integration.\nResponsibilities:\nLead roadway/highway design for corridor reconstruction, safety, multimodal, bridge-adjacent, trail, streetscape, and transportation infrastructure projects\nPrepare and oversee PS&E packages, including plans, specifications, estimates, quantities, design reports, and supporting technical documentation\nDevelop roadway geometry, horizontal and vertical alignments, typical sections, cross sections, grading, curb ramp layouts, ADA improvements, multimodal facilities, maintenance of traffic concepts, and constructible design details\nCoordinate roadway design with drainage, stormwater management, traffic signals, lighting, signing and pavement marking, utilities, survey/SUE, geotechnical, structural, environmental, and landscape architecture disciplines\nLead concept-to-final design progression, including 30%, 60%, 90%, and final PS&E submissions\nSupport task order kickoff, scope confirmation, field reviews, design criteria development, schedule planning, and technical approach development\nIdentify design risks early, including utility conflicts, field constraints, drainage impacts, ROW/access limitations, constructability issues, ADA compliance concerns, and stakeholder-driven design changes\nProvide technical direction to roadway engineers, designers, and CADD staff\nPerform senior technical review and QA/QC of roadway plans, calculations, details, quantities, and design documentation\nSupport client coordination, agency reviews, comment resolution, and interdisciplinary design meetings\nDevelop constructible, standards-compliant roadway solutions in constrained urban, parkway, Federal Lands, and environmentally sensitive settings\nSupport proposal development, project interviews, staff resumes, project descriptions, and technical approach narratives for roadway/highway opportunities\nQualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field\nLicensed Professional Engineer\n8+ years of progressive roadway/highway design experience\nDemonstrated experience leading roadway or highway PS&E packages from concept through final design\nStrong knowledge of AASHTO, FHWA, MUTCD, ADA/PROWAG, and state/local transportation design standards\nExperience delivering roadway design for public-sector transportation clients such as FHWA, DDOT, VDOT, MDOT SHA, NPS, or comparable agencies\nExperience coordinating roadway design with drainage, SWM, traffic, utilities, geotechnical, structural, environmental, and survey disciplines\nExperience managing multiple concurrent assignments, task orders, or on-call/IDIQ projects\nStrong understanding of constructability, design staging, MOT considerations, and interdisciplinary plan integration\nAbility to lead technical staff, communicate with clients, resolve comments, and maintain schedule and quality across active assignments\nPreferred qualifications\nExperience with bridge-adjacent roadway design, parkways, trails, access roads, or constrained settings\nExperience producing PS&E packages compliant with FHWA, AASHTO, DDOT, VDOT, MDOT SHA, or NPS requirements\nExperience with OpenRoads Designer, MicroStation, AutoCAD Civil 3D, ArcGIS, AutoTURN, Synchro, or related transportation design and analysis tools\nExperience serving as Highway Design Lead, Roadway Design Lead, Civil Lead, Engineer of Record, or task-order manager on multidisciplinary transportation projects\nExperience mentoring junior roadway engineers and designers\nExperience supporting small-business prime contracts, IDIQs, MATOCs, or on-call transportation programs\nIdeal candidate profile\nThe ideal candidate is a senior roadway design professional who can operate as both a technical lead and a delivery partner. This person should be comfortable leading design production, managing interdisciplinary interfaces, reviewing PS&E packages, resolving agency comments, and helping PSI maintain strong in-house roadway delivery capability. The candidate should bring the technical credibility to lead complex highway/roadway assignments and the practical judgment to develop designs that are buildable, review-ready, and responsive to client priorities.\nBenefits:\nCompetitive salary commensurate with experience\nDiscretionary annual merit bonus and annual raise\nUp to 4% 401(k) match\nComprehensive benefits package - PSI covers 70% of medical premiums, plus dental, vision, and company-paid life insurance\nHybrid work flexibility (2 days a week)\nCommuter Benefits\nPrecision Systems, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, or military status.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6261,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Hybrid work","Life insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Game Design"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-11T00:56:43Z"}],"liveness":{"score":7,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.262,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":166,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["conf:5","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/psiengineering-senior-transportation-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/psiengineering-senior-transportation-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T10:58:22Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2232,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2768,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}