Senior Roadway Engineer

  • Woolpert, Inc.
  • Kansas City, Missouri
  • Full Time
Salary Not Available

Position range in Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area $74k - $110k Per Year

Senior Roadway Engineer

Woolpert, Inc.

Occupation: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Location: Kansas City, MO - 64163

Positions available: 1

Job #: 2025-2519MO

Source: FileImport - Woolpert, Inc.

Posted: 5/16/2025

Expires: 11/12/2025

Web Site: careers-woolpert.icims.com

Job Type: Regular, Full Time (30 Hours or More)

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Full Time

Schedule

Full Time

Job Type

Regular

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Senior Roadway Engineer

ID

2025-2519

Job Locations

US-OH-Cincinnati | US-OH-Columbus | US-OH-Cleveland | US-OH-Dayton | US-IN-Indianapolis | US-TX | US-KY-Lexington | US-PA-Pittsburgh | US-CO-(Denver) Glendale | US-MO-Kansas City

Workplace Type

Hybrid

Overview

The Senior Roadway Engineer is the leading designer and engineer of the Design Team. They are responsible for leading designs of roadway, bikeway, trail and pedestrian projects. Additionally, they assist in resource planning work for other staff on their projects as well as mentoring junior staff members. The Senior Project Engineer is looked to for design expertise and the ability to lead a project from concept to final design. This role will work on a variety of transportation projects spanning multiple clients, states and project types. They will be exposed to and work closely with other design teams in bridges, traffic, site development, planning amongst others. The Senior Roadway Engineer is also looked to for mentoring of less experienced staff as well as the allocation of work to other staff. The Engineering Design Team is quickly growing, allowing for accelerated growth and upward mobility opportunities.

Responsibilities

Lead design of complex roadway and transportation projects that require creative solutions. Projects include roadway, bikeways, pedestrian facilities, roundabouts, trails, multi-modal transportation or transportation planning.

Direct engineering design tasks such as highway and street design, roadway alignments, roundabout design, roadway grading and modeling, curb ramp design, signing and pavement plan, maintenance of traffic, storm drainage.

Use local and federal roadway standards to prepare preliminary and final design documents, cost estimates, and bid documents.

Perform detailed review of design plans and supporting documents.

Perform designs using software including MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer (ORD), AutoCAD, and/or Civil 3D.

Assist Project Managers in the writing of proposals as well as preparing scope, schedule and budget of projects.

Qualifications

Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering or related technical design field.

A minimum of 8+ years of professional experience preferred.

Must be a licensed PE

If licensed in another state, the ability to obtain a license in Ohio.

Ability to lead design as well as allocate work to others.

Experience in Roadway, Highway, Trail, Bikeway/Pedestrian and/or Roadway Drainage design.

Expertise in Civil 3D and/or MicroStation, and OpenRoads Designer (ORD).

Experience with ODOT,INDOT, TxDOT is a plus.

Ability and desire to mentor design staff.

Possess strong organizational skills to successfully manage multiple priorities.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).

Ability to work across disciplines and coordinate with other firms on projects.

Unique Benefits

Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) companies in the world. With over 60 offices and countless projects around the globe, Woolpert makes a real difference at home and abroad. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

Diverse experiences: Work on meaningful projects that improve quality of life around the world.

Freedom to work program: Set your own schedule and location (as ...For full information see follow application link.

Woolpert provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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Job ID: 486678366
Originally Posted on: 7/24/2025

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