Highway Engineer - Associate Design Task Lead
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Engineering
Environmental Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists, Civil Engineering, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
Highway Engineer - Associate Design Task Lead
- Full-time
- Business Group: DCS
- Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc
- Business Line:
Transportation - Work Location Model:
Hybrid - Primary
Location:
US - Conshohocken, PA - 625 West Rid - Compensation: USD 95,000 - USD 130,000 - yearly
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AECOM is seeking an ASSOCIATE HIGHWAY ENGINEERING DESIGN TASK LEAD to be based in Eastern Pennsylvania. AECOM has offices in Mechanicsburg, Philadelphia and Conshohocken, PA. This is a HYBRID position and additional office locations may be considered.
In this role, you will provide technical leadership and design oversight to highway engineering designers working on medium to large scale transportation projects in the Greater Pennsylvania Area.
The Associate Highway Design Engineering Task Lead will utilize their experience to develop the highway design technical approach, delegate design tasks and provide technical guidance and oversight to other highway designers working under your direction. This person will also coordinate with other project disciplines' Design Leads, the highway engineering Technical Lead or Engineering Manager, and the Project Manager to advance project scope and deliverables.
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Oversee the development of design criteria, horizontal and vertical alignments, superelevation, barrier/guiderail design, and spot elevation details
- Oversee the development of rigid and flexible pavement designs
- Oversee the development of signing and pavement marking plans and details
- Oversee the development of construction phasing plans and develop maintenance of traffic based on interdisciplinary coordination and constructability reviews
- Identify utility conflicts and coordinate resolutions based on interdisciplinary constructability reviews, client feedback, and utility needs
- Develop construction specifications, quantities, and cost estimates
- Oversee the development of 3D Model in Open Roads
- Oversee the development of technical calculations and reports per client and/or internal AECOM standards
- Adhere to and promote AECOM quality procedures
- Complete interdisciplinary technical reviews
- Contribute to internal project-related staffing decisions to facilitate meeting client schedule, scope, and budget.
- Contribute to the development of proposals and other marketing efforts to win new work.
- Prepare presentations that explain technical findings, recommendations, and limitations
- Work collaboratively as part of a larger design team to proactively meet the client’s scope, budget, and schedule through ethical and responsible decision making.
- Provide support to AECOM project managers and technical department managers
Current notable projects include:
I-95 RECONSTRUCTION (Philadelphia, PA) – Urban interstate reconstruction including interchange ramp and local roadway re-alignments, traffic control, and utility coordination in final design to mitigate level of service and improve existing conditions
STATE RD RECONSTRUCTION (Bucks County, PA) – Suburban arterial reconstruction including right-of-way plan development, roadway geometry, pavement design, traffic control, and utility coordination in preliminary engineering to mitigate existing roadway flooding
SR1 RECONSTRUCTION (Chester…
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