The Axel Group is seeking a Transportation Engineer to join our client’s transportation team supporting roadway and highway design projects throughout the New England region. Our client is a nationally recognized engineering and environmental consulting firm known for delivering innovative infrastructure solutions across complex transportation and municipal projects.

This organization provides multidisciplinary engineering services across transportation, environmental, water resources, and infrastructure sectors. Their transportation group partners with state DOTs and municipalities to design and deliver roadway, highway, and multimodal projects from preliminary planning through final design. The firm is known for its collaborative culture, strong technical leadership, and commitment to professional development.

This opportunity is ideal for a transportation engineer with several years of design experience who is looking to grow technically while working alongside experienced project and technical leaders on impactful infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Transportation Design: Develop roadway and highway design elements including alignments, construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates for transportation infrastructure projects.
• Project Collaboration: Work closely with project managers and technical leaders to support the delivery of complex transportation projects tailored to specific client and regulatory requirements.
• Regulatory Compliance: Review and evaluate draft designs to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local transportation regulations and standards.
• Site Analysis: Conduct site reviews and engineering studies to ensure design solutions align with project conditions and location-specific requirements.
• Quality Assurance & Quality Control: Perform technical QA/QC reviews of project deliverables to ensure internal standards and engineering best practices are maintained.
• Mentorship & Team Support: Provide guidance and technical support to junior engineering staff and assist in reviewing their work products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related discipline
• Minimum 3+ years of relevant transportation or highway design experience
• Experience supporting roadway or multimodal transportation design projects
• Familiarity with state DOT standards (CTDOT, MassDOT, NHDOT, or similar) preferred
• Experience with drainage design and analysis is a plus
• Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D and/or OpenRoads
• Working knowledge of OpenRoads Concept Station preferred
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification preferred
• Strong communication, collaboration, and technical documentation skills
• Ability to travel occasionally for project site visits (~5%)

Benefits

• Salary - $90,000- 130,000
• Hybrid Work Flexibility
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• 401K with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Professional Development & Career Growth Opportunities
• Collaborative, Team-Oriented Engineering Environment