Senior Engineer - Transportation

Ardurra is seeking an experienced Transportation Engineer (PE) to join our growing Transportation team in Seattle, WA.

This position will support the planning, design, and delivery of transportation infrastructure projects for public sector clients including State DOTs, counties, municipalities, and local agencies. The ideal candidate will have strong roadway design experience and a proven background delivering highway and/or local roadway projects from planning through construction. This role focuses on transportation design, roadway improvements, corridor projects, and multidisciplinary coordination.

Responsibilities

Lead and support roadway and transportation design projects including highways, arterials, collectors, intersections, and local roadways

Prepare and review Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E)

Develop roadway geometry including alignments, profiles, cross sections, grading plans, and corridor models

Coordinate roadway drainage integration and utility considerations

Develop construction documents and 3D roadway models using transportation design software

Coordinate with traffic, drainage, utility, geotechnical, environmental, and structural teams

Ensure compliance with AASHTO, MUTCD, state DOT, and local agency standards

May perform QA/QC reviews of plans, calculations, and technical deliverables

May support project delivery, scheduling efforts, and client coordination

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior staff

Support construction activities including RFIs, submittal reviews, and field coordination

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in Washington State required

Minimum 5+ years of transportation engineering experience

Experience with roadway, highway, and transportation infrastructure projects for DOT, municipal, and public agency clients

Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D

Strong understanding of AASHTO, MUTCD, and applicable state DOT standards

Strong communication and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience leading transportation design efforts and federally funded projects

Familiarity with MicroStation, Bluebeam, Synchro, , and Bentley OpenRoads Designer (ORD)

Experience with roadway drainage, utility coordination, and right of way considerations

Design experience for WSDOT facilities

Knowledge and understanding of ADA compliance and PROWAG requirements

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We’re not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.

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