Job Description
As a Senior Registered Professional Engineer (Technical Design Lead), you will serve as a key technical leader within our Highway Design Group, guiding the design and delivery of complex, high-impact highway projects. This role is ideal for an experienced professional who enjoys leading technical excellence, mentoring teams, and shaping high-quality infrastructure solutions that improve how communities move and connect.
You will play a critical role in advancing roadway design—from concept through construction—while collaborating across disciplines and partnering with clients to deliver innovative, efficient, and sustainable transportation solutions.
Our 100% employee-owned firm fosters a culture of collaboration, accountability, and shared success. Join a team where your technical expertise and leadership directly contribute to both project outcomes and the future of the company.
Flexible work arrangement (3 days in office / 2 days WFH)
What You’ll Do
- Lead technical design delivery: Guide geometric design, corridor modeling, and plan development for complex highway and transportation projects from preliminary engineering through final design
- Serve as a technical expert: Establish and uphold design standards, ensuring consistency, quality, and innovation across projects
- Direct and support project teams: Collaborate with project managers and lead engineers to coordinate engineers, designers, and technicians across multi-disciplined teams
- Produce and review deliverables: Prepare and oversee complex design calculations, plans, specifications, and quality control reviews
- Mentor and develop talent: Provide technical guidance and coaching to less experienced engineers, supporting growth and knowledge sharing across the team
- Collaborate across disciplines: Partner with traffic, structural (bridge), water resources, and municipal teams to develop integrated solutions
- Engage with clients and agencies: Participate in meetings, reviews, and coordination with project stakeholders and governing agencies
- Support business development efforts: Contribute technical expertise to proposals, project pursuits, and client relationship development as part of a Seller-Doer culture
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (transportation/highway emphasis preferred)
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Minnesota (or ability to obtain)
- Minimum 10+ years of progressive highway design experience, including technical leadership on complex projects
- Strong experience in geometric design, corridor modeling, and plan development
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery and ensure design quality across multiple projects
- Experience mentoring or providing technical oversight to engineering staff
- Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey technical concepts to internal and external stakeholders
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Teams, and Outlook)
- Working knowledge of MicroStation and/or OpenRoads Designer
- Valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience collaborating with a multi-disciplined team of highway design, traffic, bridge (structural), and water resources engineering professionals
- Desire or demonstrated ability to leverage your technical knowledge to coach, mentor, and develop less experienced engineering professionals
- Working knowledge of MNDOT design and plan standards
$115,000 - $145,000 a year
The listed salary range reflects base pay for candidates with 12-20 years of related experience. Compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, and responsibilities.
Join Our 100% Employee-Owned Firm
At our company, every employee is an owner. From the front desk to the corner office, every one of our 430+ professionals thrive on collaboration and holistic development. Our success is collective, and so are the rewards.
Comprehensive Benefits
Health Benefits: Enjoy medical, dental, vision, and life insurance from day one
Annual Incentive Plan: Eligible for discretionary bonuses
HSA Contributions: Receive monthly employer contributions if you choose an HSA-eligible plan
401(k) Match: Get employer matching on your 401(k) deferrals
ESOP: Benefit from our Employee Stock Ownership Plan, funded entirely by company profits
Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO based on your professional experience and enjoy eight paid holidays per year
Upon receiving a formal offer, you will get a personalized Total Compensation Overview (TCO) to see how everything adds up and what it looks like to be part of our community.
*Pre-Employment Screening*
Upon acceptance of a conditional offer of employment, the selected candidate will be required to complete a standard pre-employment background screening, which consists of Social Security verification, educational verification, review of criminal convictions, and driving history.
*Notice to Recruiters and Placement Agencies*
TKDA will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or placement agencies unless a service agreement is in place. In the event TKDA receives an unsolicited resume without a service agreement in place, TKDA will not be obligated to pay a service fee of any amount nor will TKDA be held liable to terms or conditions under any agreement of any kind that has not been authorized in writing by a TKDA officer.
