Lead Roadway Engineer – Roadway Design Lead

What Your Day Will Look Like:

Consor is seeking a Lead Roadway Engineer to drive roadway design and technical delivery for our Draper, Utah office. This role will serve as a key technical leader, responsible for guiding roadway design efforts, mentoring staff, and partnering with project managers to deliver high-quality transportation projects across Utah and the Mountain West.

This position is ideal for an experienced engineer who has led roadway design teams, thrives in a collaborative environment, and is ready to help grow technical capabilities and project execution in a strategic office location.

At Consor, we deliver innovative, state-of-the-industry solutions that support safe, sustainable, and multimodal transportation systems. We prioritize mentorship, leadership development, and meaningful project ownership while fostering a collaborative and people-first culture.

Salary: $125,000 – $165,000+ (DOE) Compensation for candidates with significant experience beyond the minimum requirements may be considered above this range.

What You'll Do:

• Lead roadway design efforts on transportation projects, ensuring high-quality technical delivery across all phases (planning through PS&E)
• Serve as the technical lead for the Draper office, setting standards and guiding best practices for roadway design
• Oversee and perform advanced design tasks including:
• Horizontal and vertical alignments
• Corridor and interchange geometrics
• Typical sections and modeling
• Maintenance of traffic / traffic control plans
• Provide technical oversight and QA/QC for plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E)
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level engineers, supporting growth in design capabilities and project ownership
• Partner with project managers to support scoping, budgeting, and delivery strategy
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams (traffic, drainage, structures, environmental, utilities)
• Support pursuit efforts, including technical write-ups, scope development, and design approach strategies
• Interface with clients (UDOT, municipalities, counties) as a trusted technical advisor
• Contribute to continuous improvement of design processes, tools, and standards within the office

What You'll Need:

• 10+ years of experience in roadway or transportation engineering
• Proven experience leading roadway design teams or groups
• Professional Engineer (PE) license (Utah preferred or ability to obtain via reciprocity)
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline
• Strong knowledge of roadway design standards (AASHTO, UDOT, local agency criteria)
• Advanced proficiency with tools such as MicroStation / OpenRoads (Civil 3D a plus)
• Experience delivering complex PS&E packages, including design-build or alternative delivery projects
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead technical discussions internally and with clients

Preferred (not required):

• Experience working with UDOT and local Utah agencies
• Background supporting or leading design-build pursuits and delivery
• PMP certification or experience managing scope/schedule at a task or project level
• Experience building or growing a local design team or technical group
• Strong mentorship mindset and interest in developing others

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This hybrid job operates between an office environment and a field environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones and copy machines. May occasionally be exposed to work environments that include exposure to inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazard, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements. While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee include frequent sitting, moving, standing, talking, hearing, and occasional balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling. This job may occasionally require operating a company vehicle, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.

What Benefits You’ll Enjoy:  

We invest in us. Because our team members go above, below, and beyond the surface to care for our communities (inside and out), we do our best to take care of you by providing a comprehensive benefits package!  

· Career Growth & Development – Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.  

Work-Life Fit – Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.  

· Wellness – Medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance program, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options.  

·   Life – Employer-paid STD and LTD, employer-paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match.  

·  Community – Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee resource groups.   

How Your Career Will Grow:  

We know career growth is not always linear or streamlined—it’s often squiggly. You may want to explore a management track, try a new technical track, or move laterally to reposition your skills and talents. No matter what level you join us at or how you want to shape your career, we want Consor to be a place where you can learn and grow.  

Why You’ll Love Consor:   

At Consor, you’ll work with a network of water and transportation professionals who specialize in planning, engineering design, structural assessment, and construction services. Across geographies, you’ll have access to the resources and nationwide expertise found in a large consulting firm, while experiencing a community feel at the local level. You’ll experience a culture where we share in our successes and support one another through challenges. Here, there are countless opportunities to explore your career path by working on projects that help you expand your potential and take your career to new heights! Join our diverse team of experts who live and work alongside client partners, providing thoughtful solutions to create inspiring communities together.  

How We Support Diversity:  

Consor welcomes and celebrates equality and diversity in the workplace. Throughout our teams and across leadership, Consor pursues an environment in which each employee and prospective employee is treated respectfully, valuing the uniqueness of individuals and differing perspectives and experiences. At the heart of this is ensuring employment practices at Consor provide and promote equal employment and development opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations governing personnel activities. As such, Consor is an equal opportunity employer and pursues a program of affirmative action across its offices and worksites.  

If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Human Resources at 888-451-6822 ext. 55214. Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Consor by using the Virginia Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). Call 711 for TTY/TDD.  

If any applicant believes they have been discriminated against or desires further information or assistance, contact us at 888-451-6822 ext. 55214.  

Notice: The above job description is intended to relay a general sense of the position's responsibilities and expectations. It does not describe all tasks that may be assigned. As business demands change, the essential functions of this position may also change. The position requires the successful completion of applicable pre-employment substance screening and background checks. 

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