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Senior Highway Design Engineer
Date Posted: Mar 26, 2025
Requisition ID: 455485
Location:
Indianapolis, IN, US, 46204
Work for Indiana
Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a diverse range of opportunities across 60 agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.
As an equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role.
About The Indiana Department Of Transportation
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) provides a dynamic workplace that serves Indiana citizens, improves our state’s quality of life, and enhances its economic opportunity. INDOT has a number of innovative programs and projects, including Public-Private Partnerships, Green Initiatives, and cutting-edge uses of materials and assets. As part of the State of Indiana, INDOT offers a competitive total compensation package, as well as outstanding work/life balance. Whether you are an established professional in the transportation field or just starting your career, INDOT has exciting and challenging opportunities for you.
Role Overview
The Senior Highway Design Engineer serves as a cornerstone in the development, design, and execution of transportation infrastructure projects, driving initiatives that shape the future of Indiana’s transportation network. This role demands an accomplished engineering professional with deep expertise to lead complex projects, deliver innovative solutions, and ensure the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of Indiana’s transportation system. By leveraging advanced engineering principles, strategic planning, and collaborative leadership, this position is instrumental in meeting the state’s evolving infrastructure needs while adhering to the highest standards of quality and compliance.
Be a part of a mission-driven, service-led team, and help shape Indiana’s future. Apply today to join INDOT and become a vital part of one of the nation’s leading transportation networks!
Salary Statement
This position traditionally starts at an annual salary of $75,010.00. Salary for this position may be commensurate with education and job experience.
Location:
This position is located in INDOT’s Central Office, Indianapolis.
A Day In The Life
The essential functions of this role are as follows:
What You'll Need For Success
This person must have the following requirements to be considered for employment:
This role may provide direct supervision for one or more staff members.
Benefits Of Employment With The State Of Indiana
The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.
The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.
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Senior Highway Design Engineer
Date Posted: Mar 26, 2025
Requisition ID: 455485
Location:
Indianapolis, IN, US, 46204
Work for Indiana
Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a diverse range of opportunities across 60 agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.
As an equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role.
About The Indiana Department Of Transportation
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) provides a dynamic workplace that serves Indiana citizens, improves our state’s quality of life, and enhances its economic opportunity. INDOT has a number of innovative programs and projects, including Public-Private Partnerships, Green Initiatives, and cutting-edge uses of materials and assets. As part of the State of Indiana, INDOT offers a competitive total compensation package, as well as outstanding work/life balance. Whether you are an established professional in the transportation field or just starting your career, INDOT has exciting and challenging opportunities for you.
Role Overview
The Senior Highway Design Engineer serves as a cornerstone in the development, design, and execution of transportation infrastructure projects, driving initiatives that shape the future of Indiana’s transportation network. This role demands an accomplished engineering professional with deep expertise to lead complex projects, deliver innovative solutions, and ensure the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of Indiana’s transportation system. By leveraging advanced engineering principles, strategic planning, and collaborative leadership, this position is instrumental in meeting the state’s evolving infrastructure needs while adhering to the highest standards of quality and compliance.
Be a part of a mission-driven, service-led team, and help shape Indiana’s future. Apply today to join INDOT and become a vital part of one of the nation’s leading transportation networks!
Salary Statement
This position traditionally starts at an annual salary of $75,010.00. Salary for this position may be commensurate with education and job experience.
Location:
This position is located in INDOT’s Central Office, Indianapolis.
A Day In The Life
The essential functions of this role are as follows:
- Planning & Project Management: Ensure milestones, deliverables, and implementation strategies, are achieved. Complete peer reviews of project submittals. Ensure that all plans reflect the scope of services, existing field conditions, appropriate design standards, and sound engineering judgment.
- Design: Design and develop plans, quantities, estimates, permits, and project documentation for a variety of roadway work types. Including but not limited to small structure replacement, pipe lining, intersection improvements, pavement rehabilitation, and safety improvements.
- Field Inspection: Organize, conduct, and review engineering investigations and field observations, which have a defined scope.
- Technical & Data Analysis: Assist in analyzing engineering data and developing technical guidelines, technology initiatives, training course materials and other technical documents.
- Subject Matter Expert: Provide technical guidance on roadway design and related areas. Keep abreast of current design practices by attending conferences and reading trade publications, research papers, etc. Serve as a resource for others in the Department.
- Quality Control: Participate in Quality Control / Quality Assurance programs to ensure policy and best practices are actively deployed, analyze field data, and review plans for conformance to design criteria.
What You'll Need For Success
This person must have the following requirements to be considered for employment:
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering (civil engineering is preferred but not required) from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited school.
- Registered Professional Engineers license in Indiana required; exception may be made for individuals with a bachelor's degree in engineering or a bachelor's degree in engineering and an Engineer in Training (EIT) Certification/Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Certification working towards becoming a licensed Professional Engineer in Indiana in a lower-level classification.
- At least four(4) years of experience in engineering (civil engineering is preferred), transportation research or related area.
- Must have valid Driver's License.
- Extensive knowledge of and ability to apply civil engineering theories, principles, methods, and procedures to the engineering specialty.
- Broad knowledge of planning, design, or construction of highway or transportation project features (such as roads, pavement, or traffic structures) in accordance with engineering design and construction standards, principles and methods.
- Extensive knowledge of and ability to apply federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and procedures governing incumbents filed of specialization.
- Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply computer aided design and drafting functions to field of specialization.
- Ability to prepare and review complex design plans and reports relating to the functional area of specialization.
- Ability to perform the algebraic, trigonometric, and higher mathematical computations applied to design operations.
This role may provide direct supervision for one or more staff members.
Benefits Of Employment With The State Of Indiana
The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:
- Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
- Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
- Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
- Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities
- Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match
- Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
- A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
- Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
- 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Group life insurance
- Referral Bonus program
- Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Free Parking for most positions
- Free LinkedIn Learning access
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.
The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.
Current Employee? Click here (https://performancemanager8.successfactors.com/sf/careers/jobsearch?bplte_company=indianaoff) to apply.
Salary : $75,010
