Senior Highway Engineer

About the Team

Lochner, an Egis company, is a people-centric organization dedicated to empowering its team to put knowledge to work and enhance communities across the US. As part of Egis, a global leader in transportation, cities, and community resources, Lochner has expanded its capabilities while preserving the values and culture that define its identity. We believe collaboration is a guiding principle where every point of view is valued, and we foster an entrepreneurial spirit and culture of autonomy to advance our strategic vision.

About the Role

We are recruiting for a Senior Highway Engineer to join our team in Pittsburgh or Harrisburg, PA. This role is designed for professionals with 8+ years of experience in roadway design on PennDOT and/or Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission projects. You will partner with project staff, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients to ensure the accuracy and quality of geometric roadway design, analyses, and contract documents (PS&E). The position requires managing project documentation, schedules, budgets, and scope, while adapting to work-sharing opportunities with Lochner offices nationwide to deliver projects on time.

Hiring Process

All positions at Lochner require applicants who have accepted an employment offer to undergo pre-employment screening. Background checks include SSN/SIN validation, motor vehicle verification, education and employment verification, criminal checks, searches against global sanctions and government watch lists, and drug tests. All employment offers are contingent upon successful results of this screening.

Our Culture & Commitment

Lochner is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type.

Work Environment

The work environment involves characteristics representative of those encountered while performing essential functions. Employees are regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions, often in loud noise levels. The role may require intermittent sitting, walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting, stooping, crawling, and lifting. Employees must frequently lift or move light equipment up to 20 pounds and remain alert to equipment in the field. The position may involve occasional work near hazardous machinery, walking on uneven ground, exposure to dust, gas, fumes, noise, temperature extremes, humidity, and potential work at heights. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.