Roadway Design Lead Engineer

Join AECOM’s Transportation team in Atlanta and take a leadership role in delivering complex, high-impact roadway projects across Georgia. As a Roadway Design Lead Engineer, you will oversee day-to-day engineering production, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and drive the high-quality, on-time delivery of roadway design solutions. You’ll work closely with project leadership while mentoring technical staff and helping shape successful project outcomes. This position offers a hybrid work option, blending flexibility with collaboration.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Lead day-to-day roadway engineering production, assigning tasks and maintaining schedule and quality
• Coordinate roadway design activities across disciplines to ensure technically sound and integrated deliverables
• Perform detailed QC reviews of calculations, models, plans, quantities, and estimates prior to submittals
• Ensure compliance with GDOT standards and Plan Development Process requirements
• Track task-level scope, schedule, and budget; proactively identify and communicate risks or issues to the PM
• Support development of design criteria and technical approach
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers to support team performance and development
• Participate in fee, scope, and staffing discussions to support efficient project delivery