Advance Transportation Infrastructure as a Senior Highway Engineer — Turn Complex Challenges into Lasting Impact
Are you passionate about designing and delivering transportation solutions that strengthen communities and regional connectivity? Are you looking for an opportunity to influence major highway initiatives while sharing your expertise with the next generation of engineering professionals?
CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior Highway Engineer to join our Highway & Rail Team in Rocky Hill, CT. As a trusted technical leader, you will oversee the technical direction on impactful transportation projects, guide multidisciplinary teams, and help deliver innovative roadway solutions that enhance safety, connectivity, and long-term community growth.
What You'll Do:- Lead the technical execution of complex engineering designs, technical reports, and specifications for highway and rail projects
- Provide expert consultation and resolve highly complex technical issues across multidiscipline transportation projects
- Lead advanced technical projects, collaborating with other engineering departments and project management staff to deliver sustainable solutions
- Develop and manage discipline work plans aligned with project milestones, ensuring projects are completed within budget and scheduling restraints
- Guide and mentor junior engineering staff, including providing technical reviews and support
- Deliver technical development of proposals and external presentations to clients, public, and regulatory agencies
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering required; Master’s degree preferred
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive engineering experience required
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required
- CTDOT experience required
- Project and client management experience highly desired
- Expert knowledge of the respective engineering discipline with a proven ability to apply best practices
- Advanced proficiency with engineering, computational, and modeling software (MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer (ORD) as well as Microsoft Office
- Strong understanding of QA/QC procedures, business practices, and engineering laws
- Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Participation in professional engineering societies/organizations preferred
- Lead the delivery of meaningful transportation projects that improve mobility, strengthen regional connectivity, and support the communities that rely on safe, efficient infrastructure every day
- Put your expertise to work on a diverse portfolio of highway and transportation initiatives, collaborating with talented multidisciplinary teams to solve complex engineering challenges and drive project success
- Expand your impact as a trusted technical leader by mentoring emerging professionals, influencing design excellence, and helping shape the future of transportation infrastructure
Curious about the impactful work our Highway & Rail team is doing? Discover how CHA is enhancing transportation infrastructure through innovative highway, roadway, rail, bridge, and multimodal solutions by visiting: CHA Highway & Rail.
Salary Range:$135,000 - $150,000
Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards.
Culture/EEO Statement:At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways – always searching, never settling – to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is inclusive and forward leaning, always pushing the limits of what is possible.
We as an organization celebrate the values of inclusion and equality, and advocate for the full participation of all people in an environment free of discrimination. To support these values, we invite all qualified applicants to be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
- Minimum 10 years of progressive engineering experience
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- CTDOT experience
- Advanced proficiency with MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer (ORD), and Microsoft Office
- Expert knowledge of the relevant engineering discipline and ability to apply best practices
- Strong understanding of QA/QC procedures, business practices, and engineering laws
- Leadership skills and ability to work collaboratively
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Master's degree
- Project and client management experience
- Participation in professional engineering societies or organizations
What We Do
Challenger School is an independent, nonprofit private-school network serving preschool through eighth-grade students across campuses in California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Texas. Founded in 1963, it emphasizes foundational academics—reading, composition, mathematics, and history—while promoting independent thinking, traditional American history and values, and achievement-oriented learning. Its network serves more than 10,000 students annually through a broad traditional curriculum.
