Associate Director, Highway

Description

• Serve as a trusted partner to transportation clients, demonstrating responsiveness, technical expertise, and professional leadership.
• Support market expansion efforts by identifying new opportunities, contributing to contract pursuits, and assisting with teaming arrangements.
• Support client management efforts by attending meetings, presenting design approaches, and assisting with project strategy.
• Participate in industry organizations such as ACEC, ASCE, ITE, and AASHTO affiliates to enhance PRIME AE’s visibility.
• Collaborate on Statements of Interest (SOIs), technical and price proposals, RFP responses, and interview preparation.
• Supervise and develop design engineers and technicians, providing daily direction, technical mentorship, and performance input.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and solutions-oriented culture.
• Coordinate with internal teams (traffic, structures, environmental, hydraulics, utilities) to deliver integrated, high-quality solutions.
• Review and guide design deliverables across all phases—concept, geometric layout, MOT, ADA, final plans, reports, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Lead the planning, engineering, and design of roadway, highway, interchange, and multimodal transportation projects.
• Strengthen technical skills across the team, especially in roadway modeling, geometric design, and DOT standards.
• Perform and/or oversee AASHTO compliance reviews.
• Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, and quality standards to ensure successful outcomes.
• Manage and review work from subconsultants to ensure technical alignment and on-time delivery.

Requirements

• Professional presence and strong interpersonal skills to represent PRIME AE with clients, partners, and internal teams.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in highway design and project delivery.
• Hands-on experience with MicroStation, OpenRoads, and/or Civil 3D.
• Proven ability to lead project teams, manage clients, and deliver high-profile transportation projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering required; MSCE preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Strong technical expertise with DOT guidelines, standards, and specifications.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities, manage deadlines, and work both independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.

Benefits

• Full-Career Support: Flexible career paths across disciplines, from technical specialist to project leadership.
• National Yet Local: Enjoy the resources of a big firm with the agility and client intimacy of local offices.
• Meaningful Impact: Work on projects—from community centers and hospitals to federal, transportation, and water systems—that tangibly improve lives.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance