Join CDM Smith’s New England Transportation team as a Task Leader for highway design projects in the New England region. This position can be based in either our East Hartford, CT, or Manchester, NH offices. You’ll play a pivotal role in advancing technical excellence, mentoring junior staff, and delivering innovative solutions for complex transportation challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership: Coordinate the technical advancement of highway design projects, communicate the vision for final deliverables, and ensure technical accuracy throughout the project lifecycle.

Oversight & Management: Provide day-to-day direct oversight of transportation planning and design projects, ensuring milestones and quality standards are met.

Mentorship: Supervise, review, and mentor junior engineers. Provide technical guidance, training, and support for professional growth within the discipline and firm.

Design Development: Develop project design criteria, alignments, construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates.

Collaboration: Work closely with Project Technical Leaders and Project Managers to deliver high-complexity projects tailored to unique client requirements.

Compliance: Review draft designs for compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Sign and seal engineering designs as required.

Site Studies: Perform site reviews and studies to ensure designs align with location specifications; update design requirements as needed.

Proposal Support: Collaborate with sales staff to create proposals in response to client RFPs. Review draft proposals for adherence to firm, industry, and regulatory standards.