Highway Design Supervisor

About the role

Are you ready to lead transportation projects that shape the future of Pennsylvania's highway system while guiding teams toward exceptional results? Join the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) as a Highway Design Supervisor and help deliver transportation improvements that serve communities across the Commonwealth.

This leadership role places you at the center of major project decisions, team coordination, and design excellence. Your expertise will help move complex projects from concept to completion while meeting critical goals for quality, safety, and efficiency. Apply today to make an impact through work that keeps Pennsylvania moving forward!

This position oversees the delivery of transportation projects from initial planning through project completion while managing schedules, budgets, resources, and quality standards. The role provides leadership to project teams, coordinates with internal and external stakeholders, and ensures compliance with state and federal requirements. As a Highway Design Supervisor, you will perform the following duties:

• Project Oversight: Manage project schedules, budgets, design tasks, and required reviews to support on-time delivery
• Consultant Coordination: Lead consultant selection processes, review technical proposals, and approve agreements and invoices
• Design Review: Verify that engineering plans, reports, permits, and documents follow safety standards and PennDOT policies
• Team Leadership: Assign work, coach staff, evaluate performance, and guide employee development
• Stakeholder Coordination: Work with municipalities, agencies, and the public to share information and resolve project-related concerns
• Construction Support: Assist Construction Unit staff and participate in after-action reviews for completed projects

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Hollidaysburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements

• One year as a Highway Designer (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Five years of professional experience in highway design work including six months of CADD operation; and an Associate's Degree in civil engineering, drafting, or design technology; or
• Two years of professional experience in highway design work including six months of CADD operation; and a Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering, or a closely related field; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements

• This particular position also requires possession of a an active drivers license.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

Additional information

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
• your score may be lower than deserved.
• you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.