Job description
The Roadway Project Engineer/Task Manager role at Jacobs involves leading the planning, design, and delivery of transportation infrastructure projects for WisDOT and local agencies in Wisconsin. The position requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to enhance mobility and improve safety in roadway and highway projects. The engineer will apply their expertise in roadway design while managing project tasks and mentoring early-career engineers. This hybrid position offers the opportunity to impact communities through effective transportation solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in Wisconsin, or ability to obtain through reciprocity
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in roadway design, highway design, transportation engineering, or civil transportation projects
- Experience delivering WisDOT transportation projects and working with Wisconsin design standards and specifications
- Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D, with experience in MicroStation platforms being a plus
Responsibilities
- Support the design and delivery of roadway and highway improvement projects for WisDOT.
- Prepare and oversee the development of plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E), design calculations, technical reports, quantities, and cost estimates.
- Utilize Bentley OpenRoads Designer (ORD), MicroStation, and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D to develop roadway geometry and construction plans.
- Serve as a task manager for transportation design projects, supporting scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, and client coordination.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including traffic, drainage, structures, environmental, utilities, and construction professionals.
Benefits
- Employees at Jacobs are often offered benefits designed around physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing, including health and safety programs, mental health support, retirement and financial planning resources, flexible time off and initiatives that support a strong culture of caring.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
55
FY2026
Approval rate
98.3%
FY2026
LCA certified
32
FY2026
Entry-level share
18.8%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+57%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-80%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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