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# Transportation Project Engineer at Thomas & Hutton

- **Company:** Thomas & Hutton
- **Location:** Buford, GA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/tandh/bf47b5bc-61ad-436b-b31b-b1e417a5eada

## Job description

Advance your transportation engineering career where your work helps shape the infrastructure that connects communities across the Southeast. At Thomas & Hutton, you'll lead impactful transportation projects, collaborate directly with clients and multidisciplinary teams, and grow within a company celebrated as a Best Place to Work. If you're ready to take ownership of projects and apply your technical expertise to complex roadway and transportation design challenges, this role is for you.

## What you'll do

- Perform transportation design for roadway, intersection, and corridor improvement projects
- Prepare engineering calculations, roadway plans, quantity estimates, technical reports, and construction documents
- Lead permitting efforts and coordinate with local and state transportation agencies, including FDOT, GDOT, and other applicable jurisdictions
- Develop technical specifications and bid documents for transportation projects
- Manage and execute project tasks to meet scope, schedule, and quality goals
- Coordinate with clients, contractors, and internal multidisciplinary teams throughout project delivery
- Perform construction administration activities including site visits and coordination with contractors
- Utilize MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, GEOPAK, and related design software to develop and refine transportation designs

## What you bring

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- 5+ years of experience in transportation engineering and roadway design
- Strong experience with MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, GEOPAK, and/or InRoads software applications
- Progressive experience in planning, design, and permitting of transportation improvement projects
- Strong understanding of roadway geometrics, transportation design standards, and construction plan development
- Experience preparing roadway plans, quantity calculations, technical reports, and construction documents
- Ability to write technical specifications and bid documents
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with clients
- Proven ability to manage multiple assignments and appropriately prioritize workflow
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Client service-oriented mindset with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Why Thomas & Hutton?

Why Thomas & Hutton?

- Competitive salary plus performance bonus
- Condensed work schedule for better work-life balance
- Top-tier health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
- 401(k), generous PTO, holidays, and tuition assistance
- Thomas & Hutton University and hands-on mentoring to advance your career

Schedule:

On-site: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Friday 7:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.

How to apply: Ready to design the future? Apply today at www.thomasandhutton.com/careers. At Thomas & Hutton, our mission of "Building Relationships and Solutions for Success" shapes how we serve our clients, strengthen our communities, and invest in our team. As a private employee-owned firm consistently recognized as a Top Workplace and recipient of PSMJ's Build a Better World Award, we're known not only for exceptional projects but for how we treat people and our communities. When you join Thomas & Hutton, you'll discover a career with real purpose. We equip you with cutting-edge tools, technology, and software to work efficiently and excel. Our career development programs, including PaTHways and T&H University, combine approachable leadership and a collaborative environment to support your professional growth at every stage. Pair with industry leading benefits, genuine work-life balance, and meaningful opportunities to give back through T&H Helping Hands, and it's clear why so many professionals choose to grow their careers here. Learn more at www.thomasandhutton.com Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this position. Thomas & Hutton is a Drug-Free Workplace and an E-Verify participant. We are an equal opportunity employer. Qualified minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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## About Thomas & Hutton

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Thomas & Hutton is a multidisciplinary engineering, surveying, and consulting firm that designs and builds infrastructure, communities, and places across the Southeast United States.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: Savannah, Georgia, USA
- **Founded**: 1946
- **Founders**: Hue Thomas and Joe Hutton

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Civil engineering, environmental engineering, structural engineering, transportation, water resources, surveying, landscape architecture, and construction administration.
- **Target customers**: B2B – municipal governments, private developers, and other public/private entities in the Southeast.
- **Mission or purpose**: “Design with the future in mind” – to shape the built environment, create vibrant communities, and deliver lasting legacies for clients.

## Products & Services
- **Civil/Site Development**: Land planning, grading, drainage, utility design, and site infrastructure for commercial, residential, and industrial projects.
- **Environmental**: Permitting, remediation, environmental assessments, and compliance services.
- **Natural Gas**: Pipeline routing, design, and permitting for natural gas infrastructure.
- **Structural & Marine**: Structural engineering for buildings, bridges, marine structures, and waterfront facilities.
- **Surveying**: Boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, and construction staking surveys.
- **Transportation**: Roadway, highway, and intersection design, traffic analysis, and multimodal planning.
- **Water & Wastewater**: Treatment plant design, distribution systems, collection systems, and stormwater management.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private firm).
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue – Not disclosed; estimated to be in the $50–100M range based on headcount and project scale (not verified).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not applicable (no external funding). The firm is employee-owned? Not explicitly stated, but no investors mentioned.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Offices in 6 states (Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida).
  - Recognized by Zweig Group: #9 in the 200+ employee category (2019), #16 in Civil Engineering, #18 in Multi-Discipline firms.
  - Named “Top 10 Best Places to Work” in South Carolina (2020) and ranked #12 small firm in SC.
  - Numerous active job openings across multiple offices, indicating steady hiring.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Depth of experience**: Founded in 1946, with a long track record of complex infrastructure projects in the Southeast.
- **Multidisciplinary “one company” model**: Offers civil, environmental, structural, transportation, water, surveying, and landscape architecture under one roof, enabling integrated solutions.
- **Flexibility**: Combines the resources of a large firm with the agility and personal attention of a smaller practice.
- **Strong reputation**: Consistently ranked as an employer of choice and recognized for quality by industry associations.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue expanding geographic footprint across the Southeast (recent addition of Alabama and Florida offices).
- Invest in professional development through “Thomas & Hutton University” to retain talent and advance technical capabilities.
- Emphasize sustainable, community-centered design that balances economic development with environmental stewardship.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Collaborative, employee-focused environment that values “human craft and ingenuity.” Projects are seen as “Places, Communities, Foundations, Legacies.”
- **Work policy**: Primarily on-site at one of the many office locations (Savannah, Augusta, Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville, Nashville, Mount Pleasant, Chamblee, Buford, Durham, Birmingham, etc.). Condensed work schedules may be available.
- **Benefits**:
  - Zero-premium dental and Rx insurance (if wellness criteria met).
  - Vision coverage, company-paid short- and long-term disability.
  - Gym membership reimbursement.
  - 401(k) with matching (50¢ on the $ up to 6%) plus profit sharing.
  - Generous paid time off (eligible upon hire) and 8 paid holidays.
  - Professional development: internal training, tuition reimbursement, and continuing education through Thomas & Hutton University.
- **Recognition**: Zweig Group “Best Places to Work” multiple times; strong emphasis on work-life balance and employee well-being.

## Sources
1. [thomasandhutton.com](https://www.thomasandhutton.com/our-company/) – About the company, history, founders, mission
2. [thomasandhutton.com](https://www.thomasandhutton.com/) – Services overview
3. [thomasandhutton.com](https://www.thomasandhutton.com/join-our-team-orig/) – Careers page, culture, benefits, awards
4. [thomasandhutton.com](https://www.thomasandhutton.com/available-positions/) – Job openings list, office address
5. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/tandh) – Current job postings (on-site, full-time roles)

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