Highway Design Manager – Road & Highways

About the role

The Highway Design Manager leads and manages design and engineering activities for highways, expressways, roads, and transportation infrastructure projects. The role involves planning, coordinating, reviewing, and delivering highway design solutions in line with client requirements, standards, and project timelines.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the geometric design of highways, expressways, urban roads, interchanges, and intersections.
• Review and approve alignment studies, horizontal and vertical profiles, cross‑sections, and corridor development plans in both plain and hilly areas.
• Ensure compliance with IRC, MoRTH, NHAI, AASHTO, and other applicable design standards.
• Coordinate pavement, drainage, traffic, and structural design interfaces.
• Prepare and review feasibility studies, detailed project reports, and detailed engineering designs.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of highway engineers, designers, and CAD/BIM professionals.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and resource allocation for design activities.
• Conduct technical reviews of design deliverables and ensure quality compliance.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for clients and stakeholders.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Master’s Degree in Transportation Engineering/Highway Engineering preferred.
• 8‑12+ years of experience in highway and road design projects.
• Experience with NHAI, MoRTH, expressway, metro access roads, state highway, or international highway projects.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary design teams.
• Professional certifications in transportation or project management are a plus.

Required skills

• Civil 3D
• OpenRoads Designer
• AutoCAD
• InfraWorks
• BIM platforms