Pavement_Road_Engineer

About Artelia

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Design and evaluate flexible, rigid, and composite airfield pavements using standard design tools.
• Develop traffic forecasts, ACR/PCR classifications, and overload analyses.
• Plan and interpret geotechnical investigations, including CBR, FWD/HWD, and PCI; define material performance requirements.
• Develop airfield pavement management systems and maintenance, overlay, and reconstruction strategies.
• Design airport access roads, circulation layouts, and parking interfaces in Civil 3D, integrating drainage, utilities, and lighting.
• Review contractor mix designs, method statements, and trial sections.
• Lead site inspections and investigate defects for quality control.
• Use approved AI-assisted automation and analytics for option studies, calculations, and reporting, retaining professional accountability.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from a recognised institution.
• A master’s degree in pavement, highway, or geotechnical engineering is advantageous.
• At least eight years of relevant civil-engineering design experience, including airfield-pavement design or evaluation.
• Hands-on capability with FAARFIELD, COMFAA, BAKFAA, ELMOD, MicroPAVER, PAVEAIR, or equivalent pavement tools.
• Knowledge of pavement mechanics, geotechnical engineering, materials, aircraft loading, ACR/PCR classification, and construction quality.
• Road geometric design experience using Civil 3D, OpenRoads, or equivalent; swept-path tools such as AutoTURN or AviPLAN are advantageous.
• Advanced AutoCAD and Civil 3D capability; working knowledge of BIM coordination, GIS, and Common Data Environment workflows.
• Competence in AI-assisted engineering, output validation, data protection awareness, and assumption documentation.