Kimley-Horn is seeking a senior civil technology leader to serve as the firmwide Bentley Design Technology Practice Lead for our Transportation practice, based in our St. Paul, Minnesota (MN) office. This is not a remote position.
Responsibilities
This role will be responsible for building, leading, and scaling our firmwide Bentley OpenRoads Designer (ORD) roadway and bridge design capabilities, including training, technical leadership, as well as our ProjectWise strategy. The selected candidate will:
Provide firmwide leadership on the strategic deployment of Bentley technologies within Kimley-Horn’s Transportation practice
Build and oversee a firmwide Bentley Design Center of Excellence for roadway and bridge design
Establish and maintain standardized ORD design workflows and modeling practices aligned with DOT standards
Own enterprise ProjectWise / CDE strategy in coordination with IT and technical leadership
Provide strategic leadership for SMEs to build out training programs, and learning paths that scale ORD capability across the firm
Partner with delivery leaders to ensure Bentley workflows directly support our clients
Guide adoption of automation and intelligent design workflows where they deliver recognized client value
Serve as the firm’s primary Bentley liaison and internal thought leader, fostering a culture of technical excellence
Qualifications
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) (preferred)
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
Significant experience in transportation engineering, including roadway design
Career foundation built through hands-on project delivery, client engagement, and technical leadership
Proven track record supporting DOT programs and complex transportation projects
Demonstrated ability to stand up and lead multi-office technical initiatives or programs
Significant technical experience with Bentley ORD, ProjectWise, and DOT delivery environments
Experience establishing or leading a design technology group, center of excellence, or training program
Strong people leadership skills with a passion for building and developing engineers and designers
Background integrating engineering workflows with automation, data, or custom tooling
Experience managing enterprise Bentley contracts (preferred)
Salary Range:
$125,000 - $180,000
Eligible for Performance Based Bonus Compensation
St. Paul, Minnesota (MN) On-site Full-time USD 125,000 – 180,000 / year