Bentley Design Technology Lead

Overview

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 Raleigh, North Carolina (NC) 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)

Why Kimley-Horn?

At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.

Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.

Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.

Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.

Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.

Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.