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Engineering Design Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 20+ engineering design jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and compressed weeks—for a better work-life balance. 10 new this week. Hiring companies include Parsons Corporation, Costain, and David Evans and Associates.

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9-day fortnights 12
compressed weeks 3
summer Fridays 1
generous PTO 1
best places to work 3

Updated October 16, 2026

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Associate Engineer (Civil)

Parsons Corporation · Onsite · Newark, NJ, USA

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight

Roadway Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

Parsons Corporation · Onsite · Centreville, VA, USA

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight

Water/Wastewater Engineer

David Evans and Associates · Hybrid · Bellevue, WA +6 more

62 · Good9 Day Fortnight$100k – $140k

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Senior Traction Power Engineer

David Evans and Associates · Hybrid · Portland, OR +7 more

62 · Good9 Day Fortnight$145k – $175k

Engineer-in-Training: Transit and Rail

David Evans and Associates · Hybrid · Denver, CO or College Station, TX

62 · Good9 Day Fortnight$70k – $95k

Design Engineer - Wet Utilities

2mo

Parsons Corporation · Onsite · Al Khobar, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight

Civil Design Engineer

10d

Nasland Engineering · Onsite · San Diego, CA, USA

58 · Good9 Day Fortnight$73k – $95k

Engineer-In-Training 1, Electrical

1mo

Stanley Consultants · Onsite · Muscatine, IA, USA

65 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Civil Engineering Assistant

1mo

Los Angeles County Public Works · Hybrid · Los Angeles County, CA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$88k – $106k

Associate Civil Engineer

4mo

Los Angeles County Public Works · Hybrid · Los Angeles County, CA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$116k – $148k

Solar Project Engineer

3mo

Solar Landscape · Hybrid · Baltimore, MD, USA

60 · GoodSummer Fridays$80k – $110k

Graduate Project Engineer

14d

Costain · Onsite · Greater Manchester or London

58 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Civil Engineer

1mo

City of Compton · Onsite · Compton, CA, USA

58 · GoodCompressed Work Week$104k – $122k

Principal Civil & Structural Engineer (Water)

2mo

Costain · Hybrid · Greater Manchester, UK

58 · GoodBest Place to Work

Head of Mechanical & Electrical

2mo

Costain · Hybrid · Manchester or London

58 · GoodBest Place to Work

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Engineering Design on this page include Parsons Corporation, Costain, and David Evans and Associates. Engineering Design roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that offer a 4-day week or another flexible schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Engineering Design is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Engineering Design roles on this page span seniority levels, from entry-level and mid-level through senior, lead, and staff or principal positions. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above to the ones that fit you.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Engineering Design hiring managers at companies that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

Pay depends on the role, seniority, location, and employer — not on the schedule alone. Engineering Design roles in tech and data typically command premium rates, and specific ranges depend on seniority and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Engineering Design candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for employers that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules — those teams rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Engineering Design on current listings.

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