Overview You will lead transportation infrastructure projects from planning to construction as part of a growing leadership team. As a licensed PE, you'll guide multidisciplinary teams and manage client relationships to deliver on schedule and within budget. Your work supports organizational growth and a pathway toward long-term leadership and employee ownership. You will collaborate with public agencies and stakeholders to shape impactful roadway projects. This role blends technical leadership with strategic business development and mentorship.
Compensation / Benefits- 401(k) with company match
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Short-Term Disability
- Professional development
- Employee ownership pathway
Responsibilities- Manage construction management and roadway engineering projects from planning through construction
- Lead project teams to deliver high-quality work on schedule and within budget
- Coordinate project activities with clients, stakeholders, subconsultants, contractors, and regulatory agencies
- Monitor project performance, financials, schedules, and resource allocation
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with IDOT, Illinois Tollway, CDOT, counties, municipalities, and other public agencies
- Represent the organization at industry events, professional organizations, and client meetings
- Support strategic growth initiatives, proposal preparation, teaming strategies, interviews, and pursuit planning
- Mentor engineers, inspectors, and project staff; foster a collaborative, high-performing team
Key requirements- 10+ years of experience managing highway and roadway projects
- Current Illinois Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
- Experience with building and roadway construction management
- Strong knowledge of IDOT, CDOT, Illinois Tollway, and other transportation agency systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- client relationship management
- leadership and mentoring
- cross-functional collaboration
- civil engineering
- highway and roadway project management
- construction management
