Senior Pavement and Geotechnical Engineer

Senior Pavement and Geotechnical Engineer

Engineering and Research International, Inc. (ERI) is seeking an experienced pavement or transportation engineer to join our growing engineering practice. This is a high-impact opportunity for a senior professional ready to move beyond traditional technical project work and contribute to ERI's continued growth.

In this role, you'll take ownership of pavement, geotechnical, and material testing projects from concept through delivery, balancing technical excellence with effective project management, team collaboration, and client engagement. You'll work in a supportive, employee-focused environment that values innovation, flexibility, professional development, and opportunities for career advancement.

At ERI, this role offers more than the next engineering position. You'll work directly with company leadership, influence how our engineering practice and business develop, and progressively assume broader leadership responsibilities. As you establish yourself within ERI, you'll have opportunities to strengthen client relationships, contribute to business development, and help shape the company's engineering operations and geographic expansion.

Responsibilities

· Lead and manage pavement engineering, management, evaluation, design, rehabilitation, geotechnical investigations, materials testing, and inspection projects from planning through final delivery.

· Oversee project scope, schedules, budgets, staffing, technical approaches, and quality to ensure successful project execution and client satisfaction.

· Provide technical leadership in pavement condition and performance assessments, structural and functional evaluations, pavement design, and maintenance and rehabilitation recommendations.

· Coordinate and guide multidisciplinary teams of engineers, field technicians, GIS/data specialists, and subconsultants to achieve project objectives.

· Prepare and review technical reports, engineering analyses, project deliverables, and recommendations; conduct QA/QC reviews and resolve technical challenges to maintain compliance with applicable standards.

· Build and maintain strong relationships with transportation agencies, municipalities, counties, airports, and other infrastructure clients to support long-term partnerships.

· Lead and contribute to proposal development, scopes of work, fee estimates, client presentations, and business-development activities to secure new and repeat business.

· Mentor and support engineering and technical staff while fostering a collaborative, accountable, and professional work environment.

· Collaborate with ERI leadership on project planning, resource management, operational improvements, and strategic initiatives, assuming broader responsibilities as you grow into the role.

· Support ERI's expansion into new markets and geographic areas through client engagement, industry participation, strategic partnerships, and occasional travel, with opportunities to contribute to future regional or branch-office development.

· Perform other job duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline from an accredited institution.

· Master's degree(s) in pavements, materials, or geotechnical engineering is a plus

· Professional Engineer (PE) license; Illinois licensure or ability to obtain Illinois licensure by comity is preferred.

· Approximately 8 years of progressively responsible pavement, transportation, or civil engineering experience, preferably in consulting.

· Professional experience with DOTs or other public highway agencies preferred

· Demonstrated project-management experience with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, and client communication.

· Strong pavement-engineering, pavement management/evaluation, preservation and rehabilitation, flexible and/or rigid pavement design, pavement design software, pavement condition/performance analysis, transportation asset management fundamentals, geotechnical investigations, construction inspections, and demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects/assignments and multidisciplinary project teams.

· Experience with relevant pavement technologies is highly desirable, including automated condition data collection/imaging, FWD, GPR, inertial profiling, friction testing, pavement-management platforms, GIS, databases, and engineering data analytics.

· Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.

· Excellent written, verbal, technical-reporting, presentation, and client-relationship skills.

· Willingness to travel for projects, client engagement, industry activities, business development, and company-growth initiatives.

· Valid driver's license with clean driving history

Why ERI

At ERI, experienced professionals have the opportunity to do more than manage projects. They can help shape the future of the company. Our size provides direct access to leadership, greater visibility and influence, and the opportunity to turn ideas into action.

For someone coming from a larger consulting organization, ERI offers the chance to broaden your impact: lead clients and projects, mentor staff, develop new business, shape technical practices, and help expand into new markets and geographic areas.

As ERI grows, this position offers a pathway beyond the traditional Senior Engineer/Project Manager role into engineering operations, practice, regional, or branch-office leadership.

If you are ready for a career with greater ownership, influence, and opportunity to build, we would like to talk with you.

Compensation & How to Apply

ERI offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, with salary negotiable based on qualifications and experience, including technical expertise, professional credentials, project-management experience, leadership capabilities, and business-development experience.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship. ERI does not provide employment-based visa sponsorship for this position.

Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter highlighting their technical, project-management, leadership, client/business-development experience, and established relationships with transportation agencies, municipalities, airports, or other infrastructure clients to jobs@eriusa.com.

Engineering and Research International, Inc. (ERI) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person