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Transportation Project Engineer
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Compensation: $100,000 - $140,000
A well-established civil engineering consultancy with a strong presence across Illinois is seeking a Transportation Project Engineer to join their Chicago office. The firm has a proven track record delivering transportation, roadway, highway, and municipal infrastructure projects for state and local government clients.
This is a varied role where you will operate as a Project Manager on smaller assignments and Project Engineer on larger schemes, giving you real ownership of projects and the chance to develop client-facing and commercial skills alongside technical design work.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and contribute to the design and delivery of transportation, roadway, and highway engineering projects
- Perform technical tasks including research, reports, design, specifications, and plan preparation
- Support business development activity including attending client meetings
- Assist with proposal preparation and coordination to secure new work
- Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team across projects of varying scale and complexity
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
- 8–10 years of progressive transportation design experience
- PE license required
- Proven experience on IDOT, Illinois Tollway, CDOT, county, and locally administered federal aid projects
- Proficiency in MicroStation and/or AutoCAD — OpenRoads experience a plus
- Working knowledge of IDOT specifications and design standards
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary between $100,000 – $140,000 depending on experience
- Flexible work schedule
- Health and dental insurance
- 401k with employer match
- Profit sharing
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability
- Paid time off
- Leadership development programme
- Tuition and fitness reimbursement
- Year-end incentive pay
- Referral bonus programme
- Wellness programme and team events
Salary : $100,000 - $140,000