- Salary
- $122k – $161k/yr
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Market
- Seniority
- Manager
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Education
- Bachelor
- Source
- Lever
Description
Are you motivated, energetic and connected with clients, contractors and subconsultants in the A/E/C industry? Is your passion for leading transportation projects contagious? Do you enjoy executing winning strategies for pursuits? Is work/life balance important to you? If this describes you, we are looking for a talented and ambitious Transportation Drainage and Water Resources Section Manager in our Chicago, IL office to lead our technical staff and project managers. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead and grow a transportation design team for an ENR Top 100 Design Firm. The successful candidate will be well versed in transportation design and project management with entities throughout the state of Illinois. The Section Manager role will require mentoring young engineers and engineering interns, leading senior level engineers and designers, and growing and developing a passionate engineering team. Project planning, workload distribution, and effective communication skills are essential.
This entrepreneurial individual will provide engineering and project management expertise on highway and drainage projects including roadway studies and design, drainage and utility systems, preparation of construction documents, cost estimates, project scheduling, and overall project management. The successful candidate must be able to work effectively and communicate regularly with internal leadership; municipal clients; and federal, state, and local agencies. This position offers exciting challenges and opportunities for managing all activities related to project scope, schedule, cost, quality, communications, and resource management, leading a team of engineers with varying levels of experience, assisting in transportation and water market business development, and participating in professional organizations and technical committees.
