Senior Highway Design Manager

Wight & Company • Darien, IL

13d • $125,000 - $175,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you looking for an opportunity to do challenging, creative work that makes a real impact? Would you like to be part of a company that respects individual contributions and thrives on collaboration? Do you love to win? Then consider joining Wight & Company. We’re a nationally recognized, award-winning architecture, engineering, and construction firm known for a dynamic company culture that fosters innovation and challenges the status quo, and we’re looking for a talented professional to join our team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Civil Engineering or similar discipline from an accredited college or university
• Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois
• Minimum of 10+ years of related design and Project Management experience
• Proven ability to lead successful teams, internally and externally
• Proven ability to build effective business relationships
• Established and positive industry reputation
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in MicroStation, Geopak, and OpenRoads Designer, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Hybrid work, 3 days in Darien office required

Responsibilities

• Developing and reviewing plan sets, quantity estimates, and reports
• Preparing plans, specifications, and cost estimates in accordance with IDOT and local agency standards
• Mentoring project staff
• Maintaining project budgets and schedules
• Preforming QA/QC tasks
• Participating in business development opportunities, including writing technical proposals, scopes of work, and developing fee estimates

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• disability
• life insurance
• flexible spending
• paid holidays
• paid time off
• 401(k)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees