Senior Transportation Engineering Manager

Hanson Professional Services Inc.•Peoria, IL

21d•$150,000 - $190,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Hanson is seeking a Senior Transportation Engineering Manager to join their team. This role involves leading major transportation projects in Illinois, providing day-to-day leadership and technical direction to engineering staff, and serving as a project engineer on complex assignments. The position also includes coaching and mentoring staff, forecasting staffing needs, developing roadway design solutions, directing the development of construction plans and contract documents, guiding design teams using OpenRoads Designer, reviewing technical deliverables, and supporting client relationships and pursuits. Occasional travel for client meetings and site visits, as well as support for public involvement activities, may be required.

Requirements

Illinois DOT/Tollway planning, design, plan production, and PS&E experience.
Working knowledge of roadway design software such as OpenRoads Designer.
Experience supervising, mentoring, or formally leading engineers and technical staff.
Strong technical judgment, problem-solving ability, organization, and attention to detail.
Experience leading or supporting quality control reviews to ensure adherence with industry and client design standards.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering is required.
Typically 10+ years of professional engineering experience.
Minimum of six years of roadway design or transportation engineering experience, including work for IDOT and/or the Illinois Tollway.
Illinois Professional Engineer license, or the ability to obtain an Illinois license through reciprocity within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with OpenRoads Designer 3D modeling for roadway projects is a plus.
Interest in continued learning, professional growth, and expanding technical and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day leadership, workload coordination, and technical direction for an assigned group of engineers and technical staff.
Serve as project engineer on complex transportation assignments, coordinating disciplines and subconsultants, managing design activities, supporting schedules, and reviewing team deliverables.
Coach and mentor staff through regular feedback, career discussions, technical guidance, stretch assignments, and performance reviews.
Forecast short- and long-term staffing needs by evaluating backlog, anticipated pursuits, resource availability, capability gaps, and hiring requirements.
Develop roadway design solutions for complex interstate, tollway, urban arterial, highway, and local road improvement projects.
Direct the development of construction plans and contract documents.
Author technical documents such as engineering reports and special provisions.
Guide roadway design teams using OpenRoads Designer, supported by internal training resources and active user groups.
Review complex technical calculations, reports, plans, and deliverables.
Lead or support client relationships, pursuits, scopes, fees, and proposals.
Provide occasional support for public involvement activities.
Travel occasionally for client meetings and site visits.
Perform other related duties as assigned.