Lochner and Egis are entering an exciting new chapter as one organization.
We have combined decades of trusted U.S. engineering expertise with the global reach, technical excellence, and career opportunities of a leading international engineering, consulting, and infrastructure firm. While our name has changed, our commitment to our people, clients, and communities is stronger than ever.
We are seeking an experienced Transportation Engineering Lead to provide senior technical leadership and project management for complex transportation infrastructure projects throughout Illinois. This role will serve as a technical authority and project lead for high-profile Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Illinois Tollway Phase I studies, including preliminary engineering, feasibility studies, corridor planning, alternatives analysis, and environmental documentation.
The successful candidate will lead multidisciplinary teams through all aspects of preliminary engineering while serving as a trusted advisor to clients, mentoring junior staff, supporting business development, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality technical solutions that meet client objectives, schedules, and budgets.
The Impact You'll Make
- Lead Phase I transportation engineering projects for IDOT, Illinois Tollway, municipalities, and other public agencies.
- Manage preliminary engineering and feasibility studies for highways, roadways, interchanges, bridges, and multimodal transportation improvements.
- Direct alternatives analyses, corridor studies, concept development, and engineering evaluations.
- Oversee preparation of Phase I engineering documents, technical reports, design studies, and supporting documentation.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including roadway, structures, traffic, drainage, utilities, environmental, geotechnical, and right-of-way specialists.
- Serve as the primary client contact and maintain strong relationships with IDOT, Illinois Tollway, local agencies, and stakeholders.
- Provide technical oversight and quality assurance for engineering deliverables.
- Lead project planning, scope development, budgeting, scheduling, staffing, and risk management.
- Participate in public involvement meetings, agency coordination meetings, and stakeholder presentations.
- Mentor and develop junior engineers while promoting technical excellence throughout the organization.
- Support proposal development, interviews, and strategic business development initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with IDOT Bureau of Design and Environment (BDE) Manual, Illinois Tollway standards, NEPA requirements, and applicable federal and state regulations.
The Expertise You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Illinois (required).