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Based in Chicago, this leadership opportunity puts you at the center of complex bridge, highway, transit, and rail infrastructure work. Bring your Illinois Structural Engineer (S.E.) and Professional Engineer (P.E.) credentials to grow client relationships, guide technical delivery, develop a high-performing structural engineering team, and expand our regional presence.\nThe Opportunity\nCombine practice leadership, project and design management, technical oversight, staff development, client engagement, and business development. Partner directly with IDOT, Illinois Tollway, CTA, Metra, Amtrak, Class I railroads, municipalities, and multidisciplinary teams in Chicago and across STV’s national Transportation practice.\nSuccess in this role calls for deep bridge and structural transportation expertise, knowledge of Illinois agency standards, and a record of winning work, delivering quality projects, mentoring technical professionals, and building a regional practice.\nYour Impact\nLead and grow STV’s bridge and structural transportation group in Illinois, aligning team priorities with strategic and financial objectives.\nServe as Project Manager and/or Design Manager for highway, transit, and rail structural projects from planning through construction.\nGuide bridge design, rehabilitation, inspection, load rating, retaining wall, culvert, and related transportation structure assignments.\nOversee calculations, technical reports, design memoranda, plans, specifications, cost estimates, schedules, and construction documents.\nManage scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety, resources, and financial performance.\nBuild trusted relationships with IDOT, Illinois Tollway, CTA, Metra, Amtrak, Class I railroads, municipalities, and regional stakeholders.\nDrive capture planning, win strategies, proposals, interviews, client presentations, and contract negotiations.\nCoordinate resources and workshare across offices to support large multidisciplinary transportation programs.\nRecruit, mentor, develop, and retain structural engineers at all career levels.\nAdvance design standards, quality processes, technical tools, and innovative solutions.\nRepresent STV in client meetings, industry organizations, stakeholder engagements, and project site visits.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering from an accredited program.\nActive Professional Engineer (P.E.) license and active Illinois Structural Engineer (S.E.) license.\n15+ years of progressive structural transportation engineering experience, including at least five years leading or supervising engineers and technical staff.\nDemonstrated success leading highway, transit, and/or rail bridge projects from planning and design through construction.\nStrong technical background in structural analysis and the design, rehabilitation, inspection, and load rating of steel and concrete bridges and related transportation structures.\nDeep knowledge of AASHTO LRFD, IDOT and Illinois Tollway standards; working knowledge of AREMA standards for rail structures.\nProject or task management experience encompassing scope, budget, schedule, staffing, quality, client coordination, invoicing, and financial performance.\nProven ability to lead, mentor, recruit, and develop structural engineering teams while coordinating effectively across disciplines and offices.\nExperience supporting proposals, interviews, capture planning, client presentations, and other business development activities.\nExcellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to engage clients, public stakeholders, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams.\nAbility and willingness to travel to client meetings and project sites as needed.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.\nEstablished relationships and successful project history with IDOT, Illinois Tollway, CDOT, CTA, Metra, Amtrak, Class I railroads, municipalities, or other Illinois transportation clients.\nIllinois NBIS Bridge Inspection Team Leader qualification or comparable bridge inspection credentials.\nExperience managing a group budget, utilization targets, backlog, resource forecasting, and recruiting plans.\nDemonstrated success winning and expanding structural transportation work in the Illinois market.\nExperience with MicroStation, OpenBridge Modeler or OpenBridge Designer, AutoCAD, Mathcad, Midas Civil, LARSA 4D, CSI Bridge, STAAD, or related structural design platforms.\nExperience leading large, complex, multidisciplinary transportation programs or managing workshare across multiple offices.\nActive involvement in professional organizations and visibility within the Chicago and Illinois transportation market.\nCompensation Range:\n$179,064.64 - $204,645.30STV offers the following benefits\nHealth insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account\nDental insurance\nVision insurance\nFlexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)\nDisability insurance\nLife Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment\n401(k) Plan\nRetirement Counseling\nEmployee Assistance Program\nPaid Time Off\nPaid Holidays\nBack-Up Dependent Care\nParental Leave\nContinuing Education Program\nProfessional Licensure and Society Memberships\nSTV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.\nNot sure this role is the perfect match? We encourage you to apply if STV’s work and values resonate with you. We know great candidates don’t always meet every qualification, and research shows women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they do. 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