Structures Bridge Group Leader

STV is seeking a Structures Bridge Group Leader to join our Transportation department at our Chicago, IL office. Your New Role Join STV as our Structures Bridge Group Leader and shape the future of our Illinois Transportation practice. 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.

The Opportunity Combine 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. Success 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.

Your Impact Lead and grow STV’s bridge and structural transportation group in Illinois, aligning team priorities with strategic and financial objectives. Serve as Project Manager and/or Design Manager for highway, transit, and rail structural projects from planning through construction. Guide bridge design, rehabilitation, inspection, load rating, retaining wall, culvert, and related transportation structure assignments. Oversee calculations, technical reports, design memoranda, plans, specifications, cost estimates, schedules, and construction documents.

Manage scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety, resources, and financial performance. Build trusted relationships with IDOT, Illinois Tollway, CTA, Metra, Amtrak, Class I railroads, municipalities, and regional stakeholders. Drive capture planning, win strategies, proposals, interviews, client presentations, and contract negotiations. Coordinate resources and workshare across offices to support large multidisciplinary transportation programs. Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain structural engineers at all career levels.

Advance design standards, quality processes, technical tools, and innovative solutions. Represent STV in client meetings, industry organizations, stakeholder engagements, and project site visits.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering from an accredited program.
• Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license and active Illinois Structural Engineer (S.E.) license.
• 15+ years of progressive structural transportation engineering experience, including at least five years leading or supervising engineers and technical staff.
• Demonstrated success leading highway, transit, and/or rail bridge projects from planning and design through construction.
• Strong technical background in structural analysis and the design, rehabilitation, inspection, and load rating of steel and concrete bridges and related transportation structures.
• Deep knowledge of AASHTO LRFD, IDOT and Illinois Tollway standards; working knowledge of AREMA standards for rail structures.
• Project or task management experience encompassing scope, budget, schedule, staffing, quality, client coordination, invoicing, and financial performance.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, recruit, and develop structural engineering teams while coordinating effectively across disciplines and offices.
• Experience supporting proposals, interviews, capture planning, client presentations, and other business development activities.
• Excellent written, verbal, and…