Sr. Project Engineer

Job Overview

Join Farnsworth Group, a 135‑year‑old engineering, architecture, and surveying firm, and grow your career with a Great Place to Work certified firm for ten consecutive years. Farnsworth Group is committed to making a positive impact through your work and offers a hybrid work program to support work‑life balance.

Location:

Effingham, IL

Sr. Project Engineer:
Provide project and client management support for transportation projects, including roadway and highway design and engineering analysis. Serve as the designated client contact and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams while ensuring on‑time project completion.

• Serve as project manager with autonomy for project‑related tasks and as a designated client contact; may manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Maintain project schedules and ensure timely completion of projects.
• Coordinate estimating, scoping, and marketing strategies for proposed projects.
• Prepare engineering agreements for projects.
• Provide street and highway design engineering analysis and computations and act as Engineer of Record on some projects.
• Prepare or modify reports, specifications, plans, studies, permits, and designs for various projects.
• Delegate and/or supervise the work of other engineer’s activities.
• Support business development efforts, attend client meetings, and make presentations in support of clients and projects.
• Visit construction sites to monitor progress and perform duties per contract documents.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited Civil, Transportation, or Traffic Engineer program.
• 8–20 years of transportation or traffic engineering experience.
• Experience with IDOT or local agency IL projects required.
• Licensed IL Professional Engineer (PE).
• Ability to manage and collaborate with engineers, technicians, clients, and administrators.
• Ability to contribute to several projects simultaneously.
• Preferred working experience with Microsoft Office, Micro Station, and ORD.

• 401(k) with 100% company match up to 5%.
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance plans.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Short‑ and long‑term disability.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Professional development and training.
• Mentoring program.
• Paid time off.
• Wellness/fitness reimbursements.
• Pet insurance plan.
• Hybrid work program.

$105,000 – $125,000 (salary determined by education, experience, skill set and internal equity).

Farnsworth Group is a collection of employees with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud to be an M/F Disabled and Veteran EEO/AA employer and commit to recruiting, hiring, developing, retaining, and promoting a diverse workforce.

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