Highway Engineer​/Project Manager

GFT is seeking a Highway Engineer / Project Manager to join our Transportation Team in Schaumburg, IL
! This role follows a hybrid work model
, requiring regular attendance at our Schaumburg, IL office.

GFT
's Transportation team offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Whether working on highways and bridges or traffic engineering, our team excels in resilient, sustainable design and construction, delivering innovative solutions that address the complexities of modern, multimodal roadway systems and ensure safe, efficient, and reliable travel for all. Explore some of our signature Transportation projects here.

This is a growing office of roadway, highway, structural, transit, rail, and intermodal designers and construction inspectors. This role will primarily act as a Project Manager on Phase I and Phase II projects.

This individual will be an embedded employee at the Illinois Department of Transportation as a Project Manager. The person will manage 8-15 IDOT projects in the Consultant Services Section in the Bureau of Design at IDOT District One Office in Schaumburg.

The successful candidate will lead coordination of various tasks including coordination with assigned consultants in the preparation of roadway plans, specifications, and other various tasks such as reviews by other Bureaus of project document, pavement design, utility, rail, and local agreements with Project Support Section, special waste and permitting.

The successful candidate should have a background in preliminary engineering, plan development or construction engineering with the Illinois Department of Transportation. The individual must be able to communicate verbally and written at a high level. The individual may also be called on to work closely with other teams on multi‑disciplinary projects. The individual will need to work independently and lead projects and work with other Section in the Bureau of Design and Bureaus within the Department of Transportation.

The candidate will work with engineers and other technicians to achieve completion of various tasks.

• Provides direction to Project Engineers and Staff Engineers as to the general results expected.
• Analyzes information and data to perform routine design tasks.
• Makes decisions independently on engineering problems and methods and routinely represents the organization in meetings to resolve important questions, and to plan and coordinate work.
• Able to make presentations to the public and clients on projects.
• Responsible for accuracy of engineering design and plans, quality presentation, thoroughness and follow-through, and efficient conformance to budgets, schedules, and company standards.
• Reviews design options and document findings from the design team.
• Manages workload and any changes in project schedule or scope or additional services.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

• Minimum of 5 years of related, in‑field experience, including work directly or as a consultant for IDOT, the Illinois Tollway, Chicago DOT, Cook County Department of Transportation & Highways, local counties and municipalities, and with Federally funded projects is expected.
• E.I.T Certificate
• Candidates must possess strong technical skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work well in a team environment on multi‑disciplinary projects.
• Previous experience leading projects, coordination and inspection of roadway work in the field or design is essential.
• Individuals are required to possess an Illinois Driver’s License.
• Actively engages multiple perspectives when solving problems, seeks to learn from peers, and encourages reciprocal learning among team members.
• Actively advocates for full inclusion in the workplace, fostering an environment that welcomes diversity and values equity for…