Civil Highway Engineer​/Railroad Specialist

Civil Highway Engineer/ Railroad Specialist

Apply for the Civil Highway Engineer/Railroad Specialist role at GFT and contribute to our transportation team in Schaumburg, IL. This full‑time position (40 hours/week) follows a hybrid work model requiring regular attendance at our Schaumburg office.

GFT’s transportation team offers transformative projects that enhance infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Teams work on highways, bridges, traffic engineering, and sustainable design to maintain safe, efficient, and reliable roadway systems. Explore some of our signature projects.

• Perform roadway plan drawings, quantities, geometric design, pavement marking/signing, drainage design, traffic studies, traffic signal design, project reports, specifications, cost estimates, and roadway lighting.
• Engage in public involvement, project documentation, and coordination with multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Use Open Roads and Microsoft Office along with other design software to complete tasks independently under team leadership.
• Analyze information to perform routine design tasks and make decisions independently on engineering problems and methods.
• Ensure accuracy of engineering design and plan quality presentations, thoroughness, and efficient conformance to budgets, schedules, and company standards.
• Review design options and document findings, managing workload and any changes in project schedule or scope.

• Minimum 5 years of related, in‑field experience, including work directly or as a consultant for the Illinois Tollway, DOTs, or local transportation agencies on federally funded projects.
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) license for the state of Illinois.
• Strong technical, verbal, and written communication skills and ability to work well in a team environment on multi‑disciplinary projects.
• Preferred experience in railroad coordination and inspection of roadway/railroad work, and in highway, drainage, construction, track, traffic signal, or lighting.
• Illinois driver’s license.

The salary range for this role is $76,000 – $111,000, dependent upon experience and geographic location.

• Hybrid (in‑person and remote) work environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, pet insurance, medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Tax‑deferred 401(k) savings plan.
• Competitive paid‑time‑off (PTO) accrual.
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
• Professional development support and internal/external training programs.
• Incentive compensation for eligible positions.

GFT is an AEC firm that innovates around transportation, water, power, and building integration. We aim to enhance infrastructure through creativity, personal touch, and nimble approach.

GFT:
Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law.