Director of Civil Engineering (Transportation/Roadway Group)

Job Type Full-time Description SRF Consulting Group, Inc. creates lasting solutions to strengthen communities. SRF’s engineers, planners, and designers collaborate with our clients and their partners to ensure meaningful results for the most challenging projects and enrich everyday experiences. Our award-winning projects range from designing roadways, trails, and bridges to planning statewide transportation systems, to revitalizing neighborhoods and urban spaces. At SRF, our employee-owners help shape the culture and future of our business and our communities. As a 100 percent employee-owned company, team members share in the company’s growth and prosperity and receive stock ownership on a vesting schedule for their retirement. Our culture offers frequent companywide events, clubs, and sports teams, as well as opportunities to give back to the community. SRF also provides employees with the following: 401(k) and company match plan, Comprehensive health benefits package. Competitive salaries, Paid professional certifications and memberships. Flex-time scheduling, Generous time-off programs, and Vacation time carry-over. Multiple professional development programs. SRF’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is a cornerstone of our culture and success. Individual differences, life experiences, and talents drive our innovation and our approach. Everyone is welcome, differences are celebrated, and horizons are limitless. We are seeking a full-time Director of Civil Engineering to join our growing Chicago, IL team and play a key leadership role in expanding our presence across the Chicagoland transportation market. This position is focused on building and sustaining strong client relationships with agencies such as IDOT, the Illinois Tollway, and CDOT, while driving strategic growth in infrastructure programs and pursuits. As Director, you will lead the delivery of complex, large-scale transportation and municipal infrastructure projects, providing both technical leadership and strategic direction. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams and ensure successful execution from planning through construction, while aligning project delivery with client goals and agency priorities. A core responsibility of this role is to serve as a trusted advisor and partner to key public-sector clients - strengthening existing relationships, proactively identifying opportunities, and positioning the firm for upcoming programs, on-call contracts, and major pursuits. You will collaborate with leadership to shape market strategy, lead capture efforts, and expand our footprint across IDOT, Tollway, and CDOT initiatives. In addition, you will mentor senior staff, build high-performing teams, and uphold excellence in quality, innovation, and delivery - ensuring our work consistently meets the highest standards and reinforces our reputation as a trusted partner in the region. Responsibilities Work under general direction, translating broad organizational goals into actionable strategies for civil engineering delivery, staffing, and business performance. Lead civil engineering strategy and delivery in alignment with overall business goals, ensuring successful execution of complex infrastructure work. Lead large-scale single- and multi-discipline civil engineering projects, serving as the primary client contact and ensuring successful delivery from planning and design through construction. Oversee complex, high-profile infrastructure projects (including transportation, municipal, land development, and water resources), ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are achieved. Drive business development efforts by building and maintaining strategic client relationships, identifying new project opportunities, and leading or supporting major pursuits and proposal development. Provide technical leadership in civil engineering, serving as a subject matter expert to ensure design excellence, innovation, and compliance with applicable standards …

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