Civil Engineer - Senior Transportation Project Manager

About Us

At Chastain and Associates, our mission is to build sustainable, functional environments where people live, work, and play. We value excellence, innovation, and connectivity. Chastain supports work-life balance with flexible hours, hybrid options, paid time off, and a culture that encourages personal and professional growth.

What You’ll Do as the Transportation Senior Project Manager

• Oversee and mentor multiple Project Managers across various offices while managing and tracking the department's backlog.
• Manage client relationships, cultivating new business connections, and collaborating with the Business Development Team to identify IDOT PTB items to pursue.
• Manage current IDOT Phase I, II or III engineering projects as well as County and Municipal Transportation projects.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with clients, ensuring satisfaction, retention, and alignment with business objectives.
• Monitor and manage the transportation department's backlog, ensuring accurate tracking, prioritization, and timely resolution to meet operational goals.

What You Will Need To Thrive In This Role

• Licensure: Professional Engineer (PE) License in the state of Illinois or ability to obtain
• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Civil Engineering is preferred)
• Experience: 15+ years of experience working on IDOT roadway and bridge design projects, and managing/mentoring civil engineering staff
• Location: Rockford, IL - Hybrid schedule is available
• Software skills: Microsoft 365, MicroStation/OpenRoads and Adobe (AutoCAD Civil 3D beneficial)
• Adaptability: excel at adapting to changing project requirements. Align with our core values: We do what we say, we do what it takes, we have an outward mindset, we operate with integrity.

What We Offer You

• 401K plan with generous company match
• Annual pay increases
• Flexible work hours
• Paid-time off based on total industry tenure
• We provide four types of medical insurance plans, along with medical reimbursement and dependent care benefits
• Pay for dental insurance, and short-term/long-term disability insurance
• Employee and employee plus family life insurance options
• 7 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday
• $5,000 sign-on bonus
• Relocation assistance
• Cell phone reimbursement plan
• Annual boot allowance
• Verizon wireless employee discount program
• Sams Club and Costco membership reimbursement

Keywords

• Senior Civil Engineer
• Transportation Engineer
• Infrastructure Engineering
• Roadway Design
• Highway Engineering
• Traffic Engineering
• Civil Transportation Projects
• Public Infrastructure
• Urban Mobility Solutions
• AutoCAD Civil 3D
• MicroStation
• InRoads
• OpenRoads
• Transportation Planning
• Traffic Simulation Software
• Synchro
• VISSIM
• Stormwater Management
• Pavement Design
• Geometric Roadway Design
• Highway Capacity Analysis
• Project Lifecycle Management
• Construction Documentation
• Professional Engineer (PE) License
• Civil Engineering Degree
• PMP Certification
• FHWA Standards
• MUTCD Compliance
• DOT Projects
• Urban Roadway Projects
• Interchange Design
• Intersection Design
• Multimodal Transportation
• Public Transit Infrastructure
• Large-Scale Civil Projects
• Environmental Impact Studies
• Project Management
• Cross-functional Team Leadership
• Client Communication
• Budget Management
• Proposal Writing
• Regulatory Compliance
• Mentorship
• Team Development
• Strategic Planning