Staff Civil Engineer 2 - Pavement Engineering

ARA is seeking an experienced staff civil engineer to support our work as a consultant to the Illinois Department of Transportation. This is a full-time position working on-site at the Illinois DOT in Springfield, IL.

What you will do as a staff civil engineer 2:

Under the direction of the ARA project manager, you will perform tasks that may include, but not be limited to:

• Assisting with developing specifications and policy documents.
• Arranging for the deployment and technology transfer of research project findings and deliverables.
• Evaluating and reporting on the benefit of implementing research project findings.
• Preparing and maintaining annual nondestructive testing programs (FWD, skid resistance, and surface profile).
• Assisting and participating in yearly conferences, workshops and programs.
• Reviewing pavement design and life cycle costs from Illinois DOT districts.
• Maintaining the mechanistic pavement monitoring program and coordinating data input for the database.
• Reviewing and analyzing contract pavement roughness data in general accordance with project specification and special provisions.

Occasional travel and outdoor work (field testing) may be required.

Staff civil engineer 2 requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil Engineering or related field, with a focus on pavement engineering
• Illinois Professional Engineer license
• 5+ years professional engineering experience, including:
• Thorough understanding of pavement engineering principles and construction practices
• Experience developing pavement-related policies and specifications
• Experience with pavement surface characteristics greatly preferred but not required
• Knowledge of current Illinois DOT policies and practices preferred

The anticipated salary range for this position is $75,000 to $90,000/year, depending on education and experience. ARA also offers competitive benefits that address our employees’ needs now and in the future. Learn more about each of our benefits at

About ARA:

ARA is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs more than 2,300 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in civil technologies, computer software and simulation, defense technologies, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for pavement analysis, environmental site characterization, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. We recognize that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience.