Senior Transportation Project Manager

  • Randstad
  • Elgin, Illinois
  • Full Time

Our client is actively seeking a Senior Transportation Project Manager to join their team. This is a direct hire opportunity located in Schaumburg IL. This person will lead high-impact transportation engineering projects and mentor project managers across multiple office locations. Based in Schaumburg, IL, this role is ideal for a licensed Professional Engineer with extensive experience in IDOT Phase I and II roadway and bridge design.

The ideal candidate will have experience managing client relationships, overseeing departmental backlog and project delivery, identifying business development opportunities, and ensuring technical excellence across a range of municipal, county, and state-funded infrastructure projects.

  • Hybrid schedule offered

  • 5K relocation assistance offered
Qualifications

  • Licensure: Professional Engineer (PE) License in the state of Illinois or ability to obtain

  • Education: A Bachelors 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

  • Software skills: Microsoft 365 and Adobe (AutoCAD Civil 3D preferred)

  • Adaptability: excel at adapting to changing project requirements.

location: Elgin, Illinois
job type: Permanent
salary: $125,000 - 149,000 per year
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors

responsibilities:
  • Manage client relationships, cultivating new business connections, and collaborating with the Business Development Team to identify IDOT PTB items to pursue.

  • Managing PMs current IDOT Phase I and II engineering projects as well as County and Municipal Transportation projects.

  • Build and maintain 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.

qualifications:
  • Experience level: Experienced
  • Minimum 15 years of experience
  • Education: Bachelors

skills:
  • Civil
  • Project Management
  • Civil 3D
  • Planning
  • engineering calculations
  • Technical report writing
  • AutoCAD
  • Microstation
  • Geometric Roadway Design
  • Traffic Control Design
  • Drainage Design
  • Construction Documentation
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Plan Review
  • Quality Control
  • IDOT
  • Infrastructure Planning
  • Civil Site Development
  • Highway Engineering
  • Geometric Design
  • Municipal Engineering
  • NEPA Documentation
  • Project Scoping and Cost Estim

    Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

    At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact ....

    Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

    This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

  • Job ID: 481765924
    Originally Posted on: 6/18/2025

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