Transportation Engineer

Responsibilities:

Founded in 1900, Mead & Hunt is a nationally recognized, employee-owned consulting firm known for delivering innovative, forward-thinking planning, design, and construction solutions.

Our work spans a wide range of sectors from transportation and water infrastructure to architecture, federal projects, and food & beverage processing. With more than 125 years of experience, we are proud to help clients and communities solve complex challenges and achieve meaningful progress.

The Opportunity

We are growing and are looking for a highly motivated Transportation Engineer to join our Illinois Transportation team This is an exciting opportunity to work on impactful projects with a collaborative, people-first, and employee-owned firm that values your professional growth and contributions.

What You'll Do

As a member of our Transportation team, you'll play a key role in shaping roadway infrastructure projects across Illinois.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading roadway design tasks from Phase I to preliminary through final design for IDOT, Tollway, County, and Municipal clients
• Developing and reviewing plan sets, roadway geometrics, quantity estimates, and associated design documents
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary project teams to deliver high-quality, innovative transportation solutions on challenging projects
• Serving as roadway project lead and providing technical guidance to junior engineers
• Growing and developing necessary skills to advance into a Project Manager role

A valid driver's license and some travel will be required.

What You'll Bring

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in civil engineering or related field from an accredited institution
• At least 4 years of relevant roadway design experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) license

The ideal candidate will also have:

• Illinois PE or the ability to obtain within 6 months of hire
• Hands-on roadway design experience with IDOT, Tollway, or local agencies
• Proficiency in Bentley OpenRoads, MicroStation, and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to project delivery

Why Mead & Hunt

At Mead & Hunt, we're not just offering a job - we're inviting you to be part of a legacy. As a 100% employee-owned company, we invest in our people and empower them to grow while shaping the future of our communities.

Here's what makes us different:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package including health, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance plans
• 401(k) with company match and profit-sharing opportunities
• Employee ownership opportunities after one year of full-time employment—help shape the future of our firm and share in the rewards of our collective success
• A flexible work environment with a hybrid schedule and generous PTO, paid holidays, sick time, parental leave, caregiver leave, and paid community service leave
• A strong commitment to your professional growth, with continuous learning opportunities, mentorship programs, and a supportive environment designed to help you thrive

Join Us

If you're ready to lead, innovate, and make a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you – apply today

The expected salary range for this position is $91,000 – $125,000 annually, commensurate with experience, education, and location.

Mead & Hunt will not sponsor a visa (H-1B, etc.) for this position.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.