Director of Transportation Engineering

Overview

($140,000 to $190,000 annual salary, depending on qualifications, plus performance incentives and potential future ownership opportunities)

Grow a Department.  Lead a Team.  Become an Owner.

Benton Engineering is seeking an experienced transportation engineering leader to grow an established Transportation Engineering Department while helping shape the future of our employee-owned firm.

This is more than a project management position.

We are looking for an entrepreneurial professional who wants the opportunity to recruit and develop a team, expand client relationships, guide strategic direction, and ultimately participate in firm ownership.

Our ideal candidate has a proven record of technical excellence, business development, staff leadership, and the vision to lead a transportation practice that will serve Illinois, Missouri, and the Midwest for sustained success. The candidate must also have the experience and ability to direct transportation efforts down to the task level across the department.

At Benton Engineering, leadership opportunities are not constrained by corporate layers or geography. Our successful leaders are empowered to make decisions, invest in their teams, and directly influence the firm's future.

Those interested are encouraged to reach out to our leadership as provided below. Candidate privacy will be maintained throughout the recruitment process.

Primary Contact: Doug Erickson, P.E., Vice President; (309) 837-3151; derickson@bentoneng.com

Secondary Contact: Jamie Headen, P.E., President; (217) 245-4146; jheaden@bentoneng.com

Specific Skills
Minimum Qualifications
  • 10+ years of progressively responsible transportation engineering experience.
  • Demonstrated experience preparing and reviewing DOT plans, specifications, estimates, and bidding documents.
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex transportation projects.
  • Proven client relationship and business development success.
  • Experience leading, mentoring, and developing staff.
Ideal Qualifications
  • Experience building or managing a transportation practice or department.
  • IDOT and/or MoDOT project experience.
  • Familiarity with OpenRoads Designer and MicroStation.
  • Active participation in professional organizations.
  • Existing relationships with municipal and transportation clients.
Responsible For
Practice Leadership
  • Lead and grow Benton Engineering's Transportation Engineering Department.
  • Develop strategic goals, business plans, and growth initiatives.
  • Recruit, hire, mentor, and retain transportation engineering professionals.
  • Create a culture of accountability, collaboration, professional development, and technical excellence.
  • Foster professional growth and leadership development throughout the transportation group.
  • Work with Benton Engineering leadership to develop succession and ownership strategies.
Business Development
  • Expand relationships with municipal, county, state, and private-sector clients.
  • Identify and pursue new project opportunities throughout Illinois, Missouri, and surrounding states.
  • Lead proposal development, interviews, marketing initiatives, and strategic pursuits.
  • Develop long-term client partnerships that generate sustainable growth.
Technical Leadership
  • Provide technical oversight and quality assurance for transportation and site development projects.
  • Lead the planning, design, and delivery of: Roadway improvements; Bridge projects; Streetscapes; Multi-use trails; Site development; Stormwater infrastructure; Transportation studies
  • Maintain industry-leading technical expertise and promote innovation.
  • Direct the preparation and quality review of IDOT and MoDOT plans, specifications, estimates, and bidding documents across the department.
Educational Requirements
  • B.S. in Civil Engineering
  • Professional Engineer licensure with the ability to be licensed in Illinois and Missouri within 6 months of employment.
Job Location
Hybrid/Remote, Jacksonville, Illinois, Kirksville, Missouri, Macomb, Illinois, Rolla, Missouri
Salary
$140,000 to $190,000 annual salary, depending on qualifications, plus performance incentives and potential future ownership opportunities
Benefits
Benton Engineering strives to offer competitive salaries and performance incentives. Standard benefits for full-time employment include health and life insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, a generous 401(k) retirement plan, short- and long-term disability insurance, paid vacation and sick time off, seven (7) paid holidays, professional development and training, flexible work scheduling, and more. Benton Engineering recognizes the value each team member contributes to the firm’s success and strives to provide meaningful financial recognition for those contributions. Benton Engineering is an equal opportunity employer. We are strongly committed to the recruitment, selection, development, and promotion of all employees on individual merit. We continually seek to build and maintain a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of the population we serve. Our practice is to strive to provide equal employment, training, education, mentoring and advancement to all employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, or disability. You are welcome to submit your resume at any time for consideration.

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