Director of Transportation Engineering P6

GRAEF; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and Leadership Development

Flexible Hours/Hybrid Schedule

ESOP

Free parking

Parental Leave

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Retirement Savings Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Casual Dress

Job summary

GRAEF in Madison, Wisconsin seeks a Director of Transportation Engineering to lead firmwide technical excellence, quality, and collaboration across offices while guiding the next generation of transportation leaders.

You will stay engaged in project work, mentor staff, shape technical strategy, and support client pursuits, with a hybrid schedule and strong focus on staff development and innovative transportation solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Minimum of 12 years of transportation engineering experience
• Demonstrated technical and leadership experience
• Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills
• Passion for technical excellence, quality, and staff development

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of firmwide technical standards, best practices, quality processes, and resources that support consistent, high-quality project delivery across GRAEF’s Transportation Engineering Technical Community.
• Promote collaboration and work-sharing across offices, connect projects with the right expertise, and strengthen firmwide technical capabilities.
• Support onboarding, mentoring, technical training, and succession planning within GRAEF’s Transportation Engineering Technical Community, helping transportation engineering staff grow professionally.
• Partner with firm leadership on technical strategy, innovation, recruiting, business planning, and business development, including supporting client relationships and project pursuits.
• Remain actively engaged in project work through project leadership, management, design, and technical oversight. Provide expertise on complex and strategically important projects, support quality reviews, and help project teams improve delivery, solve challenges, and manage risk.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Transportation engineering expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Elevate Your Career with GRAEF - A Top Workplace

Are you passionate about technical excellence, developing people, and shaping the future of transportation engineering?

GRAEF is seeking a Director of Transportation Engineering to provide firmwide leadership for one of our largest technical communities. Reporting to the Chief Technical Officer, this role is responsible for advancing technical excellence, strengthening quality, promoting collaboration across offices, and developing the next generation of transportation engineering leaders.

This is an opportunity to influence the future of transportation engineering at GRAEF while remaining engaged in project work and collaborating with professionals across the firm.

What You’ll Do

Lead Technical Excellence

Lead the development and implementation of firmwide technical standards, best practices, quality processes, and resources that support consistent, high-quality project delivery across GRAEF’s Transportation Engineering Technical Community.

Build a Connected Transportation Engineering Practice

Promote collaboration and work-sharing across offices, connect projects with the right expertise, and strengthen firmwide technical capabilities.

Develop People and Future Leaders

Support onboarding, mentoring, technical training, and succession planning within GRAEF’s Transportation Engineering Technical Community, helping transportation engineering staff grow professionally.

Shape the Future

Partner with firm leadership on technical strategy, innovation, recruiting, business planning, and business development, including supporting client relationships and project pursuits. Help guide investment in emerging technologies and capabilities that strengthen GRAEF's transportation engineering practice.

Engage with Projects

Remain actively engaged in project work through project leadership, management, design, and technical oversight. Provide expertise on complex and strategically important projects, support quality reviews, and help project teams improve delivery, solve challenges, and manage risk.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering


• Professional Engineer (PE) license


• Minimum of 12 years of transportation engineering experience


• Demonstrated technical and leadership experience


• Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills


• Passion for technical excellence, quality, and staff development

Why GRAEF?

At GRAEF, we do more than design infrastructure. We invest in our people, build strong relationships, and create opportunities for employees to grow, lead, and make a lasting impact on the communities we serve. If you're ready to help shape the future of transportation engineering at GRAEF, we'd love to hear from you.

We are proud to offer the following benefits:

• Training, Mentorship, and Leadership Development Programs


• A team atmosphere dedicated to open communication and collaboration


• Flexible Hours/Hybrid Schedule


• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)


• Embed yourself in the community by participating in numerous outside activities that GRAEF endorses and supports


• Exciting downtown office location, with free amenities, including onsite fitness center and more


• Free covered parking


• Paid Parental Leave


• Paid Time Off


• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance


• Life Insurance


• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability


• Flexible Spending Plans


• Retirement Savings Plan


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Casual Dress

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer - Disabled/Vets