Transportation Engineering Director P6

Graef USA; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & mentorship

Flexible hours

ESOP

Free parking

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Casual dress

Job summary

Graef USA in Chicago seeks a Director of Transportation Engineering to provide firmwide leadership for its Transportation Engineering Technical Community. Reporting to the CTO, this role advances technical excellence, quality, collaboration across offices, and staff development.

You will remain engaged in project work while guiding strategy, recruiting, and investments in emerging technologies to strengthen Graef's transportation practice.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a PE license.
• Demonstrated leadership and technical excellence in transportation engineering.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of firmwide technical standards and quality processes for transportation engineering.
• Promote collaboration across offices and strengthen firmwide technical capabilities.
• Develop people and future leaders through onboarding, mentoring, and training.
• Shape technical strategy, recruitment, business planning, and client relationships.
• Remain engaged in project work through leadership, design, and oversight.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Mentoring

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 transportationengineering 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 10 years of transportationengineering 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 transportationengineering at GRAEF, we'd love to hear from you.

We are proud to offer the following benefits:

• The salary range for this position is $132,000-$165,000. (Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience and skill set, as well as internal and external equity.)
• 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 office location, with free amenities, including onsite fitness center and more
• Free parking
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Plans
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Casual Dress

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