Highway/Roadway Engineer 7

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As a key member of our Transportation team, you’ll be directly involved in the technical design and delivery of Illinois DOT roadway projects, applying your deep engineering expertise to develop practical, high ‑ quality solutions that improve mobility and safety across Illinois.In this role, you will:*Perform hands ‑ on roadway design for IDOT transportation projects, including highways, interchanges, and complex urban and rural corridors.*Apply expert knowledge of IDOT Design Manuals, Standards, Specifications, and Guidelines to develop compliant, constructible design solutions.*Use OpenRoads Designer (ORD) extensively for geometric design, corridor modeling, plan production, and coordination with drainage, traffic, and structural elements.*Prepare, check, and review roadway geometry, profiles, cross sections, grading, and drainage designs, ensuring accuracy and adherence to IDOT and FHWA requirements.*Develop and review design calculations related to alignment, sight distance, superelevation, drainage, and other transportation engineering components.*Review plan sets and technical deliverables, providing detailed technical comments and quality checks prior to submission.*Coordinate closely with project managers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless integration of roadway, drainage, traffic, utilities, and structures.*Will develop IDOT project specifications, special provisions, and cost estimates, ensuring consistency with IDOT standards and project scope.*Support field investigations and site visits, evaluating existing conditions, constructability constraints, and design impacts.*Respond to IDOT and agency comments, revising designs and documentation as required through design development and final submittals.*Contribute technically to proposals and IDOT pursuits by providing approach narratives, scope input, and workload estimates.*Provide day ‑ to ‑ day technical guidance to junior engineers, reviewing their work and offering hands ‑ on mentoring to support skill development and quality outcomes.