
Sr. Engineering Manager - Transportation
Swansea, IL · HybridJob$140–170K/yrPosted 6mo agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Farnsworth Group is hiring a Sr. Engineering Manager - Transportation. Farnsworth Group seeks a technically focused Sr. Engineering Manager to provide engineering, staff support, and QC/QA services for transportation roadway and street projects across multiple locations, including Illinois and remote options, while mentoring staff and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
Key focus areas include Engineer, support, and provide QC/QA for projects related to transportation planning and design, Develop and mentor staff, and Collaborate with other disciplines.
Successful candidates bring Bachelor's Degree From An Accredited Civil Engineering Program, 15+ Years Of Transportation Experience, and Licensed Illinois Professional Engineer (PE). Important skills include Engineering, QC/QA, Transportation Planning, Design, Develop And Mentor Staff, and Collaborate With Other Disciplines.
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Position: Sr. Engineering Manager - Transportation
Location: Belleville, IL
Job Id: 3492
of Openings: 1
Farnsworth Group is seeking a technically focused Sr. Engineering Manager in the posting locations below. In this role, you will provide engineering, staff support, and QC/QA services for transportation roadway and street projects. Services are for local, statewide, and nationwide clients in the support of multiple planning and design projects. Posting Locations for this role: Belleville, Champaign, Effingham, Lisle, Normal, Peoria, Pontiac, Springfield, Tinley Park, IL; Nashville, TN; St. Louis, MO; or Remote What You’ll Do:
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Engineer, support, and provide QC/QA for projects related to transportation planning and design
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Develop and mentor staff
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Collaborate with other disciplines
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Develop and maintain Client Relations
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Establish and maintain budgets and schedules
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Work in partnership with leadership and other team members throughout the Transportation Group and Company
What You’ll Need:
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Bachelor’s degree from an accredited Civil Engineering program
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15+ years of transportation experience with diverse project experience
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Licensed Illinois Professional Engineer (PE)
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Experience working on and with IDOT, County, and Local Agency projects
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Proven leadership skills with engineering staff
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Strong team player in a multi-disciplinary environment
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Ability to effectively manage clients and deliver successful projects
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Ability to contribute to several projects simultaneously
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Working experience with Microsoft Office and knowledge of MicroStation, CONNECT, and ORD.
Who We Are Join Farnsworth Group, a nationally recognized architectural, engineering, and surveying firm, where your career can thrive! For ten consecutive years, we’ve been certified as a Great Place to Work®, and our engineers, architects, surveyors, and scientists channel their passion and expertise into making meaningful contributions to the world around us. With almost 650 talented professionals across 24 offices, we collaborate with clients ranging from small communities to some of the world’s largest brands. Our success is built on our people - their passion, creativity, and commitment to excellence. Here, you’ll find a supportive culture that champions your growth, embraces challenges, values work-life balance, and empowers you to make a lasting impact for our clients and the communities we serve. Join us and move your career forward. A Great Place to Work Certified For ten consecutive years, Farnsworth Group has earned the prestigious Great Place to Work® certification—thanks to our employees! Each year, our staff participates in a survey administered by the Great Place to Work organization, measuring perceptions of credibility, respect, pride, fairness, and camaraderie. The results are benchmarked against the nation’s leading companies, and only top performers receive the certification. Insights from the survey help us continually enhance our work environment and foster a culture that makes Farnsworth Group an even greater place to work. Featured benefits and perks include:
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401(k) with 100% Company Match up to 5%
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Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
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Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
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Short & Long-Term Disability
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Maternity and Paternity Leave
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Professional Development and Training
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Mentoring Program
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Paid Time Off
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Wellness/Fitness Reimbursements
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Pet Insurance Plan
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Hybrid Work Program
Farnsworth Group appreciates that flexibility and work-life balance are important aspects of the careers and lives of our employees. Our Hybrid Work Program offers employees a flexible work arrangement while contributing to the Company’s culture and success. Salary Range: $140,000 - $170,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity) Statement on Diversity and Inclusion Farnsworth Group is a collection of employees with unique backgrounds and perspectives that all come together to make us a better Company. It is our goal to recruit, hire, develop, retain, and promote a diverse group of people. Join us…and let’s make a difference, together. Farnsworth Group, Inc. is proud to be a M/F Disabled and Veteran EEO/AA employer. For immediate consideration, please Apply Online by clicking on the "Apply for this Position" tab below. #LI-Onsite
How this job compares
Set against the 5,597 open Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$140–170K/yr
- Illinois median$135–218K/yr139 salary ranges
- US median$148–257K/yr4,505 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $155K, is 10% below the Illinois median midpoint ($173K) — in the middle half of Engineering Manager salary ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 147 open Engineering Manager jobs in Illinois and 5,597 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Farnsworth Group (this employer)14 open
- Adyen8 open
- Deloitte8 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 15 years of experience — more than three in four Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 4,968 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,516 of the 5,597 open Engineering Manager jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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