Rail Design Engineer

Position Description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Rail Design Engineer to join our highly skilled Chicago Rail Practice. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in rail engineering and a proven ability to lead design tasks for Phase I and Phase II projects.

This role offers the opportunity to work directly with Class 1 freight railroads and passenger systems such as Amtrak, CTA, and Metra-both locally and nationwide. We're looking for someone familiar with the Chicago market who can contribute to our strong local team while supporting our growing national practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead rail design tasks under the direction of the Project Manager (PM)
• Support development of project scope, budget, and schedule
• Coordinate with clients and stakeholders
• Direct engineering staff across experience levels to produce design documents and specifications
• Collaborate with PMs and team leads on resource planning and internal workshare
• Assist in developing proposals and other business development initiatives to drive growth
• Ability to meet with client and public stakeholders and perform site visits in field as necessary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) license
• 6+ years of experience in rail design and/or planning
• Proven experience leading rail design tasks
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with a commitment to collaborating closely with clients and other stakeholders beyond technical engineering teams
• Passion for working on large, multi-disciplinary rail projects with fast paced schedules which require creative thinking and innovative problem-solving skills

Compensation Range:

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At STV, we are fully committed to expanding our culture of diversity and inclusion, one that will reflect the clients we serve and the communities we work in, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

STV offers the following benefits * Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account * Dental insurance * Vision insurance * Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable) * Disability insurance * Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment * 401(k) Plan * Retirement Counseling * Employee Assistance Program * Paid Time Off (16 days) * Paid Holidays (8 days) * Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year) * Parental Leave (up to 80 hours) * Continuing Education Program * Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV's good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.