Job Requisition ID: Opening Date: 10/27/2026
Closing Date: 11/12/2026
Agency: Department of Transportation
Position Title: Civil Engineer VII
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary: $8,270 Monthly; Full Range: $8,270 - $12,370 Monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: NR916 Pro Tech Teamsters
Work Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday
Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability: 2 to 5 Days per week in office, depending on operational needs
Work Location: 2300 S Dirksen Pkwy, Springfield, Illinois, 62764
Work County: Sangamon
Work Office: Office of Highways and Intermodal Project Implementation / Bureau of Bridges and Structures
Agency Contact: DOT.CONTACTHR@ILLINOIS.GOV
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position. All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal. Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered. Position OverviewThis position is accountable for managing and directing the computer drafting, design, and preparation of all departmental bridge and structure plans; initiating, developing, and disseminating all policies, design procedures, and structural theories used in selecting; proportioning and detailing members and components used in any bridge or structure type used on the highway system; developing specifications and special provisions for all materials and procedures related to their use and application in bridges and structures; preparing bridge and structure estimates of cost and time estimates; evaluating and utilizing new structure types, products, techniques and materials; and resolving bridge and structure construction problems.
Essential Functions- Directs the preparation and development of all departmental prepared bridge and structure plans.
- Directs the review and approval of consultants and local agency prepared bridge and structure plans.
- Directs the preparation and development of the bridge and structure standards, specifications, and cost and time estimates.
- Determines the applicability of new bridge and structure standards, materials, and designs.
- Develops and trains personnel in bridge science and technology.
- Approves complex bridge and structure plans.
- Assigns, motivates, develops, and evaluates subordinate personnel.
- Provides guidance and directs the resolution of complex structural problems.
- Manages consultants directed to perform any of the above accountabilities.
- Performs duties in compliance with departmental safety rules. Performs all duties in a manner conducive to the fair and equitable treatment of all employees.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications - Current registration as a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois.
- Current registration as a Licensed Structural Engineer in the State of Illinois.
- Seven years of experience in civil engineering.
Preferred Qualifications - Supervisory experience of engineering activities.
- Experience in structural design and plan development utilizing Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) details.
- Experience with structural construction submittals and specifications.
- Experience with policy development.
- Experience with shop drawings and steel fabrications.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
Conditions of Employment - Requires a valid driver's license.
- Requires occasional statewide and out of state travel with overnight stays.
- Requires successful completion of a background screening.
- Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non- State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
- This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
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