Engineering Leader Jobs in Illinois

We have an exciting opportunity for an Illinois Regional Leader to drive growth, strengthen client relationships, and guide operations across our Illinois region. In this high-impact role, you will provide leadership across our Illinois offices, representing the firm in the marketplace, developing strategic relationships, and fostering a strong, aligned workplace culture. This is an excellent opportunity for a relationship-driven leader who thrives on building teams, expanding markets, and delivering long-term growth in a Best Places to Work environment. Lochmueller Group is a long-standing Midwest based engineering consulting firm with an emphasis on civil infrastructure. We provide multi-disciplined services for public agencies and private clients, including transportation design, water resources, environmental services, construction inspection, traffic engineering, surveying, and land acquisition services. For over 40 years, Lochmueller Group has helped communities reinvent their future through thoughtful, actionable planning and design. Our dedication to building a team that demonstrates our corporate values (CARDIA) is what sets us apart: CARDIA: Creativity * Accountability * Respect * Dedication * Integrity * Achievement. Lochmueller Group provides an excellent workplace culture which is driven by our people. As a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) company, our team members are invested in each other’s success and the long-term growth of the firm.

Key Responsibilities:

• Regional Leadership: Provide leadership and direction across all Illinois offices, ensuring alignment with company culture, policies, and strategic priorities. Direct and manage regional administrative operations, including office coordination, resource planning, and approval of expenditures in alignment with the region’s financial plan. Maintain accountability for operational performance, staffing, and overall regional effectiveness. Collaborate with Discipline Leaders and Human Resources to address personnel issues, identify staffing needs, and lead recruiting, hiring, and onboarding efforts. Directly manage and develop regional staff, including Area Managers, Client Service Managers, and administrative team members (as applicable), with responsibility for performance management, goal setting, and ongoing staff development.

• Sales & Business Development Leadership: Serve as the firm’s primary representative across Illinois, maintaining key client relationships and acting as the face and voice of Lochmueller Group with agencies, partners, and stakeholders. Identify market opportunities and develop and execute regional business plans to drive growth across all service lines. Lead pursuit strategy, including teaming decisions and final go/no-go recommendations, in coordination with marketing and technical leadership. Maintain accountability for regional sales performance, market share growth, and achievement of revenue goals. Promote the firm’s services through active participation in industry events, professional organizations, and community engagement, while expanding brand awareness and developing long-term client relationships.

• Production & Delivery Leadership: Partner with Discipline Leaders and Department Managers to ensure appropriate workload distribution, resource allocation, and staff utilization across the region. Monitor regional performance to maintain productivity and billable utilization. Reinforce and ensure consistent implementation of QA/QC practices and collaborate with leadership to resolve project delivery, quality, or client concerns. Provide mentorship and leadership to project teams to support production excellence, operational consistency, and professional development.

• Growth & Strategic Leadership: Lead and contribute to long-term growth planning for the Illinois region, including identification of emerging markets, service expansion opportunities, and strategic hires. Collaborate with senior leadership to align regional strategies with company-wide objectives and drive execution of strategic initiatives. Maintain accountability for positioning the region for sustained growth, improved market presence, and overall business performance.

Qualifications for this role:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree, preferably in Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Project Management, or a related field

• Professional Engineer (PE) license is not necessary but helpful

• Typically requires 15+ years of progressive experience in civil engineering, environmental services, or a closely related field with demonstrated leadership, networking, and business development capabilities

• IDOT project experience strongly preferred

• Demonstrated success increasing market share within a discipline or geographic area

• Sound business judgment and the ability to contribute to project pursuit and growth strategies

• Strong understanding of financial management principles in the AEC industry

• Experience with project management and accounting software is helpful

• Exceptional organization skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including: Excel, Word, Teams, and PowerPoint

• Strong written, verbal, and listening communication skills

• Valid driver's license with willingness to travel as needed to attend client meetings, office visits, industry events, and project pursuits

What we offer:

• Health & Wellness: medical, dental, vision, disability, EAP, HSA, FSA, and basic life insurance w/ option for additional voluntary life insurance

• Work/Life Balance: vacation, holidays, sick leave, paternal leave, flexible scheduling & telecommuting opportunities

• Wealth-Building: 401k w/ company match, 401k student loan repayment benefit, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) at no cost to you, competitive compensation package including potential for discretionary annual bonus

• Professional Benefits: professional membership dues, career & educational development

Lochmueller Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Lochgroup fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local laws.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

The pay range for this role is estimated to be $150,000 to $220,000. The stated salary range is an estimate and may be adjusted in accordance with the qualifications and professional experience of the successful candidate.