Senior Civil Engineer

About the role

Civil Engineering professional with 7+ years of accomplishment in designing Civil projects. This individual interfaces with client engineering representatives and other Valdes discipline engineers.

Responsibilities

• Display an advanced knowledge within the Civil Engineering discipline
• Provide generally accepted practices with project management, design, and quality control procedures
• Engage in design production to ensure complete, quality, and timely deliverables
• Verify field conditions, constructability of designs, and assist in resolving problems during field construction
• May be required to participate in short- or long-term, field assignments
• Participate in the pursuit of new clients and project opportunities, including client interactions, fee estimating, and proposal writing
• Provide mentorship to less experienced engineers

Technical Competencies

• Experience leading design teams through the design, modification, and analysis of civil engineering projects
• Design experience from initial concept through construction completion
• Site development project experience, including generating plan sets and stormwater reports, preparing specifications and bidding documents, cost estimating, and preparing permit application documents
• Extensive experience with site layout, grading, and drainage, utility design
• Must have experience with Civil 3D CADD or MicroStation CADD software
• Experience with hydrology and hydraulic software
• Experience with the permitting process, including Federal, State, and Local
• Ability to generate a Flood Study is preferred, including modeling and obtaining FEMA map changes
• Familiarity with the IDOT standards and specifications. Familiarity with the general layout of a set of IDOT road plans is preferred
• General familiarity with the Illinois Urban Manual and erosion and sediment control practices. Familiarity with the NPDES permit process, including generating a SWPPP, is preferred
• General knowledge of and use of municipal ordinances is required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Civil Engineering
• 7+ years of experience working as a Civil Engineer
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration is preferred, or the ability to obtain PE registration within one year of hire
• Advanced knowledge of Civil Engineering
• Strong Microsoft Office software skills
• Strong AutoCAD / Civil 3D or MicroStation CADD software
• Possess report writing skills to create civil evaluation and stormwater reports
• Intermediate understanding of other disciplines' workflow and how all departments work together to complete projects
• Must possess exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
• Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future