Salary Range - $72,800 - $93,600++ based on experience and licensure ($35/hr-$45/hr)
Salary Position (exempt, eligible for straight-time overtime compensation)
Experience Requirements - 2 years (min) design engineering experience in the field of roadway/highway design
Position will be based out of Itasca, IL office; corporate headquarters (western Chicago suburbs, near Schaumburg & O'Hare Airport)
Company Size: 50-100 employees, founded in 1978, offices in Itasca (IL) and Indianapolis (IN)
Annual Billings: 12M+
Civil Engineering Disciplines Within Firm:
- Transportation Engineering
- Traffic Engineering
- Municipal Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Construction Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- (Wetlands/Waters of the US, Threatened & Endangered Species, Erosion & Sediment Control Inspections)
- Site Development Engineering
Benefit Offerings:
- Medical (HMO, PPO, HSA plans offered) through Blue-Cross, Blue-Shield of Illinois
- Dental Plan (Guardian)
- Vision Plan (Guardian)
- Life Insurance Offerings
- Accidental Death/Dismemberment Insurance
- 401(K) Profit Sharing Plan
- Performance Bonus Eligibility
Job Duties:
- Serve as hydraulic/drainage engineer for roadway/transportation projects for IDOT, Tollway, or Local Agency (Municipality, Divisions of Transportation) projects, either locally funded or state/federally-funded
- Provide guidance, leadership and training to design team (design engineer, interns, co-op students)
- Communicate with clients, contractors and staff on various roadway design projects
- Coordinate with stakeholders
- Prepare drainage/hydraulic calculations associated with transportation improvement projects including multi-mile corridor widenings, spot improvements (intersections, et. al), and bridges over waterways.
- Preparation of hydraulic calculcations and reports associated with Location Drainage Study(ies) including detention, compensatory storage, storm sewers, swales/ditches, flow rates (rivers/creeks), etc.
- Prepare contract specifications and front-end bid documentation
- Participate in design/client meetings
- Participate in resolution of design, field, and scheduling issues
- Limited travel required (client meetings, occasional training, etc.) - mileage reimbursement per State of Illinois policy
- Participate in assignments for Proposal/Statements of Interest for prospective projects as part of a group effort
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering
- Fully Eligible to Work in U.S. (BLA will not/does not sponsor Visas)
- 2+ years professional engineering experience
- Licensed Engineer Intern (preferred)
- Licensed Professional Engineer (with experience over 5 years)
- Excellent written and oral communications
- Excellent organizational and management skills
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Bentley GeoPAK or Microstation InRoads experience desired
- HEC-RAS, HEC-2, XPSWMM, HydroCAD, StormCAD experience desired
