Senior Civil Engineer

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