Design and manage municipal transportation, water, and wastewater projects; develop plans, specifications, budgets, and bid documents; support asset management and capital improvement planning; secure permits and ensure compliance with local ordinances; attend municipal board meetings and advise clients.
Consulting firm looking to add a talented Municipal Engineer to their Chicago suburb office!
Responsibilities:
- Participate
in project planning/design process for municipal projects
- Assist
municipal clients with asset management and long-range capital improvement
planning for transportation, water and wastewater infrastructure
- Develop
plans, specifications, project budgets and other related bid documents for
civil engineering projects
- Assist
with the evaluation/development engineering solutions
- Facilitate
permits with regulatory agencies as needed
- Ensure
engineering plans conform with local ordinances
- Attend
municipal board meetings
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil
Engineering
- 5+ years of experience
- Municipalities experience preferred
- PE registration
- Experience with Microsoft software (Word/Excel)
- Experience using AutoCAD, Civil 3D and/or ArcGIS preferred
Salary
is commensurate with experience.
Successful
applicant must be authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
Please contact Laura
Harrison for further information!
www.harrisonconsultingsolutions.com
517-906-6926
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