Engineer

Senior Civil Engineer

Seeking an Engineer to provide civil engineering leadership for natural gas capital projects, including gas distribution, transmission, city gates/regulator stations, compression and storage facilities.

The Senior Civil Engineer provides civil engineering leadership for natural gas capital projects, including gas distribution, transmission, city gates/regulator stations, compression and storage facilities. This individual will reside in the civil engineering group and support capital upgrade projects. The individual will be assigned to project teams consists of a multidiscipline group of project engineers, project managers, operations and others to support projects. The Senior Civil Engineer will be involved in several projects and to varying degrees of involvement.

Identify/scope the civil engineering design and construction scope necessary to complete the project. Contract engineering services necessary to complete the scope. Provide engineering review and technical leadership. Assist the Project Manager in contracting construction services to complete the scope of work. Complete closeout activities (record drawings, test records, etc.). Regularly provide project updates to their supervisor including project status and risks to scope, quality, cost and schedule. Able to tolerate a heavy industrial environment. Natural gas facilities present many loud, hot, and oily locations. Able to climb stairs and/or fixed ladders to elevated platforms, able to enter/crawl-into small/tight spaces (access hatches), and be able to walk a rough construction grade as required. Travel to construction projects on average 3 days per week and as much as 5 days a week. Typical reasons for site visits include: pre-engineering kick off, pre-bid walk downs, pre-construction reviews, construction milestones, answering construction questions, construction quality inspections, requested regular site visits, and red-line walk downs.

Bachelor's Civil Engineering degree from an ABET accredited program. Professional Engineering license in the State of Michigan is preferred. Working knowledge in civil design. Relevant topics could include site design, stormwater management, pre-engineered metal building design, foundation design, storage tank design, environmental permitting (wetlands, soil erosion, culverts, etc.). Design experience in one of the above topics is preferred. Experience coordinating and developing contract documents, specifically engineering drawings and technical specifications for both consulting and construction services. Working knowledge of Civil/Structural codes, including, but not limited to: IBC/MBC, AISC Steel Construction Manual, ACI 318, AWS D1.1, and ASCE 7. Ability to work safely, ability to work independently, communication of project status and risks, Engineering leadership and problem solving.

Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics. Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first of the month following at least 1 calendar year after employment begins. Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.