Civil Project Engineer

Job Description

Title: Civil Project Engineer

Location: Lisle, IL 60532
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Salary: $110,000+(Based on experience)
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision

Position Overview

An engineering team specializing in planning and upgrading electric distribution systems is seeking a Civil Project Engineer to support utility design projects. Areas of expertise include distribution planning analysis, feeder design, voltage control, and grid modernization programs. Projects focus on capacity expansion and improving system reliability through downtown networks, power lines, and underground distribution systems. Additional services include inspections and permitting before commissioning.

The Civil Project Engineer will design underground electrical distribution lines and review and analyze vendor civil drawings, identify underground conflicts, plan routes, and generate plan and profile drawings. Experience with duct packages and bore work is essential, along with knowledge of underground design specifications. The engineer will be responsible for checking work before submission, minimizing errors, and participating in peer reviews.

Key Responsibilities

• Design underground electrical distribution lines and develop plan and profile drawings.
• Review and analyze vendor civil drawings and identify underground utility conflicts.
• Perform route planning and evaluate underground design requirements.
• Apply knowledge of duct packages, bore work, and underground design specifications.
• Self-check completed work before submission to ensure accuracy and minimize errors.
• Participate in peer reviews and perform quality control (QC) activities.
• Potentially serve as the technical lead for a specific electrical program group.
• Apply technical expertise to ensure projects meet applicable specifications.
• Guide Design Engineers and Design Technicians in preparing detailed technical designs.
• Share technical knowledge and collaborate with team members and stakeholders to understand project design requirements.
• Communicate project challenges related to scope, cost, schedule, and quality to the Project Manager.
• Evaluate design personnel and assist with resource allocation.
• Provide input on process and design improvements.

Required Qualifications

• ABET-accredited bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• At least 3 years of experience in general utility design or 1 year of experience in Chicago electric distribution design.
• At least 1 year of experience designing underground utilities, including designing, drafting, and analyzing plan and profile drawings for distribution design, civil roadway, or utility construction projects using AutoCAD or Civil 3D.
• Experience with road Right-of-Way (ROW) Engineering and Utility Engineering.
• Design or construction experience involving underground electrical distribution, water mains, sewer, storm sewer, underground telecommunications circuits, duct packages, HDD, or other work demonstrating a strong understanding of plan and profile drawings and utility rights within ROW boundaries or adjacent easements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification or Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• ABET-accredited bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in underground utility design.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience designing underground electrical distribution facilities for local Chicago utility companies.
• Experience designing overhead electrical distribution facilities for local Chicago companies.
• Experience conducting QA/QC design reviews.
• Experience creating restoration plans, traffic plans, and civil surveys, as well as handling OUC permitting.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Meet Your Recruiter

Robert Cicciarelli


About Lisle, IL

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