What are the responsibilities and job description for the Resident Engineer position at Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.?
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as the onsite project representative
- On-site problem solving to provide the best solutions to the client
- Inspection duties
- Perform construction contract administration
- Develop probable construction cost estimates
- Attend client meetings (typically municipal clients)
- Supervise, review, and mentor staff members
Key Qualifications:
- B.S. Engineering with 10 years of construction management
- P.E. License in Illinois preferred or on P.E. track
- IDOT Documentation of Contract Quantities Certification preferred, or ability to obtain within 12 months
- Excellent leadership and communication skills (written and oral)
- Working knowledge and experience with state and local regulations
- Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office Suite
- Knowledge and experience with CAD programs a plus, preferably MicroStation
Our staff of over 200 consists of experienced and responsive professionals who provide engineering, surveying and environmental services on a personal level. Our staff includes 76 employees with over 20 years of service. Committed to delivering consistently accurate, timely and cost-effective solutions to a wide range of engineering and environmental challenges, our team’s expansive list of specializations provides professionalism and a depth of expertise that promote project success. Our Construction Engineering Group focuses on a wide range of projects including roadway, utility, stormwater, parking lots, bike paths, parks, and pedestrian facilities for a variety of municipalities, counties, IDOT and Tollway.
CBBEL is the premier full-service civil engineering firm in the Chicagoland area, representing over 25 communities as the main Village Engineer as well as servicing over 100 additional local municipalities. We offer high growth potential and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life, disability, PTO days as well as an employer matching 401(k) program. Exceptional learning opportunities are available for personal and professional growth, including future opportunities in Construction Engineering, Civil Design, Project Management, or more specialized disciplines of Water Resources, Environmental, Structural and Transportation.
Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. (CBBEL) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of CBBEL to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, parenthood, creed, veteran’s status, veteran’s disability and physical or mental disability, citizenship status or unfavorable discharge from the military. CBBEL intends that all matters related to recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, terminations, and layoffs and recalls, as well as all CBBEL sponsored social and recreational programs, and all treatment on the job, be free of unlawful discriminatory practices.