Municipal Project Engineer / Civil Engineer

Job Description

If you are looking for a firm that encourages innovative thinking and challenges you every day with an opportunity to learn and advance, a career with Hanson is right for you. The belief in sustainability within our company’s practices creates a focus on client success and building lasting partnerships that are important to our communities and our environment.

Hanson Professional Services Inc. is seeking a candidate to fill a full-time Project Civil Engineer position in our Chicago Metropolitan region.

Position Profile

This position will primarily be responsible for the design of municipal infrastructure systems from concept to permitting, plan and specification production, construction contract administration, and stakeholder coordination. Interaction with private and governmental clients both in a private and public setting are expected.

This role is envisioned to be the responsible charge (lead) project engineer on municipal infrastructure projects for a growing division in our regional office and has upward mobility pathways to Senior Engineer and Project Manager opportunities.

A Day in the Life of an Engineer at Hanson

Your role will include the design of water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. Specific skills will consist of designing water distribution and wastewater collection systems; performing calculations to size those systems; and designing pump stations for both potable water, wastewater and stormwater applications. These will include hydraulic calculations and modeling, pump sizing and station layout. In your role you will collaborate with Senior Technical staff and prepare calculations, quantity take-offs, and opinions of probable construction costs.

Here’s a snapshot of what you would do in this role :

• Design of :
• Water distribution systems
• Wastewater collection systems
• Stormwater collection systems
• Regional stormwater detention / retention facilities
• Record Drawings
• Other municipal infrastructure systems
• Plans and specification production
• Permitting
• Stakeholder Coordination (Utilities, Contractors, Property Owners, etc.)
• Preparation of technical reports
• Preparation of administrative project deliverables
• Other duties as assigned

What We’re Looking For

We feel the following qualifications would set you up for success in this role :

Technical Skills :

Soft Skills :

Education / Experience :

Other :

Benefits

Our focus on people means we offer a generous benefits program to help you create a solid foundation for health and security throughout your career, including :

Want to know more? Visit our benefits page for all the details.

Culture

We understand that selecting a job is about more than the day-to-day tasks. It’s important to feel like you belong and safe to grow and progress along your career path. You’ll find that at Hanson. We have an inclusive, diverse workforce awaiting to connect with you and numerous opportunities to cultivate your career, including :

As employers / governmental contractors, we comply with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities where they apply. To assist us in meeting our affirmative action goals, employees are encouraged to refer minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY — AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

EEO / MINORITY / FEMALE / INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES / VETERAN

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