Construction Engineer
About The Position
As a Construction Engineer in the Chicago area, you’ll provide full-time on-site oversight for water and sewer infrastructure projects, ensuring contractor compliance, quality, and safety. You’ll coordinate daily construction activities, review submittals and pay applications, monitor schedules, and serve as a key liaison between the Owner, contractors, and project stakeholders to keep projects moving efficiently. This posting is intended to gather expressions of interest from the Construction Engineer position for anticipated opportunities expected to arise over the next 3-6 months. While an immediate vacancy may not be available, we are building relationships with talented professionals who are interested in joining our growing PMCM team as new projects and hiring needs materialize.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or closely related field.
- 4-5+ years of experience in Resident Engineer activities and managing construction field teams on water and/or sewer infrastructure projects
- Experience with water and sewer construction projects, Project Management Procedures (PMP’s) and Project Management Guidelines (PMG’s) familiarity a plus.
- Candidate must have reliable transportation.
- Strong commitment to innovation by creating new and better ways to solve clients’ toughest challenges.
- High levels of integrity, always doing the right thing in an ethical, fair, and sustainable way.
- Demonstrated experience of collaboration in a diverse and inclusive team, working together toward technical excellence
Nice To Haves
- Certified Construction Manager (CCM) or Professional Engineer (PE)
Responsibilities
- Provide full-time on-site construction oversight and contract administration
- Ensure contractor compliance with plans, specifications, permits, and safety requirements
- Coordinate daily construction activities and resolve field issues
- Review and approve submittals, and testing compliance
- Monitor construction schedule and notify the Owner of potential delays
- Review contractor pay applications and verify quantities and progress
- Prepare daily reports, meeting minutes, and progress documentation
- Coordinate inspections, testing, and acceptance of completed work
- Enforce quality control and workmanship standards
- Serve as liaison between Owner, Contractor, inspectors, and stakeholders
Benefits
- extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage
- continuing education benefits
- paid time off
- employee assistance program
- retirement savings plan with company matching contributions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
