Municipal Services Engineer
About The Position
A Midwest multidisciplinary engineering firm is seeking a Senior Municipal Services Engineer for its Naperville team. The role provides engineering and administrative support to municipal staff, including responding to inquiries, evaluating development plans and engineering submittals, and developing engineering solutions and capital improvement projects. It also includes project management, coordination with municipal and county departments, permit preparation, reporting, utility studies and reporting, funding applications, and limited on-site construction inspection. The engineer will represent the firm at local municipalities and mentor junior staff.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
- At least 6 years of experience working for municipal governments or on development projects requiring municipal permits.
- Illinois PE license.
- Certified Floodplain Manager certification, or ability to obtain it within 12 months.
- Ability to explain technical issues to non-technical municipal staff, officials, and residents.
- Ability to work cooperatively with developers, designers, and outside permit agencies.
- Knowledge of or experience with basic principles of stormwater management, water distribution, and wastewater collection systems.
- Knowledge of or experience with basic principles of transportation facilities, including parking, roadway design, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and accessibility requirements.
- Ability to manage and review work done by less-experienced engineers.
- Ability to work with local government staff and officials.
- Ability to travel throughout Northeastern Illinois using own transportation.
- Authorization to work in the USA without sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in site and subdivision development design and review, and site construction inspection.
- Prior experience developing grants or municipal funding applications.
Responsibilities
- Serve as an advisor and perform tasks requested by municipal staff.
- Respond to inquiries from local staff and officials, developers, designers, and property owners.
- Act as an administrative, management, and capital projects resource.
- Evaluate and develop engineering solutions and capital improvement projects.
- Manage capital improvement projects and perform tasks requested by municipal staff.
- Coordinate work performed by other municipal or county departments.
- Review development plans for compliance with local requirements, including stormwater management, public infrastructure, and grading.
- Work with municipal and firm staff to evaluate and review engineering submittals.
- Determine whether permits from other agencies are needed.
- Assess impacts to on-site and adjacent private and public facilities.
- Prepare written development review reports.
- Communicate with local government staff, developers, and designers.
- Assist with intergovernmental agreements and preparation of municipal budgets.
- Prepare and submit permits for local municipal projects.
- Represent the firm in performing engineering tasks at a local municipality.
- Prepare written reports as required by the local municipality.
- Provide limited on-site construction inspection services where required for development and municipal projects.
- Prepare utility rate studies and utility reporting required by the EPA.
- Prepare grant and loan funding applications and supporting exhibits.
- Mentor and train junior staff.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
