Municipal Services Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Serving
  as an advisors, perform tasks as requested by the municipal staff
  
• Respond
  to inquiries from local staff/officials, developers, designers and
  property owners
  
• Act
  as an administrative, management, and capital projects resource
  
• Evaluate
  and develop engineering solutions and capital improvement projects
  
• Act
  as a capital improvement project manager and perform tasks as requested by
  the municipal staff
  
• Coordinate
  work done 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
  the need for permits from other agencies
  
• 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 inter-governmental agreement and preparation of municipal budgets
  
• Prepare
  and submit permits for local municipal projects
  
• Represent
  firm in performing engineering tasks at a local municipality
  
• Prepare
  written reports as required by local municipality
  
• Provide
  limited on-site construction inspection services where required for
  development and municipal projects
  
• Assist
  with inter-governmental agreements and preparation of municipal budgets
  
• Prepare
  Utility Rate Studies and Utility Reporting required by the EPA
  
• Prepare
  grant and loan funding applications and supporting exhibits
  
• Mentor/train
  junior staff
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s
  degree in civil engineering
  
• 6+
  years of experience working for municipal governments or on development
  projects requiring municipal permits
  
• PE
  License in Illinois
  
• Certified
  Floodplain Manager Certification or the ability to obtain one 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 basic principles/experience with stormwater management, water
  distribution, and wastewater collection systemsKnowledg
  
• e
  of basic principles/experience with transportation facilities, including
  parking, roadway design, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and
  accessibility requirements
  
• Experience
  in site/subdivision development design and review, and site construction
  inspection is preferred
  
• Ability
  to manage/review work done by less-experienced engineers
  
• Ability
  to work with local government staff and officials
  
• Prior
  experience developing grants or municipal funding applications preferred
  
• Ability
  to travel throughout Northeastern Illinois (own transportation)
  

Salary is
commensurate with experience.

Successful applicants must be
authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship.

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

Please contact Laura
Harrison for further information!

www.harrisonconsultingsolutions.com

517-906-6926