Civil Project Designer 1

Are you Ready to Engineer Your Career?  At IMEG Corp., one of the largest design consulting firms in the U.S., we strive to provide exciting and rewarding career opportunities to our team members.  We work hard and are passionate about what we do but also love to have fun along the way.  We celebrate the ability to be a firm of 2900+ employees in the US and beyond who still provides a local office approach and feel to each of our employee-owners.  From opportunities to get involved and give back locally through our Community Involvement Committees to the ability to partner with exciting clients, we take our jobs seriously but have a great time in the process. 

As a company, we believe in investing in our team members and providing an environment for expansive growth. We put people first.  We are proud to say we are a 100% employee-owned organization and take pride in our commitment to being a great place to work.  We support this commitment through work-life balance, flexibility, continuous training and development opportunities, and community impact. We reward innovation, hard work, and support a culture of sustainability.

IMEG Corp. is growing, and we’d love to have you join our team!  We are currently seeking a Civil Project Designer in either our Naperville or Rockford, IL offices.  As a Civil Project Designer, you will be responsible to assist Project Managers with detailed engineering analysis in the preparation of engineering reports, permit applications and construction plan preparation.  Independently evaluates, plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection and substantial adaptation/modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria.  May devise new alternatives/approaches to problems encountered, and able to perform difficult and technically challenging work with a specialty area. May exercise project leadership in a technical or managerial way on certain projects or oversee portions of large projects.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drafting procedures and system requirements of clients.

• Various design software.

• Coordination of municipal, transportation, traffic and other disciplines.

• Complete permit applications for a variety of municipalities.

• Flexible pavement design and rigid pavement design.

• Geometric pavement and site circulation design.

• Preparation of specifications & cost estimates.

• Traffic warrants and guardrail warrants.

• An understanding of materials and methods.

• The Civil Project Designer must be able to interpret state and local design criteria and apply it to the specific project needs.

• Regularly has work assignments checked by peer or supervisor.

• The Civil Project Designer will direct and train Civil Design Technicians to assist them in completing reports, exhibits, plans and specifications and permit applications as required by the projects contractual scope.

• Additional functions include those listed in Civil Designers’ responsibility.

• Ability to consistently produce high quality construction documents.

Skills:

• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans and drawings;
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction;
• Skill in the use of Microsoft Office programs and AutoCAD Civil 3D software;
• Ability to clearly communicate in both oral and written communication to individuals or groups.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering;
• Minimum four years of experience in the industry.

OR

• Minimum ten years of experience in industry.

• This position is not eligible for sponsorship

Salary Range $70,000.00 - $79,000.00. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay will be based on several factors including experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant. Other rewards may include annual bonuses and stock ownership options. In addition, IMEG Corp. provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO). This information is being provided in compliance with local laws. Additional information regarding employee benefits may be found on our