Civil Engineer III (UNION AFSCME)

About the role

This is a professional position requiring the performance of a variety of civil engineering and project management tasks for city infrastructure improvement projects including multimodal transportation, utilities, and park amenities.

Responsibilities

• Plans, designs, and directs construction and maintenance of civil site design, multimodal transportation, traffic calming, parking lots, alleys, water systems, and park amenities.
• Prepares contract drawings utilizing engineering drawing software.
• Prepares contract technical specifications in compliance with Illinois Department of Transportation and other industry standards.
• Prepares Division 0 and Division 1 in compliance with City of Evanston guidelines and policies.
• Prepares engineering cost estimates for capital improvement projects.
• Understands requirements of external agencies, such as the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.
• Prepares permit applications and applies for permits in support of City infrastructure projects from the City of Evanston and from outside agencies.
• Works within the city of Evanston purchasing policies to procure engineering/contractor services.
• Provides field inspection of contractors and prepares field reports to document progress and issues.
• Investigates complaints from citizens, contractors and the general public; responds and resolves situations in accordance with City standards and parameters.
• Reviews and approves contractor and consultant pay estimates.
• Supervises project closeout, including production of as-built drawings and .shp files for upload into the City's GIS system.
• Prepares Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals to contract with consulting firms for the purpose of planning, design and construction of municipal infrastructure improvements.
• Oversees the work of consulting firms contracted for the improvement of the City's infrastructure.
• Performs technical research in developing solutions to engineering problems.
• Completes planning studies to resolve municipal infrastructure challenges.
• Prepares and implements traffic signal timing plans for isolated intersections, arterial systems and the downtown grid system.
• Prepares and/or evaluates traffic and parking impact studies.
• Prepares memoranda and reports for internal and external use.
• May attend community and neighborhood meetings, including evenings and weekends, to listen to concerns, present plans, and resolve issues.
• May prepare presentations and present in public meetings to discuss infrastructure issues and recommendations for improvements.
• May prepare and submit applications for grant and loan funding, as well as providing documentation for reporting requirements once grants are received.
• May review permits and submissions for private development and provide comments/recommendations.
• Drives a vehicle to job sites in various locations around the City of Evanston.
• Uses Personal Protective Equipment as appropriate to the task and environment.
• Provides technical oversight and coordination for Lead Service Line Replacement projects in collaboration with Water Utility staff, Public Works, and hired consulting firms.
• Reviews engineering plans, specifications, and construction sequencing for LSLR projects to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, standards, and City policies.
• Coordinates with internal departments to support permitting, resident coordination, and construction phasing related to LSLR work.
• Supports tracking of LSLR program progress, schedules, and key milestones in coordination with project team members.
• Prepare and submit applications for grant and loan funding, as well as providing documentation for reporting requirements once grants are received.

Requirements

• Must possess a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or similar engineering discipline.
• Must have at least 5 years of experience in civil engineering.
• Must have EIT certification.
• Must possess and maintain a State of Illinois driver's license and a safe driving record.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of civil engineering theory, principles and practices.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Understanding of various phases of municipal engineering, MUTCD and Highway Capacity manual.
• Knowledge of software including Autodesk Civil 3D, Adobe Acrobat (and other software programs allowing markups of pdf files), Microsoft Office and Google Office Suite.
• Knowledge of construction techniques, methods and materials.
• Ability to collaborate with staff, including professional, technical, and support staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, citizens, contractors, and city officials.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical material in mathematical and diagrammatic form; deal with several abstract and concrete variables at one time.
• Ability to use mathematics for calculations needed for civil engineering tasks.
• Ability to read scientific and technical journals, abstracts, financial reports, blueprints and specifications, contracts, proposals, legal documents, management information reports, safety manuals and rules, personnel rules, city code and related documents.
• Ability to prepare business letters, memoranda, summaries and reports using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style that are understandable to the audience to whom the written document is addressed.
• Ability to speak effectively and persuasively, using appropriate diction, articulation, vocabulary and presence appropriate to the audience to whom the spoken word is addressed.
• Ability to obtain National Incident Management System (NIMS) certification in IS-700, IS-800, ICS-100 and ICS-200 Physical Requirements Of Work.

Minimum Requirements

• Light work: exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Surroundings - the worker is subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions.