Site Civil EIT/Coordinator

Building Engineering

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HDR is currently seeking a Site Civil Engineer-In-Training (EIT) for our Building Engineering Services Business Group located in Chicago, Illinois. Our team is an integrated facility and infrastructure design team consisting of core services of Mechanical, Electrical, Structural and Site Civil Engineering. This person will be initially focused on contributing to the design of facility-related sites in support of the Data Center market, with future opportunity to explore a variety of markets including Corporate/Commercial, Healthcare, Education, Municipal, Civic, Industrial, and Sports & Recreation buildings and infrastructure. They will be expected to coordinate and work closely with a multidiscipline design team throughout the entire life cycle of projects from planning stages, through the development of construction documents, and construction administration.

This individual should be self-motivated, collaborative, and possess strong communication skills with an initiative to deliver high quality, technically sound designs. Candidates hired without their EIT will have the title of "Coordinator" and will be expected to obtain their EIT for career progression. In the role of Site Civil EIT / Coordinator, we'll count on you to:

• Design and produce plan sets, details, specifications, and cost estimates
• Perform calculations in support of the site development (stormwater pond sizing, culvert and pipe capacity analysis, hydrology calcs, etc.)
• Author reports that are technically sound, grammatically correct, and well organized
• Contribute to the development of civil engineering scope of work and budgets for proposals
• Coordinate with internal and external resources to complete all due diligence research and documentation
• Understand and meet jurisdictional requirements in your design and support the Pre-Application process; Coordinate with the Authority Having Jurisdiction to determine design and submittal requirements and coordinate design solutions
• Transition the concept plans through the schematic and construction design processes
• Coordinate with subconsultants for support and design services
• Attend and contribute to client meetings
• Collaborate with team engineers to determine the best course of action
• Be independent in your pursuit of information and solutions
• Manage your time and organization of multiple tasks/projects
• Communicate effectively with managers and team members
• Pursue efficiencies within your work and operations
• Mentor junior staff and delegate appropriate tasks
• Be an advocate for HDR, the BES Business Group, and the Site Civil team
• Perform other tasks that support the mission and vision of HDR and the BES Business Group

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient with MicroStation and/or AutoCAD, familiarity and demonstrated experience with civil engineering software such as Bentley ConceptStation and/or Autodesk Infraworks and Civil 3D; specialty civil platforms (e.g., Openflows) as required
• Coursework experience in land development and the design of building related site civil (grading, utilities, storm drainage, stormwater management, and erosion control) is preferred.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

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