COORDINATING ENGINEER I

City of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading city department as a Coordinating Engineer I, overseeing transformative transportation projects in Chicago. This role involves managing design engineering work, ensuring community engagement, and implementing best practices for urban design. Ideal candidates will have significant project management experience and a strong engineering background. Apply by May 27, 2025, to be part of a team committed to enhancing Chicago's infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Five years of work experience in engineering project management.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Illinois required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design of transportation infrastructure projects.
• Review plans and documents for compliance with standards.
• Coordinate with various agencies on project execution.

Skills

Project Management

Community Engagement

Engineering Best Practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Micro Station

Synchro

Microsoft Office

Job description

COORDINATING ENGINEER IJob Number:408928-1

Description

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Coordinating Engineer-I - $112,608.00

Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)

Number of Positions: 2

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on May 27, 2025.

Join the Chicago Department of Transportation team as a Coordinating Engineer I.

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) implements a large Capital Plan, which has been increased over the past several years to add over $1.6B of transformative new transportation and urban design projects. CDOT is hiring two (2) Coordinating Engineer I positions in the Complete Streets and Highways Sections. The Complete Streets section designs and implements projects within the Department's bicycle, pedestrian, transit, and traffic safety programs. While the Highways section implements projects within the Department's arterial resurfacing, corridor reconstruction, traffic signal modernization, and major intersection programs. Both positions will assist in the management of design engineering work within the respective programs. The selected candidates will work to ensure projects use community engagement, context sensitive design, and engineering best practices to create streets and public places that are well-designed, well-constructed, and reflective of the unique character of Chicago's diverse neighborhoods.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Oversee consultants responsible for the design of local, state, and federally funded transportation infrastructure and urban design projects.


• Reviews concept plans, construction documents, specifications, cost estimates and engineering calculations for projects prepared by staff and consultants to ensure compliance with standard policies, procedures, codes, guidelines; established design criteria; and constructability.


• Develop transportation and urban design policies, guidelines, best management practices, standard operating procedures, review and submittal checklists, specifications, and details.


• Assist staff in resolving complex engineering design and construction problems.


• Prepares engineering designs, drawings, calculations, specifications and cost estimates for infrastructure, construction, maintenance, and repair projects.


• Visits construction sites to monitor the status of projects.


• Research new materials, techniques, and software for use in engineering projects.


• Coordinates with City departments, sister agencies, state and federal agencies, community groups, and the public on projects.


• Coordinates projects with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and other regulatory agencies.


• Prepares for and attends community meetings.


• Develops project scopes, budgets, and schedules.


• Reviews and evaluates consultant proposals and makes recommendations for the awarding of contracts.


• Coordinates with public utilities to facilitate scheduled projects and conflict resolution.

*Coordinates permit applications and restoration agreements.

• Performs project management of complex transportation infrastructure projects.


• Oversees consultant's feasibility studies, engineering studies, master plans, guidelines, and best management practices, right of way analysis, public outreach, Phase I studies including engineering and environmental studies, and Phase II design engineering.

Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location:2 N. Lasalle

Chicago, IL 60602

Days:Monday-Friday

Hours:8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

THIS POSITION IS EXEMPT FROM THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALFICATIONS

*Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, plus five (5) years of work experience in the planning, design and construction management of engineering projects, of which three (3) years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of this position or an equivalent combination of training and experience, provided that the minimum degree requirement is met.

*Registration as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) is required.At the time of employment, positions must have obtained Registrations as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Illinois.

*A valid State of Illinois Driver's License is required.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS: Thisposition requires an applicant to successfully complete an interview which will include a writing exercise.The interviewed candidate possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

*Previous project management experience in urban transportation design and/or construction projects such as roadway corridor reconstruction, arterial street resurfacing, viaduct vertical clearance improvement, traffic signal modernization, and/or major intersection reconfiguration.

*Knowledgeable of best practices in bicycle/pedestrian/transit infrastructure and policies

*Previous experience in reviewing and preparing project concepts, scopes, estimates, plans, and specifications.

*Previous experience working with transportation agencies, i.e., CDOT, IDOT and FHWA with knowledge of their standards and guidelines.

*Previous work experience with traffic design and planning

*Demonstrated ability to deliver projects in a complex and high-stress environment

*Proficiency using Micro Station

*Experience using Synchro

*Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Power Point and Outlook

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date.Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075.The ordinances provide a preference for applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders.For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor

Job Posting:May 9, 2025, 1:03:19 PM|Closing Date (Period for Applying) - External:May 28, 2025, 4:59:00 AM

BU:20|Salary:$112,608.00Pay Basis:Yearly