Design Engineer

Peralte-Clark LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Peralte-Clark LLC is seeking a Design Engineer - Level 1 to join a team that blends entrepreneurial thinking with a shared vision for success. The role focuses on planning, organizing, and developing engineering activities for the construction and maintenance of facilities such as roads, bridges, and water systems.

The candidate will evaluate techniques, prepare drawings and calculations, and ensure compliance with codes and established practices while contributing innovative approaches to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• EIT certificate is preferred.
• CADD experience is required.

Skills

Learn professional concepts

Good judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

EIT certificate

Tools

CADD

Job description

Peralte-Clark is hiring a Design Engineer - Level 1. Join a team that combines entrepreneurial thinking with a shared vision for success. If you're passionate about making a difference and driving the future forward, Peralte-Clark is the place for you!

A Design Engineer specializes in the planning, organization, and development of engineering activities for the construction and maintenance of facilities, such as roads, railroads, bridges, and water systems. This individual is responsible for planning and conducting work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria, and is also responsible for devising new approaches to problems and preparing or modifying drawings, specifications, calculations, charts and graphs, and monitoring work for compliance to applicable codes, and accepted engineering practices.

REQUIREMENTS

• KNOWLEDGE: Learns to use professional concepts. Applies company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues.
• JOB COMPLEXITY: Exercises good judgment in following standard techniques, procedures and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related design tasks. Contact with others is primarily internal.
• SUPERVISION: Normally receives detailed instructions on all work.
• EXPERIENCE: Typically requires no previous professional experience. Bachelor's degree in engineering is required. EIT certificate is preferred. CADD experience is required.

Peralte-Clark is a forward-looking, rapidly growing firm that is on the leading edge of the industry. We are proudly nationally ranked as #1 Civil Engineering Firm and #4 AEC Firm with 10-49 Employees in the 2025 Zweig 'Best Firms to Work For' award ranking. P-C is seeking bright and experienced engineers with an entrepreneurial spirit and singular focus on client satisfaction to help achieve our vision for the firm.