Job Description
About the role
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We are working on a confidential search for an established Chicago-area civil/earthworks contractor with project work near Bradley, Illinois. This is an on-site Project Engineer role suited to someone early in their career who wants hands-on exposure to civil construction, earthwork, grading, quantities, drawings, field coordination, and project management.
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This is a strong first step for a recent civil engineering, construction management, or related graduate who wants to learn from experienced project managers and field teams.
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Responsibilities
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- Support project managers and field crews with day-to-day project engineering tasks
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- Review plans, drawings, specifications, and field documentation
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- Assist with quantity takeoffs, material tracking, and change order documentation
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- Help coordinate field work, subcontractors, schedules, RFIs, submittals, and project records
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- Support grading, excavation, earthwork, and site/civil construction activities
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- Communicate clearly with project managers, superintendents, engineers, and crews
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- Learn and support construction technology tools such as Trimble, GPS/machine control, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, or similar systems
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Qualifications
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- Recent or upcoming bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Engineering, or a related field
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- Internship, co-op, field engineering, estimating, survey, materials testing, or site/civil construction exposure is helpful
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- Interest in civil construction, excavation, grading, earthwork, utilities, or infrastructure work
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- Comfortable reading plans and learning construction documentation processes
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- Strong communication, organization, and follow-through
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- Proficiency with Microsoft Office; AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Trimble, GPS, or takeoff tools are a plus
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- Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship
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Compensation
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- $70,000-$80,000 base salary
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- Benefits package
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- Long-term growth path into project management