Construction Engineer

As a Construction Engineer, you'll join our collaborative team providing our clients with award-winning engineering, construction management, and design-build project delivery. We are looking for a construction engineer with a background in highway/roadway, bridge, sewer/water, and transit construction.

You'll join our Chicago based team to provide construction engineering and inspection services on various infrastructure projects in northeast or north central Illinois, as well as southern Wisconsin. Responsibilities of this position may include but are not limited to:

-    Reporting to and supporting the Resident Engineer or Project Leader

-    Review and understanding of construction plans, specifications, submittals, and contract documents

-    Perform daily inspections to verify that the Contractor work is being completed in accordance with the contract documents

-    Prepare daily construction reports that identify the contractor workforce, equipment, and activities, site visitors, and includes daily progress photos

-    Prepare regular status reports and maintain current and accurate record drawings.

-    Keep Resident Engineer (RE) informed of the Contractor's progress and activities.

-    Review contractor QC documentation and checklists

-    Document meeting minutes

-    Review inspector daily reports and material documentation

-    Maintain the project quantity book

-    Report and document any field conditions that deviate from the Contract

In this role, you'll also communicate with all members of the Jacobs team, client, and contractor and work together to mitigate or eliminate project risks. You'll be accountable for interacting with our construction sites, clients, and management to support the project team. Your keen ability to communicate effectively and maintain organized documentation records will be key to tackling project challenges. You'll be part of a team, surrounded by expert mentorship opportunities to help you thrive in your career.

Bring your curiosity, technical skill and desire to grow. Working together, we'll help you design your career and pursue what fulfills you so that we can make impacts on the future - big and small, global and local. 

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-    Minimum of 2 years of experience in highway/roadway, bridge and/or transit/rail construction engineering and inspection services

-    Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related discipline

-    Current IDOT Documentation of Contract Quantities certification

-    Local to and ability to commute to/from project locations in northeastern Illinois or southeastern Wisconsin

-    Experience on Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA), Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), Metra and/or Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) projects

-    Proficiency with Microsoft applications, including Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook

-    Working knowledge/experience utilizing project management software such as eBuilder, InEight or CMMS

-    Excellent organizational and written and verbal communication skills

Ideally, you'll also have:

-    Experience on WisDOT construction projects

-    WisDOT HTCP Certifications for Portland Cement Concrete Technician and Nuclear Density Technician

-    OSHA 10- or 30- hour training

-    Engineer in Training-EIT certification,

-    Ability and desire to obtain Professional Engineer (PE) license or Certified Construction Manager (CCM)

-    Proficiency with Bluebeam

-    Working knowledge of Micro Station, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Project

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.

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