CIVIL Engineer V; Neighborhood Improvement) CDOT

Job Description

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City’s collective bargaining agreement with
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES UNION (AFSCME) - Select BU 01 . Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

1. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”

2. Enter your employee  (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Starting Salary: G09 $ annually

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CST on
11/02/2026

This critical public infrastructure position is much needed to ensure public safety and the continued vitality of all of Chicago's neighborhoods. This position provides an opportunity to support essential neighborhood improvement infrastructure projects across the entire city. The Civil Engineer V position will ensure contractor construction activities meet the city’s quality standards and are performed within budget and on schedule.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES
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• Performs project management of transportation infrastructure projects for the Neighborhood Improvement section.
• Oversees consultants responsible for the design and construction of locally funded transportation infrastructure and urban design projects, including but not limited to alley reconstruction, shared cost sidewalk program, and underpass rehabilitation projects.
• Monitors and reviews the section’s operating budget, and partial and final payments submitted by engineering staff and consultants.
• Assigns projects to section staff and consultant engineers and monitor their performance to ensure projects comply with established specifications, schedules and budgets.
• Reviews and prepares concept and design plans, contract construction documentation, specifications, and engineering calculations for projects prepared by staff and consultants to ensure compliance with standard policies, procedures, codes, guidelines, established design criteria, budget, and constructability for infrastructure, construction, maintenance, and repair projects.
• Meets with engineers and consultants to determine scope, costs, design criteria and specifications for public right-of-way construction and renovation projects.
• Oversees 311 sidewalk inspection request reviews.
• Identifies creative solutions to complex engineering problems.
• Communicates with stakeholders, elected officials, other agency partners, and area residents on ongoing projects.
• Prioritizes street construction and renovation projects.
• Instructs and trains subordinate personnel in engineering best practices and procedures.
• Consults and coordinates with other departments and agencies in the planning and construction of projects.
• Coordinates permit applications and restoration agreements.
• Monitors construction methods and work in progress, inspects materials, and ensures work is completed according to contract specifications and project timelines.
• Travels to and conducts field surveys to collect data for planned improvements and to identify conditions that may impact the scope of proposed construction, repair and maintenance projects and recommends modifications as needed.
• Prepares reports on the status and costs of engineering projects.
• Reviews and score consultant responses to Requests for Proposals to help select firms to monitor construction projects.
• May review permit applications for activities affecting foundations, waterways, traffic, and City landmarks.
• May provide technical information on engineering projects at hearings and legal proceedings.
• May research new materials, techniques, and software for use in engineering…