Jr Civil Site Engineer

Orion is seeking candidates to fill a full time Civil Site Engineer position in either our McHenry, IL or Houston, TX office. Consideration of additional locations for the right candidate could include Lisle, IL; Kansas City, MO; St. Louis, MO; Indianapolis, IN; Springfield, IL; or Peoria, IL.

Position Profile
This person is expected to work as part of multidisciplinary design teams to plan and execute infrastructure projects for a variety of clients primarily within the industrial, site development, ports/multimodal freight, and manufacturing areas, with additional work with local governments, and State Departments of Transportation. Projects are likely to include reconstruction and rehabilitation of industrial infrastructure such as roads, rail, utilities; highways and roads, bridge replacements, culverts and storm sewer, rail grade crossings, signing, pavement marking, and traffic control plans for construction. Greenfield and Brownfield projects may include site development or redevelopment. Position requires the ability to serve as a key member of the project design team developing designs and providing direction to junior level and CADD/Technician staff in the areas of civil and site design including, but not limited to; grading, storm water design, rail and roadways, utilities, and agency and railroad coordination. Position requires the ability to work on a variety of projects, take direction from multiple project managers, and coordinate with other staff.

A Day in the Life of a Civil Engineer
Here's a snapshot of what you would do in this role:
* Work within the Logistics Discipline as a key member supporting design development for predominately industrial clients across the nation and North and Central America.
* Preparation design calculations.
* Preparation of construction documents for rehabilitation of industrial infrastructure such as roads, rail, utilities; and highways and roads, culverts and storm sewer, rail grade crossings, signing, pavement marking, and traffic control plans for construction.
* Deliver design tasks on time and within budget.
* Provide technical support to other areas as needed.
* Review contractor submittals and observe construction on-site to assess conformance with plans and specifications.
* Other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For
We feel the following qualifications would set you up for success in this role:
Education/Training:
* A bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field is required.
* 2-5 years of general civil engineering experience with an emphasis on site development. Experience with site grading and drainage plans for large developments.

Skills:
* Seeking upward growth opportunities. Future opportunities to advance to client, project, or technical leadership roles.
* Demonstrated ability to communicate and grow relationships with all levels of staff within internal and external agencies and clients.
* Effective oral communication and technical writing ability.
* Experience with AutoCAD/Civil3D software is preferred. Comparable experience with Microstation/PowerGeopak/Inroads (OpenRoads Connect or SS4), coupled with the willingness and capability to learn AutoCAD/Civil3D is also acceptable.
* Must be able to collaborate remotely with colleagues in other offices.
* Must be able to complete assignments on schedule and budget
* Candidate must be willing to accept out-of-town travel assignments and to work overtime to meet project demands.
* Flexible work schedule available.
* Partial remote work option may be available in the future, based on satisfactory project and job performance.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.