What are the responsibilities and job description for the Structures Engineer IV position at Ciorba Group, Inc.?
Ciorba Group is an employee-owned, people-first engineering firm that delivers innovative solutions to solve real-world problems and improve communities. For almost 100 years, we've provided comprehensive engineering services for infrastructure improvement projects. We have offices in Chicago, Peoria, and Crown Point. Join our team and you will help provide engineering solutions on major infrastructure improvements across the Midwest for various DOT's, counties, and municipalities.
An Engineer IV may work on several projects at one time. Tasks performed require broad knowledge of fundamentals relating to design and/or construction while under some direction, but no immediate supervision is needed, as typically required for a licensed professional. An Engineer IV may be assigned to develop preliminary engineering studies and reports or parts of those, and to prepare design plans and specifications, or lead field inspections.
Responsibilities:
- Perform preliminary and final design for steel and concrete highway and pedestrian bridge design, layout and detailing, including preparation of plans, calculations, and construction specifications
- Supervision of engineer and CADD work of other team members and coordination of project activities with other disciplines
- Complete projects and tasks while meeting quality standards, budget and program expectations through proactive project monitoring and control mechanisms
- Work closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects
- Coordination of bridge inspections and report preparation
- Coordination with clients on projects and tasks and development of good working relationships with technical staff on the client side
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from accredited school. Masters preferred
- 7-10 years of experience
- IL or IN Professional Engineer license (PE); SE preferred
- Good technical skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work well in a team environment on multi-disciplinary projects
- MicroStation proficiency
- Working knowledge of structural analysis software
- GeoPak experience a plus
- Experience preparing plans for Illinois DOT and/or Illinois Tollway projects and understanding of AASHTO bridge design standards
- Finite Element Modeling and complex structural design experience a plus
- Bridge inspection experience, including 80-hour NHI course, preferred
Salary : $102,000 - $130,000