About Bodwé Professional Services Group
Bodwé is the Professional Services Group of Mno-Bmadsen, the investment enterprise and a wholly owned instrumentality of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. We are architects, planners, consultants, designers, engineers, scientists, and federal contractors, committed to growing the economy and legacy of the Pokagon Band and supporting its more than 6,000 citizens. We enhance space and place in partnership with clients that span the country and business sectors, offering full-service architecture and engineering services as well as contract support services for federal agencies. We design and build, preserve and restore, mitigate and manage, serve and problem solve.
About WBK Engineering
We are a team of civil, transportation, and structural engineers, infrastructure specialists, land planners and urban designers, water and environmental scientists, and ecologists. We are a Tribally-owned, 8(a), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) company, offering sustainable solutions to complex design, engineering, restoration, and maintenance challenges.
Position Summary
WBK is seeking a motivated Civil Engineer with transportation project design experience who will work within the Transportation Practice Group. The position will support the design efforts of projects with IDOT, the Tollway, and various County and Municipal projects, but will also work with other practice groups as workload dictates.
Accommodation Requests
We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, contact 269-927-0144 or careers@bodwegroup.com
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for performing roadway or highway design tasks for projects with a variety of size and complexity under the supervision and guidance of senior transportation engineers
- Technical assignments may include roadway and highway geometrics, drainage system design, traffic analysis and design, barrier warrant analyses, maintenance of traffic, municipal engineering, general civil/site development, and other related tasks
- Designs will be performed primarily with the use of MicroStation and Geopak Open Roads 3-D modeling software
- Prepare final transportation construction documents including Engineering Plans, Specifications and Estimates consistent with IDOT and/or Illinois Tollway standards.
- Perform quantity calculations from engineering construction documents.
- Ability to assist with field condition assessment and construction observation on a limited basis.
- Coordinate with structural engineers on bridge designs and other structural elements of transportation projects
- Performs work that involves conventional engineering practice but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, and difficult coordination requirements.
Qualifications and Experience
Required Education and Degree:
- Bachelor's degree in a Civil Engineering or related engineering field
Preferred Experience and Certification:
- One (1) to four (4) years of experience in a civil engineering field; preferably a transportation related engineering position
- Engineer In Training (EIT) licensure in Illinois preferred
- Familiarity with IDOT and/or Illinois Tollways engineering standards
Required Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams
- Proficiency in MicroStation and Geopak Open Roads 3-D modeling software
Preferred Technical Skills
- Proficiency in HCS, Synchro, and other traffic modeling software
Working Environment
When not working from a home office, remotely or onsite at a project location, most of this role is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
Additionally, this role may be required to attend site visits. During site visits, there will be exposure to a variety of environmental conditions such as being outdoor, being in indoor, non-temperature-controlled environments, and maneuvering in and around various terrains and construction environments.
Physical Demands
- Sitting/Standing: This role is generally sedentary performing sitting work utilizing technological office equipment including a laptop, mouse, keyboard, computer monitors, telephones, scanners, copiers, and plotters. During site visits, this role requires the ability to traverse various project and construction sites that will have uneven surfaces.
- Walking: This role requires the ability to move about inside the office to access technological equipment required for the role. During site visits, this role requires the ability to traverse various project and construction sites that will have uneven surfaces which are frequently unpaved or steep making access difficult.
- Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling: This role may require stooping to reload printer trays with print paper. During site visits, this role requires the ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl to examine conditions and make recommendations to the clients for planning and improvements.
- Using Hands/Fingers: This role constantly operates technological office equipment such as laptop, mouse, keyboard, computer monitors, telephones, scanners, copiers, and plotters.
- Talking/Hearing: This role requires constant communication with others in the organization to exchange information, review information, and make decisions about information.
- Seeing: This role requires the ability to view text and line work on a computer screen, information in printed form, and existing project sites examining information to determine and make recommendations to the clients for planning and improvements.
- Carrying/Lifting: This role requires the ability to lift up to 20lbs to transport technological office equipment to and from various workspaces.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Native American Hiring Preference
Our parent company, Mno-Bmadsen, prefers to hire Pokagon citizens who are qualified and suitable for available positions. For purposes of this section, “qualified” means that the applicant meets the technical and experiential needs for employment; and “suitable” means that the candidate appears to be the best fit considering present circumstance and conditions. Targeted preference is in the following order:
- First, to qualified Pokagon Band citizens; and
- Second, to qualified spouses, and qualified custodial parents; and
- Third, to other qualified Native Americans; and
- Fourth, to all other qualified applicants
Any determinations as to the applicability of the Pokagon hiring preference are at the discretion of each Company President.
Reporting Branch: Infrastructure Services
Reporting Entity: WBK Engineering
Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Exempt with Straight Pay Overtime
Hours Per Week: 40
Reporting Status: Hybrid (St. Charles, IL Office)
Reports To: Transportation Practice Lead
Manages Others: No
Overnight Travel: Up to 5% Annually