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HBK Engineering, LLC

GIS Designer

Chicago, IL · On-site

May perform or assist with basic field data collection * Perform or assist with basic field data ... Experience working with and willingness to learn new GIS software and spatial databases

Dar Group

GIS Analyst

Chicago, IL · Hybrid

Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. We provide people ... Collect, clean, organize, and validate spatial and tabular datasets. * Perform GIS analysis using ...

Bruker Corporation

Field Service Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$57K - $113K/yr

All our systems and instruments are designed to improve safety of products, to accelerate time-to ... customer experience * Assist with the Bruker Spatial Biology Quality process improvement ...

Bruker Corporation

Field Service Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site +1

$57K - $113K/yr

All our systems and instruments are designed to improve safety of products, to accelerate time-to ... customer experience * Assist with the Bruker Spatial Biology Quality process improvement ...

UNAVAILABLE

Field Service Engineer

Chicago, IL

$52.88/hr

All our systems and instruments are designed to improve safety of products, to accelerate time-to ... customer experience * Assist with the Bruker Spatial Biology Quality process improvement ...

Bruker

Field Service Engineer

Chicago, IL

$52.88/hr

All our systems and instruments are designed to improve safety of products, to accelerate time-to ... customer experience * Assist with the Bruker Spatial Biology Quality process improvement ...

Crateandbarrel

Design Coordinator

Northbrook, IL

The Design Coordinator will assist Designers with consultations, projects, and customer outreach. A ... Understanding basic design functions, including spatial planning, fabric selection, lighting, and ...

Daifuku

ILUS - Quality Control Technician

Hobart, IN

$20 - $24/hr

With hundreds of engineers inhouse, the company designs, manufactures, integrates, and installs the ... Utilize procedures, check lists, drawings, blue prints, and other work instructions * Assist the ...

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Assistant Civil Designer - Power (Chicago)

Assistant Civil Designer - Power (Chicago)

Burns & McDonnell

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Posted 9 days ago

Burns & McDonnell rating

8.7

Company rating: 8.7 out of 10

Based on 50 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

3rd of 80 rated construction

Job description

The Assistant Civil Designer will play a vital role in assisting with site Civil design and land development for innovative projects within the Power Global Practice. This position focuses on developing the critical infrastructure required for utility-scale solar, energy storage, and power generation facilities. As part of a multidisciplinary team, the Assistant Civil Designer will contribute to projects from initial conceptual site planning through the creation of final construction documentation, helping to deliver resilient and sustainable energy solutions. The role involves collaborating closely with engineering and design professionals to overcome complex site challenges, optimize earthwork and maintain regulatory compliance, ultimately supporting the modernization and expansion of critical power infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Design and revise site plans, grading plans, utility profiles, drainage networks, and modeling using Civil 3D.
  • Incorporate daily redline markups and design revisions provided by project engineers and designers.
  • Set up project base and model files, maintain sheet indexes, manage external references and container files, and assist in maintaining file structures within the Autodesk Forma environment.
  • Prepare, plot, and assemble drawing sets for internal review, client submittals, permitting packages, bid packages, and construction deliverables.
  • Generate 3D surfaces, perform earthwork takeoffs, create cross-sections and compute volume calculations for cut/fill balancing.
  • Attend project coordination meetings and align site layouts with other project teams to avoid spatial conflicts.
  • Assist in designing civil site projects specific to the power and renewable industry, including site development, grading, drainage, stormwater management and access roads.
  • Analyze reports, maps, topographical data and drawings to support infrastructure design and site layout.
  • Interpret and apply local, state, and national design codes related to site civil work and environmental regulations.
  • Review design drawings to verify alignment with project scope, budget, and schedule.
  • Assist with a variety of civil assignments using prescribed methods and standard techniques, including drawing sequence and presentation, sizing various system components and refining rough sketches. 
  • All other duties as assigned. 
  • Bachelor's degree in drafting & design technology or a related field and two years of experience, or an associate degree and four years of experience, or six years of progressive detailing and design experience.
  • Basic understanding of Civil3D design software to develop the design deliverables.
  • Basic knowledge of civil site design, grading, utility layout, and drainage calculations.
  • familiarity with document management and collaboration platforms, such as Autodesk Forma.
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, topographical maps and survey data.
  • Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate deliverables.
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks, manage time effectively and meet project deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with others (Project Managers, Engineers and Designers) in a multi-disciplinary project team environment to resolve design or drawing issues as appropriate and to accomplish objectives.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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Burns & McDonnell assists clients of all sizes and industries by providing extensive physical services ranging from assessments, integrated security solutions, and large security architecture designs. Services we typically provide include security and safety system design, threat, risk, and vulnerability assessments, security surveys, security master planning, compliance to federal security programs, independent validation and verification of integrated security system operations, management of installation and maintenance, and staff augmentation to develop and implement facility management and protection processes.

Industry

Civil engineering construction

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Kansas City, MO, US

Year founded

1898

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