Director Subsurface Utility Engineering Jobs in Chicago, IL

Join T2 Utility Engineers in Palatine, IL to play an integral role in mentoring and empowering team members to creatively develop solutions for our clients and their projects. The Project Manager will work closely with clients and the design teams to coordinate the completion of projects while ensuring quality standards, maintaining project schedules, and staying within project budgets

T2 Utility Engineers specializes in providing reliable underground and above-ground utility information to reduce the risks that utilities present for infrastructure projects. T2ue helps clients manage the complexity of existing utilities with our professional and comprehensive Subsurface Utility Engineering, Utility Coordination, and Surveying services.

Our mission is to provide project stakeholders with quality utility information, professional insight, and deliverables that streamline construction, improve project safety, and set the standard for the utility engineering industry. Since 1993, our reputation has been built on providing incomparable service based on high standards of technical ability and project understanding.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Interfaces with clients to obtain work
• Develops and maintains relationships with existing and new clients
• Report on client and competitor activities and initiate action accordingly
• Monitor and evaluate the activities of the competition
• Prepare business activity and forecast reports
• Support the local office or regional marketing efforts
• Working with proposal team and respond to requests for information, proposals and/or quotations
• Prepares work plans, assembles project team, delegates tasks and ensures compliance with scope and timely completion of tasks
• Reviews and approves design calculations submittals, specifications and other submittals
• Initiates, prepares, reviews, and participates in proposals, rate & staff hour estimate preparation, and negotiations
• May serve as representative of T2 at client meetings
• Oversees all QA/QC functions to ensure accurate and high quality deliverables to clients

Qualifications:

• 4-year degree in civil engineering plus 4-7 years’ experience in civil engineering or 6-8 years’ experience in an engineering or related field
• Must be a licensed professional engineer, or in the process of obtaining their PE
• Ability to effectively network to obtain strategic growth KPl's for new business and key clients
• Ability to effectively work under pressure, strategic vision, organizational capability, market intimacy
• Must have strong written and oral communication, supervisory and mentoring, attention to details and accuracy, planning, decision making, problem solving
• Preferred MicroStation, GEOPAK, CAiCE, AutoCAD / Civil 3D knowledge a plus
• Proficient in MS Office and Database Management
• Knowledge of Subsurface Utility Engineering and Utility Coordination a plus
• Proficient in survey related mathematical computations
• Normal office environment with occasional field site visits for progress review and quality control or estimating new work and be able to travel out of town overnight for project assignments

We Offer a Complete Benefits Package!

In addition to the opportunity to grow and advance, we offer competitive salaries, paid training, and comprehensive benefits with options to meet your needs, including;

• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Company provided cell phone or cell phone allowance
• Medical and prescription drug coverage – multiple plan options
• Flexible Spending (FSA), Dependent Care (DCA), or Health Savings (HSA) accounts
• Dental
• Vision
• Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs
• Parental, Family and Medical leave
• 401-K retirement plan w/company match
• Life insurance
• Short / long term disability
• Tuition reimbursement
• Spot and annual bonus incentives
• Employee discounts and perks

* Please Note that selected candidates will be required to pass a drug, background, and reference screening.

T2 Utility Engineers is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status or disability. If you require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment or application process, please contact Human Resources.

T2 Utility Engineers does not accept unsolicited resumes from any 3rd party agencies. No fee will be paid to 3rd parties who submit unsolicited resumes to any T2 Utility Engineers employee. Resumes from approved vendors must be specifically requested by T2 Utility Engineers and approved by the T2 Utility Engineers Talent Acquisition Team.