Utility Project Engineer Jobs in University Park, IL

1. Complete 95% or more of assigned site surveys, data collection activities, engineering analyses, and technical deliverables by agreed deadlines, with less than 5% requiring significant rework due to errors or omissions.
2. Maintain assigned project schedules, budgets, procurement logs, action-item trackers, and project documentation with 98% accuracy, and provide status updates within one business day of requested reporting deadlines.
3. Demonstrate a positive attitude, collaborative spirit, and reliable availability by maintaining strong working relationships with clients, subcontractors, and internal teams, responding promptly to communications, and consistently following through on commitments.

1. Conduct site surveys and collect technical, utility, operational, and cost data to support project development and engineering analysis.
2. Perform engineering evaluations of energy, water, utility, and infrastructure systems to identify improvement opportunities.
3. Prepare feasibility studies, technical assessments, and supporting documentation for sustainability, utility modernization, and energy efficiency projects.
4. Develop project scopes, savings calculations, cost estimates, and technical inputs for proposals and implementation plans.
5. Prepare engineering deliverables and design documentation under the direction of a licensed Professional Engineer
6. Manage assigned project schedules, budgets, procurement activities, equipment tracking, and construction-related tasks.
7. Monitor project progress, costs, subcontractor performance, and implementation milestones, and communicate status, risks, and issues to project leaders.
8. Coordinate clients, internal teams, subcontractors, and external partners to execute projects, maintain schedules, and achieve project objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field
• 1-5 years of experience supporting engineering, construction, energy, utility, infrastructure, or related technical projects
• Ability to support engineering analysis, project documentation, scheduling, cost tracking, and coordination activities

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
• EIT certification or progress toward Professional Engineering (PE) licensure

• Work environment: This position is based in the office and includes a combination of office, remote, and field-based work. Field assignments may occur at industrial facilities, commercial buildings, utility plants, central energy plants, mechanical rooms, construction sites, manufacturing environments, rooftops, and other operational facilities. Work environments may involve exposure to varying weather conditions, temperature extremes, elevated noise levels, dust, vibration, moving machinery, energized equipment, and active construction or production activities.
• Physical requirements: The role requires prolonged periods of sitting and working at a computer, including frequent use of a keyboard, mouse, and telephone. Field work requires the ability to travel to client locations and move through facilities to conduct surveys, inspections, assessments, and project meetings. Employees may be required to stand, walk, climb stairs and ladders, traverse uneven surfaces, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, and enter mechanical or equipment areas. The position may occasionally require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling materials and equipment weighing up to 25 pounds. Visual acuity sufficient to review technical documents, drawings, and equipment conditions is required. When visiting client sites, employees may be required to wear PPE appropriate to site conditions, including hard hats, safety glasses, hearing protection, high-visibility clothing, gloves, steel-toe or safety footwear, and other protective equipment as required by site safety policies.
• Travel requirements: Regular local and regional travel to client sites is expected. Occasional overnight travel may be required depending on project location and business needs.
• Schedule expectations: Work is generally performed during standard business hours. However, flexibility may be required to accommodate client schedules, site access restrictions, construction activities, commissioning efforts, project deadlines, and occasional early morning, evening, or extended work hours.