Job Description

AECOM is seeking a talented Roadway/Transportation Drainage Design Engineer to join a dynamic and highly technical transportation team of planners, engineers, and technicians in the Chicago, IL office.

As a drainage engineer, you will lead the drainage design on our transportation projects for a variety of clients in public and private industries. You will also have the opportunity to be part of cutting-edge design projects that utilize the latest technologies for delivering design services to clients.

Responsibilities:

• Roadway drainage design
• Bridge/culvert hydraulic analyses
• Scour analysis
• Erosion and sedimentation control
• Other related design tasks
• Plan production and development of bid sets
• Coordinating with other disciplines
• Obtaining permits required from regulatory agencies.
• Interact and coordinate regularly with clients and sub-consultants in the various assignments.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS + 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
• 6+ years of previous drainage design experience and geometric design on transportation projects including Schematic Development and/or Preparation of Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E)
• IL Professional Engineering (PE) License
• Good communication skills and ability to work as a team
• Experience preparing IDOT Hydraulic Reports and Phase 1 drainage studies, such as Location Drainage Studies
• Experience obtaining permits drainage design related permits, such as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 and IDNR-OWR Floodway Construction permits
• Experience on multidisciplinary project with subconsultants
• Experience with GeoPak Drainage, SWMM, HY-8, and HEC Programs
• Experience with SUDA preferred
• Experience with design software including MicroStation and GEOPAK and/or OpenRoads
• Familiarity with MS Office 2010 software (Excel, Word, Project) is required

Additional Information

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.