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Imagine Next!At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.Job Description:\nSenior Civil Drainage Engineer - Chicago, Illinois\nOpportunity :\nReady to put your civil engineer and drainage skills to work on marquee road and highway design projects that will change the urban fabric of our community? Would you enjoy being involved on a wide variety of civil engineering tasks on small to large scale, transportation projects? Parsons is now hiring a Senior Drainage Engineer for design-build and design-bid-build projects located in Illinois and around the USA to support various state and Federal road and highway projects .. This role will be based with our Chicago office , and allows for a hybrid remote work situation .\nParsons extensive experience in this field, combined with your engineering knowledge, will propel your career forward with opportunity for advancement with top performance. We need our engineers to be versatile, enthusiastic to work in highly flexible, team-oriented environment and who have exceptional communication, analytical and management skills.\nIn this role: you will be engaged in engineering drainage and irrigation designs, hydraulic systems modeling, and drainage calculations. You will review construction details, as well as erosion control drawings. Perform quantity calculations and produce/check engineering analytical data and related information to assure the design and any technical reports are accurate. Deliver critical design components regarding project scope, and experience supporting any state DOT projects is essential.\nResponsibilities :\nIndependently develops and/or supervises the creation of engineering products that meet customer quality requirements. This includes defining the problem, establishing the work scope, preparing the budget and schedule, planning the work, providing technical direction, and reporting the work status.\nTypical products may include detailed calculations, drawings, procurement documents, design and installation packages, proposal evaluations, technical reports, and detailed analyses.\nProvides support for other engineering activities as required. May supervise one or more subordinates and provide input regarding performance.\nMay be assigned to a project or organizational team, or as a lead engineer for a specific discipline on a small to intermediate-size project.\nProvides input and technical guidance to CAD Designer/Drafters, Designers, and lower-level Engineers working on the same project.\nQualifications:\n4-year degree in Civil Engineering (or a related field) is required. \n8 years or more of related work experience with road & highway drainage design , preferably with state DOT projects\n PE ( Professional Engineer) license is highly preferred, or ability to obtain one.\nProficiency in utilizing CAD and other PC software packages typically associated with engineering is required. \nExperience supporting any state DOT projects is essential . Experience obtaining canal and storm water permits is a plus\nCombination of Experience with hydraulic modeling programs of HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, HY-8, Bentley InRoads Storm & Sanitary, Bentley StormCAD, Aq\n Security Clearance Requirement:\nNoneThis position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions-and to help them see what's next!Salary Range: $86,700.00 - $151,700.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. 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