PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Approves or prepares detailed drawings, scopes, plans, designs, and specifications for major projects in compliance with general engineering principles and applicable policies, codes, and ordinances.
- Serves as technical expert and engineering support on construction projects.
- Monitors the design, implementation, and construction of contractor and in-house job progress and resolves problems during the planning, construction, cutover, start-up, and close-out phases.
- Provides status reports to ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to CTA standards and needs
- Approves or prepares specifications for project materials and services. Acts as a liaison between various CTA departments, contractors, consultants, manufacturers, and governmental representatives ensuring projects conform to plans, specifications, schedules, and budgets.
- Coordinates and integrates criteria and approach used in construction projects with various CTA departments including Red and Purple Modernization, Infrastructure Engineering, Vehicle Engineering, Technology Engineering, Maintenance, and Transit Operations.
- Coordinates, schedules, and conducts inspections of work sites to verify compliance with contract requirements, assess project status, identify potential problems, and recommend solutions to keep projects within scope and budget.
- Assists with the development of design directives, design criteria, and standard details to keep structural standards up to date. Approves or prepares testing and acceptance procedures for structural construction projects.
- Identifies, researches, evaluates, recommends, and develops new structural technology.
- Assists in the development and administration of the CTA Capital Construction and maintenance programs for the rail and bus systems and their related infrastructure.
- Coordinates population of CTA's asset management and GIS databases.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to this position are the following jobs:
Job Title
- Structural Engineers (I - IV)
CHALLENGES
- Optimize design of structure that is durable, cost effective and constructible. Deliver within schedule and budget.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Architectural Engineering with a Structural Engineering concentration or a related field plus eight (8) years of experience related to this position, or an equivalent combination of training and experience, provided the degree requirement is met.
- Must be a Registered Illinois Professional Engineer or Registered Illinois Structural Engineer.
- Design experience in lieu of P.E. or S.E. Registration will be considered.
- Experience in the design, construction and maintenance of facilities.
- Valid State of Illinois driver's license.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Requires sitting for extended periods of time, standing, visual acumen, manual dexterity and fingering for working with computer keyboards.
- Physical ability to walk and limited climbing along rail system tracks or electrified rail in dimly lit subways, elevated structures, and expressway median to ensure personal safety.
- Ability to lift 25 pounds.
- Ability to operate an aerial lift, after proper safety training.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Detailed knowledge of railroad and / or transit structure design and maintenance is preferred.
- Detailed knowledge of structural engineering principles, methods, and techniques.
- Detailed knowledge of materials, techniques, and municipal codes and ordinances as applied to design, construction, and maintenance of communications projects.
- Advanced skill using CAD and GIS applications (i.e. AutoCAD, MicroStation, ArcView).
- Advanced math skills including Algebra, Calculus, and geometry.
- Advanced skill using personal computer, engineering applications, and data management software.
- Strong research, attention to detail, and problem solving skills.
- Strong critical thinking skills to assess how one change can affect the entire project.
- Strong project management skills.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to negotiate and resolve conflict.
- Ability to apply engineering knowledge to complex engineering problems with versatility, judgment, and perception.
- Ability to organize, analyze, interpret, and evaluate routine engineering problems and provide practical and cost effective solutions.
- Ability to adapt well to change.
- Ability to work well with others.
- Ability to manage moderately complex engineering projects of significant magnitude.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- General office environment.
- Works outdoors, in or near shop/garage/terminal areas and on elevated, ballasted, and subway track areas adjacent to and energized contact rails and moving trains.
- Travels within the Chicago Metropolitan area and works various days and hours as assigned.
- Subject to prevailing weather conditions when conducting field inspections.
- Occasionally required to travel to other locations in North America.
EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS UTILIZED
- Standard office equipment.
- Personal computer and related software, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, MicroStation, engineering software.
- National, state, and local codes, standards, and technical literature.