Location: Oak Park,IL, USA
The Village of Oak Park, Illinois, a dynamic community, located just eight miles west of Downtown Chicago, is accepting applications to fill the Assistant Village Engineer position. This position serves the public through designing and managing capital improvement projects related to water mains, sewers, streets, traffic signals, streetlighting, parking lots and pavement markings while assisting with the oversight of activities and operations of the Village's Engineering Division. The Assistant Village Engineer is responsible for assisting the Village Engineer in management responsibility for the Engineering Division.
The Assistant Village Engineer will be responsible for participating in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and priorities for assigned programs including design, mapping, field survey, private development, real estate and program planning for future public works and capital needs and also recommend, within Village policy, appropriate service and staffing levels while administering departmental policies and procedures.
The ideal applicant will have extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of civil engineering, applicable laws and regulatory codes relevant to assigned area of responsibility, prepare understand and interpret engineering construction plans, specifications and other contract documents.
The ideal applicant should have excellent customer service skills, strong written and oral communication skills, experience effectively multi-tasking, strong analytical abilities, good time-management skills and the ability to address engineering matters at varying levels of complexity. The ideal applicant will have five years of increasingly responsible professional civil engineering experience with demonstrated supervisory experience. The ideal applicant should possess training equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering. Possession of Certificate of Registration as a professional civil engineer from the State of Illinois is required.
The ideal applicant will be able to accomplish the items listed below.
Supervisory Responsibilities
The Assistant Village Engineer will receive general administrative direction from the Village Engineer.
Compensation, Benefits, Experience and Training
The compensation for this position is $111,000 -$135,975 DOQ. This is an exempt, non-union position. For more information about this Assistant Village Engineer position or to apply, visit: www.oak-park.us/jobs. Submit applications and resumes directly to: or by mail to Human Resources, Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL, 60302; or by e-mail to ...@oak-park.us. The Village of Oak Park offers a highly competitive benefit package that includes a retirement plan, deferred compensation plan, social security, health & life insurance, vacation, sick leave and other benefits. Applications will be accepted until filled. Open until filled.
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