Consulting Senior Associate, Civil Engineer

Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, Geotechnical, or related engineering field, or equivalent experience
  • Recent graduate to 2 years of relevant experience
  • Detail-oriented with strong communication skills
  • Valid driver's license required for travel to various client locations
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite
  • Ability to research and prepare technical documents
  • Position not eligible for immigration sponsorship

Responsibilities

  • Support civil and environmental engineering projects in multiple sectors
  • Assist with civil/environmental design and project support, including site and erosion control plans
  • Participate in field work, sampling, and construction monitoring
  • Ensure compliance with health and safety protocols
  • Maintain clear communication while working in a remote/hybrid environment

Benefits

  • Paid time off including vacation, sick, and floating holidays
  • Parental leave
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan and additional applicable benefits
Full Job Description

Consulting Senior Associate, Engineer based in Rolling Meadows, IL you’ll play a hands-on role in delivering innovative solutions across energy, manufacturing, mining, and chemical sectors. Working alongside a global network of experts, you’ll deepen your experience, expand your technical toolkit, and contribute to projects that drive meaningful environmental and business outcomes.

What Your Impact Is

  • Support civil and environmental engineering projects across energy, infrastructure, and industrial sectors
  • Contribute to site/civil design, stormwater engineering, remediation, erosion control, and water management initiatives
  • Collaborate with planners, scientists, and engineers to deliver integrated, high-quality solutions across projects and geographies

What You’ll Bring

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Civil, Environmental, Geotechnical, or related engineering field, or equivalent experience
  • Recent graduate to 2 years of relevant experience
  • Detail-oriented with strong communication skills for effective collaboration
  • Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite
  • Ability to research and prepare technical memorandums, field reports, and report sections
  • This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship

Preferred

  • Prior internship or professional experience in civil/environmental engineering
  • Willingness to travel for field work

Key Responsibilities

  • Work in a remote/hybrid environment, maintaining clear communication on schedules, deliverables, and priorities
  • Assist in civil/environmental design and project support, including:
    • Site plans
    • Erosion and sediment control plans
    • Stormwater management plans
    • Permit application preparation
  • Participate in field work, sampling, construction monitoring, and reporting
  • Ensure compliance with ERM’s world-class Health and Safety Program

For the Consulting Senior Associate, Engineer position, theanticipatedannual base pay is$75,700 3,300(USD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus paysubject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures(casual and fixed term/flex force employees arenot bonuseligible).

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off (vacation, sick, and floating holidays), parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k), and other applicable benefits to eligible employees.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!

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