At MacKay, we believe great people are the foundation of our growth and success. We are in an exciting phase of expansion, creating new opportunities for our employees to take on meaningful work, collaborate across disciplines, and build long-term careers. Whether your role is technical or part of our support services team, you play an important role in delivering high-quality work and helping our projects succeed.

We are looking for a full-time Engineering Construction Project Manager - Water Facilities to join our team in Chicago, IL. 9 billion Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects to improve Chicago’s water infrastructure. Highly qualified candidates would be engineers with construction management experience in large municipal capital improvement programs with a Design-Bid-Build delivery mechanism.

Experience managing and collaborating on large joint venture projects is preferred; experience with water infrastructure projects is also preferred. The Engineering Construction Manager will represent the Chicago Department of Water Management (DWM) and oversee the construction of a range of CIP projects. We provide a comfortable, collaborative work environment with flexible work arrangements available.

We’re committed to our work – but we also value fun. If that sounds like a good fit, let’s talk. Relocation assistance is available for highly qualified candidates.

Key Responsibilities

: Serve as the Construction Manager responsible for supporting DWM with providing oversight on improvements to major water system facilities that include water purification plants, intake structures, pumping stations, reservoirs, and hydraulic structures. buildings/structure and large conveyance for raw and finished water supply tunnels. , electrical, mechanical, structural, processes, and architectural).

Provide oversight to electrical/mechanical equipment commissioning. Manage project teams and monitor consultants’ compliance with contractual commitments. Manage the process of hiring a resident engineer who are a part of on-call engineering firms and a field inspector to oversee the construction of projects.

Work in conjunction with the Resident Engineer to ensure the work is executed in accordance with the contract documents. May manage all phases of construction projects (from beginning to close out). Manages project schedules and budgets.

Coordinates and communicates project progress with the client. Facilitates and resolves project issues and scope changes with the design team and the client. Works mostly independently but receives basic instruction on specific assignments, objectives, complex features, and possible solutions.

Monitors and reports the financial and completion status of projects to the client. Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and supervisory approval on proposed plans for projects. Involves occasional field work at facilities related to design and construction projects.

Manages one or more moderately complex design projects, involving coordination of multiple engineering disciplines, consultants, and/or various agencies. Supervise other engineering and technical staff. Performs such other duties as the supervisor may deem necessary from time to time.

Minimum Qualifications

: Bachelor’s degree in civil, structural, mechanical engineering or a related discipline 6+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education. Demonstrate interpersonal skills, including client interaction, public speaking, and persuasive ability.

Preferred Qualifications

: Professional Engineering license in Illinois or the ability to obtain one within the first 6 months of emp