Are you passionate about the design/build process? Do you enjoy working closely with internal and external clients to ensure construction projects start off on the right foot? Do you love value engineering problems away before a project even breaks ground? If the answer is, “Yes!”, we have an opportunity for you. Who are we? We are ARCO, The Design/Build Experts.

ARCO/Murray is currently seeking a highly-motivated and experienced Civil Engineer to join our team here in the Chicago market. This opportunity will play a key role in our design/build process by performing site due diligence, designing & drafting land development concept plans, and guiding our clients through the first steps toward bringing their building to life.  

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• Generously funded profit sharing
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 100% paid 10-week maternity leave

At ARCO, our first core value is to treat people fairly and do the right thing. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

• Research and collect site-specific information to initiate the land development process and perform site investigative due diligence
• Design and draft land development concept plans in AutoCAD for commercial and industrial uses
• Prepare schematic site plan, grading, and utility plans to illustrate site developability based on learned constraints
• Perform stormwater detention analysis, site utility design, earthwork analysis to best inform site planning effort for cost and constructability
• Meet with internal and external customers to review concept plans, discuss advantages to multiple approaches, and work to define direction of project with Design/Build contracting team

• BS in Civil Engineering or other Engineering or Design discipline
• 3-6 years of engineering and land planning experience
• Experience creating AutoCAD Civil 3D templates and styles is a plus
• Ability to perform stormwater detention analysis and site utility design calculations independently.
• Ability to read and understand local zoning codes, stormwater management codes, FEMA floodmaps, FWS wetland maps, record civil and survey drawings
• Experience using SITEOPS and Rhino, or other dynamic software or coding experience is a plus, not required
• Experience performing earthwork calculations and quantifying site utility spoils is a plus
• Professional Engineer (PE) license is a plus but not required. ARCO/Murray will support the pursuit of licensure for EIT and offer a $5,000 bonus for successful competition of PE license

ARCO is one of the fastest-growing, privately owned companies in America, completing over 4,000 design/build projects across 48 states. We rank 15th of the Top 100 design/build companies in the U.S. and 49th of the Top 400 Contractors as listed by ENR in 2018.  ARCO has been named as one of the Fastest Fifty growing private companies in Chicago for the past 7 years as well as a five-time winner of 101 Best & Brightest Companies in Chicago. ARCO is also a five-time Best Place to Work in Illinois and in 2018, was named #1 mid-sized company in the state. Most importantly, our clients like us, they trust us and they want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person that can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is, “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you!

ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO’s Human Resource team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers.