Stanley Consultants

Engineer

• This unique opportunity will primarily consist of working on electric utility distribution system design, analysis, planning, protection, and consulting.
• System distribution design includes the application of the National Electrical Safety Code to provide strength and clearance calculations to be used in the design of electrical distribution facilities – both overhead and underground.
• Construction inspection using the same tools will also be required.
• Application of distribution system analysis software to provide system analysis of steady state and transient conditions, develop long-range and capital construction planning studies as well as performing protective coordination studies is also included in this job function.
• This position also has the potential to be involved in other distribution engineering services, including power quality reviews, reliability, distribution automation, smart grid, and communications.

Distribution Engineer

Client Services Representative

• Serve as a primary relationship manager for municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater clients across the Chicagoland and Illinois market.
• Proactively identify, qualify, and pursue new water, wastewater, and water resources opportunities, including planning, design, programmatic, and advisory services.
• Develop client-specific growth strategies, including capture planning, opportunity tracking, and pursuit prioritization.
• Lead or support proposal strategies, positioning, messaging, and interviews in collaboration with technical and delivery teams.
• Expand Stanley’s footprint within existing clients by identifying cross-selling opportunities across multiple service lines and markets.
• Partner with technical leaders to develop integrated, client-focused solutions that address regulatory, funding, resilience, capacity, and system-performance challenges.
• Translate client needs into well-defined scopes, delivery approaches, and value propositions.
• Support alternative delivery, programmatic, phased, and long-term capital improvement planning approaches where appropriate.
• Actively represent Stanley in professional organizations such as AWWA, WEF, APWA, ASCE, IAWA, and water resources related industry groups.
• Maintain strong awareness of local and regional capital improvement programs, funding mechanisms (SRF, grants, federal/state programs), and regulatory drivers.
• Strengthen Stanley’s brand and visibility through networking, thought leadership, and strategic engagement.
• Collaborate closely with market leaders, technical experts, and project managers to ensure seamless handoff from pursuit to delivery.
• Provide input into market strategy, staffing needs, and growth priorities for the Illinois water market.
• Champion client satisfaction and long-term relationship health.

Water Client Service Manager

Project Manager

• Plan, manage, and lead multi-disciplinary transportation projects, ranging from local roads to complex highways, including limited access facilities and interchanges.
• Lead, direct, and mentor design staff on transportation projects, including plan development for a comprehensive range of transportation design projects such as horizontal and vertical geometry, cross sections, earthwork modeling, 3D roadway modeling, quantities calculations, construction specifications, and utility coordination.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and resources, overseeing scope, schedule, and QA/QC to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Oversee project components such as plan development, quantity calculations, specifications package, permits, and utility coordination.
• Assist with resource management and provide hiring recommendations.
• Serve as the client liaison, building strong relationships, resolving issues, and securing approvals to ensure successful project completion.
• Support marketing efforts by identifying opportunities and assisting with strategy development.
• Participate in project pursuits developing proposals, scopes, and fee estimates. Participate in interviews, presentations, and negotiations.
• Represent the company at public meetings, conferences, interviews, and industry events.

Transportation – Highway Project Manager

• Planning and implementation of medium- to large multiple discipline engineering projects with various stake holders ranging in complexity and utilizing resources from multiple office locations.
• Supports business development by participating in project scoping, fee development, proposal preparation, interviews, negotiations, and contract development.
• Submits documents to federal, state, and local authorities for code compliance review and obtains permits required.
• Meets with client management as necessary during the term of a project to resolve issues and to obtain approvals at the project’s completion.
• Maintains a continuing business relationship with clients as part of ongoing business development efforts.
• Plans, organizes, communicates, and coordinates project engagements.
• Prepares project opening orders, project outlines, project initiation, project schedules, project executions and project closings.
• Achieve project objectives including quality/scopes, budgets, and schedules.
• Maintains accurate and comprehensive Project Records.
• Achieve project performance metrics established for the engagement (i.e. target margins, revenue, multiplier, etc.).
• Analyzes project performance, resource utilization, profitability, margins, and revenues.
• Identifies potential out of scope work. Manages, and negotiates contract change orders.
• Identifies and manages project risk from the proposal phase through the duration of the project.
• Has fundamental understanding of key commercial elements associated with the Energy projects.

• Develop Power Delivery projects including Transmission (both HVAC and HVDC), Distribution, Substation, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), Renewable Energy and Field Construction Management Service projects.
• Develop Engineer, Procure, Construct (EPC) projects in the Power Delivery and Renewable Energy sectors.
• Develop Program Management Office (PMO) engagements, including asset management, data analytics, program controls and reporting.
• Develop associated studies, technical advisory, and analysis engagements.
• Achieve new and add-on business with existing clients by developing and enhancing key client relationships and serving as one of the primary company contacts.
• Provide leadership in the development of client relationships, capture planning, strategy, pursuit and proposal activities.
• Participates in strategy development, market trends, business solutions, corporate strategy, scoping/costing and proposal preparation, interviews, presentations, and contract negotiations.
• Communicate internally and report regularly on new business sales pipeline, client planning and opportunity tracking.
• Actively participate in Go No/Go discussions and make recommendations for Go No/Go decisions.
• Identify new business growth opportunities and work to meet return on investment goals.
• Travel as required.

Client Service Manager – Energy

• Roadway geometric design and modeling.
• Preparation of detailed construction plans and contract documents.
• Prepares and checks design computations, design plans, and quantity estimates.
• Use of computer assisted engineering and design software and equipment to prepare engineering and design documents.
• Coordination with regulatory agencies, utility companies and subconsultants to obtain information, guidance, and requirements.
• Manage project design tasks with a team of engineers and designers.
• Develop project management skills to coordinate project designs and manage project budgets, schedules, and deliverables with teammates and clients.
• Organize, attend, and participate in client meetings. Communicating with clients is a key function of this position.
• Adhere to company standards for quality assurance and quality control.

Senior Transportation Engineer

Customer Support

• Work closely with Applied Technology Lead, technology SMEs, and IT to understand our standard design platforms, workflows, and IT platforms and how they are used across master planning, design engineering, and construction management jobs.
• Meet with internal project teams during project initiation to identify and implement design technology, workflows, standards, and security needs at the project level to enable early and ongoing success for project teams.
• Provide project teams with ongoing design technology troubleshooting and support ensuring that they have the necessary tools and knowledge to meet project goals efficiently.
• Identify areas of improvement and guide project teams with development of scripts, data flows, and integrations to optimize and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of design processes.
• Coordinate with Applied Technology Lead IT, and other technology SMEs to solve technology challenges and performance issues affecting project teams.
• Follow policies, practices, standards, and rules of the company and those regulations and procedures required by Stanley’s clients.

Design Technology Support Specialist

Business Development Rep

• Lead the development and completion of strategic and/or complex proposals (including shortlist interviews) — primarily responsible for addressing client needs and implementing messaging aligned with the knowledge collected throughout the positioning phase.
• Coordinate, lead, and track activities associated with the response of the opportunity from kick-off through development—including the quality assurance compliance process, production and delivery of the finished product.
• Facilitate meetings and collaborate with team members to outline message components and develop differentiators, win themes, compelling text and graphic concepts.
• Communicate with market segment leadership to make certain action items developed during the strategy development and implementation process are completed to increase win probability.
• Work with marketing communications to create and prepare pursuit specific collateral or materials for positioning meetings.
• Participate in the interview process to make sure client needs and proposal themes are addressed, and that messaging is aligned with the knowledge collected throughout the positioning and proposal phases. When necessary, attend interview preparation, practice sessions and coach interview teams on presentation skills and delivery.
• Interview technical staff to tailor and/or write resumes, project descriptions and other proposal information.
• Perform a variety of data and knowledge management activities such as updating, organizing and storing information for current and future proposal needs.
• Oversee/conduct planning, editing and production of content for other projects such as statements of qualifications, presentations and other special projects as assigned.
• Work with graphic design and other proposal team members to communicate requirements, needs and product expectations.
• Organize, manages and/or co-leads review calls.
• When needed, attends client pre-proposal and debrief meetings, shares lessons learned and best practices with team members as part of our growth mindset culture.

Senior Business Development Proposal Specialist

Systems Engineer

• Interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate complex control systems engineering assignments, often dealing with unique problems that have significant project impact
• Lead technical responsibility for evaluation of existing systems and design of plant control and instrumentation systems for diverse industrial applications including Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• Develop innovative concepts and approaches for control system architectures and recommend significant design changes to enhance project outcomes and efficiency
• Determine client requirements and develop comprehensive technical documents including reports, specifications, drawings, instructions, P&IDs, I/O lists, instrument data sheets, cable schedules, procurement specifications, logic and SAMA diagrams
• Evaluate the need for control system design changes and make appropriate recommendations based on technical analysis and project requirements
• Sign and seal control systems engineering plans, documents, and reports in accordance with professional standards and regulatory requirements
• Maintain adherence to Stanley Consultants quality assurance and quality control standards
• Serve as primary technical controls liaison with clients on projects, ensuring clear communication and coordination of control systems efforts to meet project objectives and client expectations
• Plan, organize, and recommend programs and resources to meet objectives of the control systems technical organization
• Participate in bid evaluation, construction support, and work closely with site engineering groups during installation and commissioning of designed control systems
• Consult with construction personnel to discuss design constructability related to field conditions, sequencing, and scheduling of construction activities
• Lead client communications and attend both onsite and offsite meetings to discuss project specifics, technical requirements, and system performance
• Assist in pricing, estimating, and scoping for proposed control systems projects to ensure competitive positioning aligned with market demands and company capabilities
• Development of comprehensive proposal documents for new projects including detailed scope of work and accurate fee estimating
• Identify opportunities for enhanced control system solutions that provide value to clients and expand business opportunities

Principal Control Systems Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

• Serves as a technical liaison with clients on project efforts and coordinates technical efforts within discipline areas.
• Participate in mechanical design development from conceptual design through detailed design, this includes coordinating with other team or project members including other disciplines (architectural, structural, electrical, civil, and I&C).
• Support preparation of engineering and cost estimating reports through collection and analysis of data.
• Prepare and check design computations for system design, equipment and pipe sizing, and determining conditions of service.
• Assist in the preparation of technical specifications for equipment and material.
• Lead and mentor our 2D/3D designers and less experienced engineers to develop designs and prepare drawings for project.
• Work with design and equipment sizing software to prepare engineering and design documents.
• Perform or assist with occasional field or site visits for observations, data collection, and documentation efforts for clients and/or project needs.
• Consults with construction personnel concerning design constructability as related to field conditions, sequencing, and scheduling of construction events.
• Other related duties as assigned by the Department Manager or Project Manager.

Mechanical Engineer – Facilities Design

• Plan, manage, and lead transportation projects, ranging from small to medium highways and local roads to complex, multi-disciplinary freeway and interchange projects.
• Lead, direct, and mentor design staff on transportation projects, including plan development for a comprehensive range of transportation design projects such as horizontal and vertical geometry, cross sections, earthwork modeling, 3D roadway modeling, quantities calculations, construction specifications, and utility coordination.
• Assist in staffing requirements and make recommendations for hiring staff.
• Adhere to company standards for quality assurance and quality control as defined in the quality manual.
• Serve as the client liaison, building strong relationships, resolving issues, and securing approvals to ensure successful project completion.
• Support marketing efforts by identifying opportunities, assisting with strategy development, and contributing to proposal and interview pursuits.
• Participate in project scoping, fee estimating and proposal preparation, interviews, and negotiations.
• Review department project(s) after award to collaborate on work procedures/sequences and developing schedules, budgets, staffing, sub consultant involvement, and progress billings.
• Attend on-site and off-site client meetings.
• Evaluate client needs and identify requirements.
• Meet with client management as necessary during the term of a project to resolve issues and to obtain approvals at the project’s completion.
• Prepare and modify reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, cost estimates, environmental studies, and designs for projects.
• Evaluate need for design changes and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Submit documents to federal, state, and local agencies for code compliance review and obtain permits when required.

Principal Transportation Engineer

Architect

• Makes decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and have an important impact within the discipline.
• Demonstrates creativity, foresight and mature architectural judgment in anticipating and solving complex architectural problems, determining program objectives, organizing projects and developing standards/guides for diverse architectural activities.
• Plays a significant role in the technical aspects of projects.
• Work closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Determines that work is produced in an appropriate and efficient manner.
• Monitors design and production plans and specifications (quality control).
• Monitors financial indicators and recommends corrective action.
• Oversees design continuity within the discipline.

Principal Architect

Civil Engineer

• Determining client requirements and developing reports, specifications, drawings, instructions, and related documents.
• Visiting construction sites to monitor progress.
• Assisting in the preparation of cost estimates and design schedules for projects.
• Evaluating the need for design changes and communicating appropriate recommendations to project manager or clients.
• Serving as a technical liaison with clients on project efforts and coordinating technical efforts within discipline areas.
• Consulting with construction personnel concerning design constructability as related to field conditions.
• Compensated overtime to fit project need and team workload.

Structural Engineer

Designer

• Determining client requirements and developing drawings and related documents.
• Assisting in the preparation of cost estimates and design schedules for projects.
• Evaluating the need for design changes and communicating appropriate recommendations to structural lead.
• Leading the generation of a drawing set with minimal input from engineer.
• Consulting with engineers concerning design constructability.
• Compensated overtime to fit project need and team workload.

Senior Structural Designer

• Design buildings and heavy industrial structures in accordance with design codes and standards published by ICC, ASCE, ACI, and AISC.
• Concrete and structural steel design, including vibration analysis.
• Use RISA, STAAD.Pro, Mathcad, LPILE and other structural software.
• Determine client requirements and develop reports, specifications, drawings, instructions, and related documents.
• Assist in the preparation of engineering estimates and design schedules for projects.
• Evaluate the need for design changes and communicate appropriate recommendations to project manager or clients.
• Serve as a technical liaison with clients on project efforts and coordinate technical efforts within discipline areas.
• Consult with construction personnel on design constructability as related to field conditions.
• Visit construction sites to monitor progress, make structural observations.
• Lead multiple, concurrent projects.
• Develop less experienced members through project task delegation.
• Conduct QA/QC reviews on structural calculations, specifications, and drawings.