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title: 'Project Engineer at Valdes Architecture & Engineering'
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# Project Engineer at Valdes Architecture & Engineering

- **Company:** Valdes Architecture & Engineering
- **Location:** Lombard, IL
- **Compensation:** $80k–$105k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/valdeseng/bc27b91d-6388-4fb1-942e-b8a6259156f5

## Job description

Valdes Architecture & Engineering is seeking a Project Engineer to lead the successful planning, execution, and delivery of multidisciplinary engineering projects serving any the following: municipal, transportation, water/waste water, chemical, refining, utility, and industrial markets. This role is responsible for coordinating project teams, maintaining client relationships, managing project schedules and budgets, and ensuring high-quality project execution from initiation through completion. The ideal candidate is an organized and collaborative engineering professional who thrives in a fast-paced consulting environment and enjoys working directly with clients while leading diverse engineering teams. This position offers the opportunity to manage technically challenging projects while developing long-term client partnerships and supporting the continued growth of Valdes.

## Responsibilities

- Manage engineering projects from proposal through project completion, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are achieved
- Develop, maintain, and monitor project schedules, milestones, and deliverables
- Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout all phases of project execution
- Plan, organize, and oversee engineering design activities to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance with client requirements
- Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and proactively implement solutions to keep projects on track
- Maintain strong working relationships with clients and serve as a primary point of contact throughout project execution.
- Coordinate project meetings, prepare status reports, and communicate project performance to internal and external stakeholders
- Support project planning, resource allocation, and workload forecasting
- Assist with project budgeting, cost tracking, and change management activities
- Participate in project proposals, scope development, and project planning efforts
- Collaborate with discipline leaders to resolve technical and project execution challenges
- Travel to client facilities for project meetings, site visits, field investigations, and on-site assignments as required

## Qualifications

- Bachelor of Science degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or another accredited engineering discipline
- Minimum of two (2) years of engineering experience within a consulting or industrial environment
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience supporting projects within the chemical, refining, utility, municipal, transportation, or industrial sectors
- Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with clients and multidisciplinary project teams
- Experience developing and maintaining project schedules
- Ability to plan, coordinate, and execute engineering projects while maintaining quality standards and meeting project deadlines
- Willingness and ability to travel locally and occasionally out of town for client meetings and project assignments
- Must possess exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
- Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future

## Preferred

- Previous project management experience within an engineering consulting firm
- Familiarity with multidisciplinary engineering projects involving industrial facilities, utilities, municipal facilities, transportation, water/waste water, chemical processing, or refining operations
- Experience managing multiple concurrent engineering projects and coordinating cross-functional project teams

Why Join Valdes?

At Valdes, you'll work alongside experienced engineering professionals on challenging industrial and infrastructure projects that support some of the nation's leading manufacturing, chemical, refining, and utility clients.

Our collaborative culture encourages technical excellence, professional development, and leadership growth while providing opportunities to manage complex projects from concept through construction. You'll have the opportunity to build strong client relationships, develop project management expertise, and play a key role in delivering innovative engineering solutions that make a lasting impact.

Valdes Architecture & Engineering Company is looking for bright and talented people that want to take their career to the next level. We offer many rewarding career paths to challenge and engage our employees at all phases of their careers. Our office provides a team environment, and excellent working conditions, which allow individuals to maximize their potential. Valdes Architecture & Engineering offers an outstanding benefits package including Medical, Dental, 401K plan, Company paid Long Term and Short Term Disability Insurance, Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance, Pet Insurance, a discounted gym membership and tuition reimbursement.

## EEO/AAE

## About Valdes Architecture & Engineering

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Valdes Architecture & Engineering is a multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, and project management firm delivering capital project solutions primarily for industrial and facility markets.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: Lombard, Illinois, United States
- **Founded**: 1992
- **Founders**: Robert (Bob) Valdes, PE, SE

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Engineering & Architecture, Project Management, Industrial Construction
- **Target customers**: B2B; clients in oil & gas, chemicals, utilities, life sciences, manufacturing, science & technology, government, higher education, and agribusiness.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To deliver timely, cost-effective solutions for capital projects of any size, complexity, or location through a commitment to safety, quality, and client satisfaction [valdeseng.com].

## Products & Services
Valdes offers a full suite of in-house services covering the lifecycle of capital projects:
- **Architecture**: Building design and planning.
- **Civil Engineering**: Site development and infrastructure.
- **Structural Engineering**: Analysis and design of structural systems.
- **Mechanical & Electrical Engineering**: HVAC, plumbing, power, and lighting systems.
- **Process Engineering**: Design for chemical, refining, and manufacturing processes.
- **Instrumentation & Controls**: Automation and control system design.
- **Piping & Plant Layout**: 3D modeling and piping stress analysis.
- **Laser Scanning & Surveying**: Reality capture for existing conditions.
- **Project Management**: Full project controls, cost estimating, procurement, and construction management.
- **Validity & Integration**: Commissioning and system integration.
- **Plant Services & Support**: Ongoing operational support and staffing services.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (Private company)
- **Key Metric**: ~200 employees; completed over 7,300 projects across the United States [valdeseng.com].
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed. Privately held and managed by founder and leadership.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Grew from a single-person civil/structural firm in 1992 to a 200-person multidisciplinary team.
    - Maintains long-term relationships with clients (still serves its very first client) [valdeseng.com].
    - Holds multiple professional licenses (Architecture, Land Surveying, Professional Engineering, Structural Engineering).
    - Certified as a Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) by the NMSDC, Illinois CMS, City of Chicago, and California PUC.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Minority-Owned Certification**: Certified MBE status is a differentiator for government and large corporate clients with diversity spend requirements.
- **Deep Industry Expertise**: 30+ years of focused work in complex, high-stakes sectors like refining, chemicals, and utilities.
- **Full U.S.-Based Execution**: All work is performed in the United States, ensuring quality control and compliance with domestic standards [valdeseng.com].
- **Integrated Multidisciplinary Model**: Offers architecture, engineering, and project management under one roof, reducing handoff friction for clients.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand Service Lines**: Has continuously added capabilities (e.g., process engineering, laser scanning, staffing services) to serve a broader range of client needs.
- **Deepen Client Partnerships**: Emphasis on repeat business and long-term relationships, rather than transactional project work.
- **Geographic Expansion**: Maintains offices in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, with an increasing ability to support projects across the U.S.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Work Environment**: Emphasizes a collaborative, team-based atmosphere rooted in safety and quality. The company highlights a high number of long-term employees as a sign of a positive culture [valdeseng.com].
- **Flexibility**: Offers flexible schedules including a **9×4 weekly schedule option** and **remote work flexibility** [valdeseng.com].
- **Benefits Package**: Competitive salaries, 401(K) with company match, company-paid life/AD&D/STD/LTD insurance, PTO, and paid holidays (including Veterans Day for veterans).
- **Professional Development**: Tuition reimbursement, reimbursement for annual license fees, in-house and external training, access to a Learning Management System (LMS), and a mentorship program.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: A certified Minority-Owned Business that states a commitment to diversity of thought and perspectives [valdeseng.com].
- **Recognition**: Employee of the Year award, anniversary milestone celebrations, and appreciation awards.
- **Work Locations**: On-site roles are available in Lombard, IL; Griffith, IN; and Kenosha, WI. Some hybrid and remote positions are available for specific roles [lever.co].

## Sources
1. [valdeseng.com](https://valdeseng.com/)
2. [valdeseng.com - Who We Are](https://valdeseng.com/who-we-are/)
3. [valdeseng.com - Careers](https://valdeseng.com/careers/)
4. [valdeseng.com - Benefits](https://valdeseng.com/benefits/)
5. [jobs.lever.co/valdeseng](https://jobs.lever.co/valdeseng)

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