Steve Scheffel, P.E., Cfm Email & Phone Number

Freeport, Illinois

Stephenson County, Illinois

Training position in preparation for assuming the Assistant County Engineer duties in the fall of 2017. Assist with the planning, engineering, and construction activities that occur on the county and seventeen township highway systems. Assist with the administration of the state and federal funding programs for county and township highways, bridges, and.

Lena, IL

Lead staff person responsible for all village water supply, wastewater collection and treatment, street, engineering, and public building maintenance activities. Responsible for the recruitment and hiring of superintendent and maintenance worker staff due to the retirement of several longstanding key staff members. Initiated and completed the digital.

Greater Chicago Area

• Principal staff member serving as the consulting Village Engineer for the Village of Schiller Park, Illinois. Performed all municipal engineering support functions for the Village’s Community Development and Public.
• Area #3 Sewer Rehabilitation Project: Completed all engineering design, MWRDGC permitting, and Project Manual preparation for this FYE 2015 sanitary and combined sewer project which consisted of sewer lining, point.
• Soo Line Lane Water Main Improvement Project: Completed all engineering design, IEPA permitting, and engineering drawings for this FYE 2015 water main replacement project in a highly congested industrial area. This.
• Grace Street Improvement Project: Completed the Project Manual for this 2014 Community Development Block Grant infrastructure project. Prepared and assembled all project bidding and contract documents and performed all.
• Developed a water transmission main improvement concept plan to re-route large reaches of the Village’s water distribution system out of state highway right-of-way to significantly reduce future utility repair.

Franklin Park, IL

• Lead staff person responsible for all municipal engineering activities. Provided engineering support to the Village’s Utilities (Public Works), Community Development, and Building Departments. Coordinated and managed.
• 2013 Elm Street Water Main Improvement Project: Supervised the consulting engineer completion of engineering plans and the construction contract administration for the installation of 2700’ of 12” water main and.
• Resolved the outstanding issues identified in the 2012 Illinois Department of Natural Resources Community Assistance Visit concerning village compliance with FEMA National Flood Insurance Program regulations.
• Initiated the alternatives investigation, evaluation, and completed the staff coordination for the rehabilitation/replacement study of the Village’s two five-million-gallon King Street ground storage water tanks.

Chicago, IL

• Principal staff member responsible for serving as the full-time consulting Village Engineer for the Village of Matteson, Illinois. Completed all municipal engineering support functions for the Village’s Community.
• Completed all engineering design work and preliminary site engineering plans for the construction of a new one-million-gallon elevated water storage tank.
• 2011-2012 Water Main and Drainage Improvement Project: Completed all engineering design work, and plans and specifications for this project which consisted of 6190’ of 12” ductile iron water main (DIWM), 2720’ of 16”.
• Completed all site engineering design work and engineering plans for a new office building for the Public Works Department.

Batavia, IL

• Principal staff engineer responsible for reviewing and resolving issues necessary for City approval of engineering plans submitted for residential, commercial, and industrial developments. Prepared plans.
• Implemented the first municipal stream sign program in Kane County to identify local natural streams at road crossings as part of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Phase II permit compliance.
• Completed the engineering plans for and managed the construction contracts for two water main replacement projects and one new sanitary sewer project, all in established residential neighborhoods. Successfully.
• Primary staff person that prepared the City’s 2003 and 2008 NPDES Phase II Notice of Intent permit applications and developed the City’s proposed permit compliance program for both five year periods.
• Obtained official United States Geological Survey recognition of the newly-named Batavia Creek for NPDES Phase II permit compliance.

Naperville, IL

• Managed and coordinated engineering consultant work on Capital Improvement Program projects. Inspected City earth dams regulated under the IDNR Dam Safety program. Prepared and submitted dam inspection reports for IDNR.
• Completed the in-house design work for and oversaw the construction of improvements to several long-standing drainage projects that had previously been assigned to other engineers. First engineer to successfully.
• Sole creator of a stream restoration and greenway establishment plan for the upper reaches of Clow Creek in 2001 for the then-undeveloped southwestern section of the City. This plan was included in all four-updated.

Chicago, IL

Civil Engineer - Design Branch, Civil Design Section: 1995 - 1998Performed general civil engineering analysis and design and prepared contract plans and specifications for Federal civil works projects. Prepared engineering drawings for construction bidding, contract, and modification documents using MicroStation CADD software.Disaster Survey Inspector.

Glen Ellyn, IL

• Performed general civil engineering design, and hydrologic/hydraulic analysis for private residential and commercial development engineering projects. Wrote and compiled project feasibility studies, design reports.
• Successfully completed several stalled floodway construction permit application projects inherited from a former employee. Performed a thorough review of work already completed, uncovering and removing significant.
• Performed roadway and detention pond construction survey staking for a 300-acre residential and golf course development in Kane County, Illinois.
• Performed the hydrologic, and hydraulic computer modeling, and conducted the safety analysis for a Class I earth dam in St. Charles, Illinois.
• Performed the construction survey staking for a 30-acre residential subdivision in Kane County, Illinois.

Chicago, IL

• Performed general civil engineering and hydrologic/hydraulic analysis and design for large state and local agency engineering projects. Completed engineering analysis and design for roadway, stormwater management, and.
• Key survey team member that set horizontal and vertical control and obtained stream cross-section survey data of the East Branch DuPage River, and Crabtree Creek in DuPage County, Illinois.
• Completed general site analysis and design, drop shaft, tunnel, and connecting sewer design, and prepared plans and specifications for sections of the Des Plaines River leg of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation.
• Reviewed and issued comments on sub-consultant prepared engineering reports, plans, and specifications submitted for the construction of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA) North-South Tollway (I-355).
• Lead Engineer on a project to complete a study of Refuse Derived Fuel, developed from solid waste, as a proposed fuel source for a co-generation electric power plant in Minnesota.
• Staff engineer selected to inspect all ISTHA drainage systems, and determine required maintenance needs and remedial improvements.

Chicago, IL

• Completed general transportation and drainage engineering work for state and county road improvements projects, and O’Hare airport expansion projects. Manually drafted completed design work onto construction drawing.
• Sole engineer that completed all hydrologic/hydraulic computer modeling, economic analysis of flood control alternatives, and wrote the study report for a strategic planning drainage study of a 700-acre watershed in.
• Assistant Resident Engineer responsible for coordinating design changes, and inspecting site utilities, ramp/taxiway pavements, and storm/sanitary sewer systems built during the construction of the United Airlines.