Job Description
Sterling Engineering is partnering with a leading precast concrete manufacturer to place a Project Checker in Westmont, IL. In this role, you will review and verify erection plans, component drawings, and fabrication schedules to ensure complete accuracy, constructability, and alignment with project specs.
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Location: Westmont, IL 60559
Salary: $65,000-$72,000
Industry: Precast Concrete Manufacturing / Construction
Benefits: A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k) with company match, life insurance, and additional employee perks.
Responsibilities:
- Apply advanced knowledge of precast concrete drafting and manufacturing standards.
- Cross-reference contract specs, addenda, and bid estimates against design files to validate project scope.
- Perform thorough audits of erection drawings and shop tickets for approval status, precision, and completeness.
- Spot constructability enhancements to streamline field execution and lower material expenses.
- Track bill-of-materials against initial bid estimates to surface discrepancies early.
- Issue approved piece drawings to the plant floor a minimum of 48 hours ahead of production runs.
- Confirm all loose hardware, embed plates, and connections are fully detailed prior to casting.
- Partner with PMs, engineering leads, and scheduling teams to preserve milestone dates.
- Translate complex project documentation and contractual terms into actionable production steps.
- Audit internal and third-party consultant drawings for dimensional accuracy and structural clarity.
- Resolve design conflicts proactively alongside design and management teams.
- Foster collaborative relationships with external architects, structural engineers, and general contractors.
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in precast structural detailing, drafting, or quality checking.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD or Revit (Autodesk certification preferred).
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field, or equivalent industry experience.
- Solid command of precast concrete systems, shop practice, and structural blueprints.
- Familiarity with LecWall systems is highly advantageous.
- High attention to detail with exceptional organization and interpersonal communication skills.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Westmont, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $65,000–$72,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- Auditingunmatched
- AutoCADunmatched
- Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
- Blueprintsunmatched
- Castingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Concreteunmatched
- Constructionunmatched
- Consultingunmatched
- Contract Requirementsunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Internal Auditunmatched
- Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Public/Media/Press/Analyst Relationsunmatched
- Structural Engineeringunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
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