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About the Role
Serve as the owner's full-time on-site representative, responsible for delivering the project on schedule, within budget, to specification, and safely. This role oversees contractors, administers the construction contract, enforces quality and safety standards, and serves as the main field link between the owner, design team, contractors, and regulatory agencies.
Responsibilities
- Supervise field inspectors, assistant resident engineers, and field office staff.
- Administer the construction contract and enforce plans, specifications, and contract terms.
- Review and process submittals, shop drawings, RFIs, and change orders; track them in logs.
- Evaluate change order requests, negotiate costs and time impacts, and recommend approval.
- Verify quantities and review monthly pay applications against work in place.
- Document and help resolve claims, disputes, and differing site conditions.
- Manage daily site activities and inspect work for conformance with plans and specifications.
- Direct the quality assurance program, including materials testing and special inspections.
- Issue non-conformance reports and verify corrective action.
- Interpret drawings in the field and coordinate clarifications with the engineer of record.
- Review the contractor's baseline schedule and monthly updates; flag delays and recovery needs.
- Track the project budget, contingency, and cost forecasts.
- Report progress, risks, and issues to the owner and leadership.
- Monitor contractor compliance with OSHA and site safety plans; stop unsafe work.
- Ensure compliance with permits, environmental requirements (e.g., SWPPP), and agency conditions.
- Track prevailing wage and DBE/MBE requirements where applicable.
- Maintain daily reports, photo records, meeting minutes, and correspondence files.
- Lead weekly progress meetings with contractors, designers, and stakeholders.
- Coordinate with utilities, agencies, and the public on traffic control and impacts.
- Conduct substantial and final completion inspections and manage punch lists.
- Collect as-builts, O&M manuals, warranties, and final releases.
- Support commissioning and turnover to the owner.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related field.
- 8+ years of construction experience, including 5+ years in a resident engineer, construction manager, or field engineering role.
- Working knowledge of construction contracts, specifications, and change management.
- Valid driver's license.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license, or ability to obtain one within 12 months.
- Certified Construction Manager (CCM) or PMP certification.
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification.
- Experience on public works projects (DOT, municipal, water/wastewater, or federal).
- Familiarity with Procore, Primavera P6, or MS Project, and Bluebeam.
Skills
- Construction contract administration
- Change management
- Quality assurance
- Safety management
- Schedule management
- Cost tracking
- Risk reporting
- Compliance monitoring
- Documentation
- Communication
- Procore
- Primavera P6
- MS Project
- Bluebeam
Location
- On-site
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 8+ years of construction experience
- 5+ years in a resident engineer, construction manager, or field engineering role
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related field.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
- PMP certification
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification
About the Company
- We are a multicultural organization that encourages individual achievement and recognizes the strength of a diverse workforce.
Equal Opportunity
- GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.