Resident Engineer

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Resident Engineer

We seek a  Resident Engineer  to work on complex wastewater projects in Maryland, DC and Northern Virginia.  The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing Construction Management, Inspection  and Field Services including on-site observation, coordination with client and contractor representatives, conducting construction progress meetings, facilitating responses to RFIs, managing document controls, resolving field conflicts, and reviewing/processing schedules and invoices.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Oversees construction management services for clients in a field office, at a client's facility, or in our offices in Silver Spring, MD and Alexandria, VA
• Monitors construction contractor progress and confirms compliance with contract drawings, schedules and specifications
• Facilitates resolution of issues and responses to contractor’s requests for interpretations as well as anticipate, mitigate, and evaluate claims
• Reviews and processes contractor’s progress schedules and invoices
• Documents construction progress through reports; conducts monthly progress meeting and prepares meeting summaries; maintains project files and prepares and processes change orders
• Leads meetings and resolves conflicts

• Coordinates and manages interaction with the public

• Oversees staff of inspectors

QUALIFICATIONS
Education:  Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or related field of Engineering
Experience:  10+ years construction management experience on utility and heavy civil projects including pipe installation, pumping stations, treatment plants, and/or other large general construction projects.
Certification:  PE required. CCM certification is preferred but not required.
Professional/Technical:  
• Works well as part of a team and as an independent worker capable of exercising reasonable engineering judgment and evaluation.
• Excellent organization and documentation skills. Able to run an effective construction meeting with contractor and owner representatives.
• Strong understanding of the construction process: RFIs, change orders, pay applications, start up, punchlist, and close out.

• Ability to read and understand construction documents and critical path method (CPM) schedules.
• Knowledge of quality assurance and quality control procedures associated with pipe construction inspection and maintenance, concrete, electrical systems, mechanical systems and other construction materials.
• Knowledge of construction management information systems/databases including project controls software for document management and scheduling.
Leadership:
• Leads meetings and resolves conflict.
• Directs and provides coaching to the project team in construction quality, schedule, and cost performance, or monitoring thereof in agency roles.
• Works proactively with the project team to drive the project to completion through problem solving and partnering.


SKILLS/COMPETENCIES
• An individual of unquestioned integrity, possessing strong interpersonal skills and a sense of urgency.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative and fast paced construction environment.

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Industry experience

Education: Bachelor

Seniority: Expert, Engineer, Consultant

Years of experience: 10 to 20 years

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