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Resident Engineer

WSP Glastonbury, CT On-site senior full-time

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Description

We are seeking a Resident Engineer for our Connecticut office, focusing on highway, bridge, and rail engineering construction. You will be part of our Construction Management Team, working on projects that meet client objectives and solve their challenges.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage the construction management team, including record keeping, correspondence, and report compilation
  • Monitor contractor performance, scheduling, effectiveness, and quality control
  • Issue Non-compliance notices and follow through to resolution
  • Review and approve daily inspection reports and payment quantities
  • Prepare change orders for overruns, changed conditions, and additional work
  • Coordinate with designers to respond to contractors' submittals, RFIs, and shop drawings
  • Foster a safety culture
  • Ensure permit compliance and coordinate with adjacent projects
  • Inform the public about upcoming work and potential impacts
  • Collaborate with engineers, professionals, and infrastructure authorities on various projects
  • Make responsible and ethical decisions regarding company funds, resources, and conduct

Requirements:

  • 15+ years of experience in highway, bridge, rail, or other transportation-related construction management
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably Civil Engineering
  • Connecticut Professional Engineer License or ability to obtain quickly through reciprocity
  • Ability to supervise staff, manage construction contractors, and project schedules and budgets
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Working knowledge of project management software systems and Microsoft Office Suite
  • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with CTDOT construction projects
  • Experience managing large construction projects ($100M+)
  • OSHA 30 certification

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • CTDOT construction projects
  • OSHA 30 certification
  • large construction project management

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You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/84200

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