Construction Engineer

Join our team as a Construction Project Engineer supporting transportation infrastructure projects. You’ll oversee field activities, ensure quality standards, and serve as a trusted advisor to clients by solving construction challenges and guiding projects to successful completion.

Ideal candidates bring a civil engineering background, construction observation experience, and strong problem-solving skills.

The role involves working with clients, contractors, and stakeholders to deliver projects successfully. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of construction principles, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently.

• Understands and interprets local, state, and/or federal Standard Specifications and Procedures.
• Utilizes subject matter expertise to identify the root cause of construction defects caused by design flaws, material installation, or site conditions.
• Provides counsel to the client and key stakeholders regarding new approaches and to address problems, materials and methods that could contribute to a better project outcome.
• Acts as a business partner by building and fostering ongoing relationships with clients.
• Responsible for the financial stewardship of the client by interpreting quality control checks, assisting in the development of the pay estimate, quantifying pay items on projects and settling accounting disputes with the contractor on behalf of our client.
• Observes and documents the contractor’s work to ensure it is being completed in conformance with the plans and specifications, contract documents, and applicable local, state, and/or federal regulatory requirements.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems, including client, contractor, or public complaints and grievances.
• Applies advanced engineering knowledge of the mechanical and physical properties of structures or materials and the engineering behavior of soils, water, and foundations to provide guidance for quality assurance methods, procedures, standards, and technical training related to site design and construction.
• Plans, coordinates, and supervises the work of subconsultants to enforce the project scope.
• Coordinates and attends progress meetings with the client, HR Green staff and other key stakeholders.
• Quickly reacts to complex situations with the client or projects as they arise.
• Performs material yield checks, verifies tolerances, and elemental thicknesses, measures and quantifies pay item quantities for payment.
• Maintains neat and accurate project documentation (field book notes and measurements, field reports, project binders, etc.) for small projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) or equivalent in Engineering is required. A Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering is preferred.
• Up to 5 years of related Construction observation experience working with moderately complex construction plans is preferred.
• Familiarity with documentation requirements and inspection procedures is preferred.
• Excellent time management, communication, and technical skills are required.
• Must have received training on equipment commonly used in the generation of engineering-related tests and analysis.
• Must possess knowledge of MS Office suite of products.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to work in extreme weather conditions (heat, cold, snow, rain) for extended periods of time and stand for 8 to 12 hours per day.

The employee is also required to kneel, crouch, and bend. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

HR Green provides a comprehensive and multi-faceted benefits package, including a competitive salary range of $59,000 - $85,000.

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HR Green is proud to be an affirmative action/ equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law.