Construction Manager/Civil Resident Engineer - South End; South King County & Pierce
Listed on 2026-07-08
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Engineering
Civil Engineering -
Construction
Civil Engineering
- Location: 11201 SE 8th St,Suite 160,Bellevue, WA, ,United States
- Base Pay: $37,440.00 - $ / Year
- Job Category: Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Consulting
- Employee Type: FTE
- Required Degree: 4 Year Degree
- Manage Others: Yes
For 32 years, KBA has successfully managed highly visible public and private construction projects, earning the trust and respect of clients throughout our community. It’s what we do. No one does it better. KBA is small enough to be flexible and responsive, yet big enough to manage large and complex projects. As 100% employee owned, we recognize our employees are our most important resource and the basis for our success.
We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse perspectives, skills, experiences and cultures within our workforce. KBA offers an excellent benefits package that includes health insurance, 401K Plan, holidays, paid time off (PTO), and an employee stock ownership plan. We support and further professional growth and development. We work hard, and we have fun.
Roads
- Bridges & Highways
- Transit
Water & Wastewater
- Buildings
- Land Development
- Port Facilities
- Develops working relationships with agency staff and stakeholders.
- Understands document control for the project (i.e., materials documentation of RFI, contractor payment, contractor employment records) at an advanced level with oversight from more experienced staff.
- Ensures accountability by holding oneself and others accountable to meet commitments.
- Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm; independently.
- Communicates effectively by developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the project needs to external partners (i.e.: clients, consultants, and contractors).
- Shows courage by stepping up to address difficult issues and saying what needs to be said.
- Cultivates innovation by creating new and better ways for the project to be successful and tapping resources.
- Uses resourcefulness by securing and deploying project resources effectively and efficiently.
- Drives results by consistently accomplishing tasks independently, even under tough circumstances.
- Effectively executes delegated work.
- Instills trust by gaining the confidence of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Coordinates daily observation of contractor activities and reviews Inspectors Daily Reports.
- Reviews verification of materials and tracks quantities.
- Prepares and negotiates Work Change Directives and Change Orders.
- Reviews and approves monthly contractor progress payments.
- Monitors contractor progress compared with progress schedule and budget.
- Works with contractor and client to resolve conflicts in the field.
- Draft responses to Contractor's correspondence as required.
- Monitors activities of assigned staff for conformance with contractual requirements.
- Provides technical leadership for complex or unique assignments.
- Provides guidance, training, and mentorship to inspection staff.
- Performs constructability and schedule reviews.
- Manages contract close‑out.
- Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local agency construction administration policies.
- Fosters a safety culture on the project site.
- Performs office management engineer work when needed including but not limited to: prepares documentation for change orders, reviews change order scope of work, schedule and cost, processes and maintains tracking logs for RFIs, submittals, pay estimates, and other deliverables. Assists in constructability reviews.
- Inspects, monitors, and oversees construction field work tasks and activities on a project to ensure conformance to plans and specifications. Reads, interprets, and confirms compliance with applicable contract documents.
- Performs or oversees on-site material testing. Reviews plans and specifications to determine material requirements (quantities and qualities). Responsible for the tracking of item quantities and preparing pay estimates and ensures that procedures and materials comply with plans and specifications.
- Initiates field changes to drawings and…
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