Resident Engineer-Electrical

Senior Electrical Engineer / Department Head

• Maintains full familiarity with plans, specifications, construction schedules, and contractor's plans on assigned contracts, the Project Management Plan, and current safety regulations to be knowledgeable of the project team (i.e., WMATA, consultants, and multiple contractors) responsibilities;
• Provide electrical engineering support to WMATA Project Implementation Team;
• Provides technical expertise related to engineering and constructability, statements of work, cost estimates, proposal reviews, project schedules, change requests, and other items during pre‑construction, procurement, construction, and testing and commissioning;
• Coordinates engineering and implementation in accordance with plans and specifications;
• Documents and oversees processes and projects, ensuring conformance with WMATA’s approved procedures and all internal and external project requirements;
• Evaluates design and construction for potential risks, develops alternative courses of action, and makes recommendations;
• Assist in the preparation of final decision documentation for the COTR;
• Reviews contractor payment requests and internal project costs and makes recommendations;
• Reports on project status and communicates with WMATA internal stakeholders; and
• Perform other related tasks assigned by the WMATA Task Manager.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field;
• A minimum of ten (10) years of construction or related electrical engineering experience, with at least two (2) of the ten (10) years in the transit industry;
• inexperience with Microsoft 365®);
• Physical ability to access any of the locations and perform a hands‑on inspection, if required;
• Must be able to successfully complete WMATA’s RWP Certification Class;
• Must have previous field experience; and

• PE license, CCM certification, or CPC certification are desirable but not required;
• Familiarity with WMATA design criteria and standards; and
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Procore.
• OSHA 10‑hour Construction certification

Salary Range: $113,000 to $131,000 YR

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology