Staff Engineer - Construction Quality Assurance

Resident Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Resident Engineer, familiar with mass-poured concrete, to support a dam reconstruction project in the Midwest. This position will conduct quality assurance inspections, coordinate with contractors, support our design teams with constructability reviews, and support our office staff with the production and review of deliverables.

Essential Responsibilities & Duties

• Act as Resident Engineer on medium ‑ to large ‑ scale infrastructure projects such as dams, levees, pipelines, pump stations, canals, wells, and recharge facilities.
• Work well with GEI staff, contractors, and sub ‑ consultants—across functions like inspection, QA/QC, surveying, materials testing, document control, cost/schedule analysis, and compliance.
• Serve on ‑ site full ‑ time during construction as project and client needs require.
• Implement project Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Health & Safety plans.
• Coordinate with clients, designers, and contractors to resolve issues related to cost, schedule, procurement, quality, compliance, and change management.
• Provide progress updates and relay client needs to GEI teams while being client-facing.
• Aid in preparing scopes, schedules, level ‑ of ‑ effort estimates, and fees for Resident Engineering services.
• Support related services such as risk management, dispute resolution, and claims analysis.
• Assist engineering teams with constructability reviews, construction methods, cost estimating, and scheduling.
• Support administrative and operations teams with project reporting.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years with major concrete demo, pours, and finishing.
• Strong communication, writing, leadership, and conflict ‑ resolution abilities.
• Able to work independently and remotely with consistent productivity.
• Familiar with MS Office, MS Project, Primavera P6, and common construction ‑ management software.
• Able to factor cost, schedule, quality, and safety into decisions.
• Must complete required GEI construction ‑ safety training.
• Physically able to perform site inspections.
• Willing to travel up to 80%.
• Valid U.S. driver's license.

Preferred Certifications

• Professional Engineer License in good standing. Illinois preferred, with an ability to obtain Michigan license within 6 months of hire.
• 30-Hour Construction Safety and Health Training Course, OSHA 29 CFR 1926, Subparts C, E, M, P, and X
• 8-Hour Managers and Supervisors Course (SHSC), OSHA 29 CFR (e)(4)
• USACE CQM for Contractors Certification, and working knowledge of the three phases of control.

Physical Requirements

WORK ENVIRONMENTFunctional Demands:

SedentaryXLight Medium Other Activity  Level Throughout Workday(check one per row)
Physical Activity Requirements Occasional(0-35% of day)
Frequent(33-66% of day)
Continuous(67-100% of day)
Not Applicable

SittingXStandingXWalkingXClimbingXLifting (floor to waist level) (in pounds)
XLifting (waist level and above) (in pounds)
XCarrying objectsXPush/pullXTwistingXBendingXReaching forwardXReaching overheadXSquat/kneel/crawlXWrist position deviationXPinching/fine motor skillsXKeyboard use/repetitive motionXTaste orsmell (taste=never)
XTalk or hearXAccurate 20/40

Very Accurate 20/20

Not Applicable Near VisionXFar VisionXYes No Not  Applicable Color DiscriminationXSensory Requirements Minimal Moderate Accurate Not  Applicable Depth perceptionXHearingXEnvironment Requirements Occupational Exposure Risk Potential Reasonably Anticipated Not Anticipated Blood borne pathogensXChemicalXAirborne communicable diseasesXExtreme temperaturesXRadiationXUneven surfaces or elevationsXExtreme noise levelsXDust/particulate matterXOther (exposure risks):

Usual workday hours:8X1012

Other work hours - WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Functional Demands:

- Sedentary - X
- Light
- Medium
- Other
- Activity Level Throughout Workday(check one per row) - Physical Activity Requirements
- Occasional(0-35% of day) - Frequent(33-66% of day) - Continuous(67-100% of day) - Not Applicable
- Sitting - X
- Standing - X
- Walking - X
- Climbing - X
- Lifting (floor to waist level) (in pounds) - X
- Lifting (waist level and above) (in pounds) - X
- Carrying objects - X
- Push/pull - X
- Twisting - X
- Bending - X
- Reaching forward - X
- Reaching overhead…