Assistant Office Engineer

About the Role

What We’re Looking For At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails being responsible for assisting in performing contract administration and supporting field engineering functions in order to monitor individual contractor’s compliance with specifications, plans and other contract provisions at New York City Department of Design and Construction (NYC DDC) infrastructure projects. This role includes ability to create field cards and As-built records.

• Assists Resident Engineer and/or Project Manager in the administration of the construction contract.
• Provides interpretation of contract plans and specifications and reviews contractor’s shop drawings and submittals for contract compliance, as applicable.
• Maintains as-built record drawings, project files, and records database including specifications, test results, and reports.
• Keeps inspector’s daily report of assigned work activities.
• Performs reviews for approval of contractor’s monthly schedule submittals and pay estimates.
• Coordinates testing and monitors services as well as quality control inspections.
• Responsible for logging, tracking, and processing requests for information, submittals, change orders, and other project deliverables.
• Prepares project progress reports, agendas, and minutes for meetings, conducts pre-construction meetings, and assists in preparing final project close-out documents.
• Assist in the review, assembly, and processing of monthly progress payments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

• Identifies some discrepancies or conflicts within documents and gains familiarity with the quality of work performed using inspection checklists.
• Writes daily inspection report, tracks work performed, and computes pay item quantities at a basic level with direction from more experienced staff.
• Understands the shop drawing review and gains the ability to read and interpret the contractor’s CPM schedule at a basic level.

• Engineer in Training (EIT).
• Trained in digital construction management software such as Constructware, Asite or similar preferred.
• OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety Certification, or the ability to obtain it.
• Ability to learn new software applications and client payment systems.

HNTB Total Rewards. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

New York, NY.

The approximate pay range for New York is $66,406.79 - $. The nationwide pay range for this position is the same. Actual compensation will depend on qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

HNTB is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other status protected by law. We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability where appropriate.

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, we will only employ qualified individuals legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required.