Assistant Resident Engineer

Hill International is seeking an Assistant Resident Engineer in Oakland, California

• Review contract plans and specifications and advise the Resident Engineer of any operational constraints and conflicts.
• Review plans and specifications for constructability and make recommendations for necessary or desirable changes.
• Inspect construction and monitor field activities per the approved Project Plans, Contract Project Manual, Standard Contract Provisions, and all applicable codes and building permit conditions.
• Document workforce, equipment, daily construction activities, subcontractors, progress, weather, delays, and material deliveries on the Port's Daily Inspection Report template.
• Maintain a photographic record of the site and construction progress.
• Document, track and verify extra work tags.
• Coordinate 3rd party material testing, electrical testing requirements, and special inspections.
• Document unanticipated field conditions, disputes, and claims and maintain a log of potential change orders.
• Keep Resident Engineer informed as soon as issues arise.
• Coordinate with any regulatory agencies involved with the project.
• Conduct weekly construction meetings with the Contractor, and Client prepare and distribute agendas, action items and meeting minutes. Meetings shall be in person and via Zoom.
• Prepare and maintain a master log of contractor's submittals, RFIs, RFSs and change orders.
• Maintain an independent schedule to verify the feasibility of the Contractor's schedule.
• Review the contractor's schedule for conformance to the specifications, logic, task definition and duration, critical activities, float, submittal review, material procurement, and coordination with other contracts.
• Review monthly updates including schedule, variance reports, cash flow reports, and material status reports; and identify potential for project delays, future conflicts, change orders or claims.
• Maintain a claim file for any issue that may result in a claim for additional time or costs and immediately notify the Client of all such claims or potential claims. The claim file must include all correspondence and meeting minutes, and must include "what if" scenarios, schedule analysis,and recommendations for resolution.
• Submit recommendations on construction issues that include considerations of time and budget impacts, possible compensable delays, and possible mitigations. In coordination with RE, review, analyze, and respond to all requests for extensions of contract time.
• Attend meetings with the Contractors and assist the Port in resolution of construction conflicts arising from design conflicts, clarifications, or issues, contract coordination, site changes, schedule delays, etc.
• Assist the Client in analyzing value-engineering proposals submitted during construction.
• Provide document control services for any revisions to drawings and specifications.
• Maintain a Risk Matrix to track project risks, responsible parties, potential schedule and budget impacts, and recommendations for resolution.
• Provide estimating services for verifying contractor's requests for extra work, change orders, and claims.
• Review Contractor's monthly payment request including verifying with Daily Inspection Records along with their completed work and provide a recommendation for payment.
• Ensure Contractor provides submittals per the contract documents, and review Contractor's submittal for conformance to contract documents and provide recommendation for acceptance or rejection to the Client.
• Review Contractor's Request for Information/Substitution and provide draft response/recommendation to the Client.
• Assist in processing submittals, test reports, RFIs, and other documents for transmittal to the Contractor.
• Maintain and provide access to a file hosting website for storage of all project documents, reports, notes, and correspondence.
• Prepare draft change orders and all associated supporting documentation, including analysis of schedule and budget impacts, and submit with recommendations to the Client.
• Prepare punch lists at project Substantial Completion and verify punch list completion with the Contractor and Client.
• Conduct final inspections and report on the results.
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