Assistant Resident Engineer, Urban Tunneling

Position Summary

The Assistant Resident Engineer (ARE) serves as the Owner's Representative supporting the successful delivery of complex underground tunneling, wastewater, utility, and heavy civil infrastructure projects throughout all phases of construction, commissioning, and project closeout. This role is responsible for providing construction management oversight; coordinating with owners, contractors, designers, utility agencies, and project stakeholders; and ensuring projects are executed safely, in accordance with contract requirements, on schedule, and within budget.

In addition to construction management responsibilities, the Assistant Resident Engineer supports project controls, contract administration, cost and schedule management, change management, claims avoidance, quality assurance, risk management, safety oversight, public outreach coordination, documentation management, and project reporting. Strong communication, leadership, collaboration, and technical expertise are essential to successfully deliver complex infrastructure projects in active urban environments.

Note:

This opportunity is available at multiple levels. Final placement will be determined based on the selected candidate’s experience, skills, and alignment with business needs. We are committed to providing fair and equitable consideration for all applicants.

Provide construction management and project controls support, which may include the following:

• Serve as the Owner's Representative throughout construction, commissioning, and project closeout, ensuring projects are delivered safely, in accordance with contract requirements, on schedule, and within budget.
• Coordinate with owners, contractors, consultants, designers, utility agencies, regulatory agencies, and project stakeholders to facilitate successful project delivery.
• Monitor contractor performance for compliance with contract requirements, project specifications, quality standards, and safety requirements.
• Support construction administration activities, including review and coordination of RFIs, submittals, payment applications, contract modifications, change orders, startup and commissioning, project closeout, and contract compliance.
• Monitor and analyze project costs, CPM schedules, baseline schedules, recovery schedules, forecasting, cash flow, project performance, and time impact analyses (TIA), identifying risks and recommending corrective actions as needed.
• Support project controls functions, including cost control, scheduling, forecasting, progress tracking, document controls, performance reporting, and preparation of reports, dashboards, presentations, and other client deliverables.
• Evaluate project changes and support change management, contract administration, claims avoidance, dispute resolution, trend management, and risk mitigation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support contractor safety oversight by reviewing Health and Safety Plans (HASPs), monitoring safety compliance, and promoting safe construction practices.
• Coordinate public outreach activities with agencies, utility owners, businesses, and community stakeholders to support construction communications and minimize project impacts.
• Support construction management activities associated with underground tunneling projects, including tunnel boring operations, shafts, mixed soil conditions, deep excavations, utility conflicts, and construction within dense urban environments.
• Lead and participate in project meetings, prepare meeting minutes, track action items, and maintain project records, correspondence, reports, and other technical documentation.
• Collaborate with project managers, resident engineers, inspectors, project controls staff, contractors, consultants, and client representatives to ensure successful project delivery.
• Support organizational knowledge sharing, continuous improvement initiatives, and perform other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate predictable and reliable attendance.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university required.
• Minimum 10 years of experience providing Resident Engineer or Assistant Resident Engineer services on urban underground tunneling, public works, utility, wastewater, sewer, pipeline, or other heavy civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience with in the last 15 years supporting at least one completed urban underground tunneling construction project valued at $75 million or greater, involving mixed soil conditions and a minimum 10-foot inside diameter () tunnel.
• Experience with in the last 15 years supporting at least one completed public works or utility construction project valued at $50 million or greater.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience using construction management software systems.
• Demonstrated experience with construction administration, contract administration, project controls, cost management, CPM scheduling, change management, risk…