Resident Engineer

Resident Engineer

Department: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Neptune

Reporting To: Tobias Morello

Compensation: $34.00 - $40.00 / hour

Artheon is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Resident Engineer to join our team in Berlin, NJ. The Resident Engineer serves as the chief on-site authority for highway, bridge, and infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include managing field inspection teams, enforcing contract plans and specifications, overseeing project safety and traffic control, and handling daily contract administration.

Artheon is a trusted engineering and consulting firm offering services that rival large organizations while maintaining the personalized client relationships of a boutique firm. With expertise spanning civil/site engineering, environmental permitting, transportation infrastructure, construction management, and advanced surveying technologies, we are committed to delivering high-quality, timely solutions to local, state, and federal clients.

• Contract Enforcement:
  Ensures the contractor executes the project strictly in accordance with client specifications, plans, and contract documents.
• Inspection Supervision:
  Manages and directs the on-site construction inspection staff, assigning daily duties and monitoring field performance.
• Safety & Traffic:
  Monitors work zone safety, Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (MPT) compliance, and adherence to environmental and OSHA regulations.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey complex technical information to clients and team members effectively.

• Project Documentation:
  Reviews and verifies construction quantities, monitors contractor payrolls, and maintains logs for daily inspection reports, RFIs, and submittals.
• Contract Compliance:
  Ensures contractors meet Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) workforce and training goals by reviewing and forwarding required forms.
• Cost Tracking:
  Manages the change order process, evaluates claims, and processes monthly payment estimates.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Acts as the liaison between the agency, design teams, contractors, utility companies, and the public.

• Qualifications:
  
  requires either a NICET Level IV certification or 10+ years of experience in heavy highway construction management.
• System Proficiency:
  Familiarity with NJDOT or NJTA design standards, Construction Management systems (like Site Manager or Cap Ex), and internal Contract Compliance procedures.

The base salary range for this role is indicated in the posting. This range reflects the company’s good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location.

• Medical coverage
• Prescription coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Educational assistance program
• Paid time off/parental leave