Job Title: Resident Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Resident Engineer to lead construction management activities on infrastructure, rail, and transit projects throughout the New York Area. This position will require significant time working in the field, serving as the field point of contact for the client and project stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise an assigned field office typically consisting of inspectors, cost and schedule professionals, and office engineers.
• Prepare inspectors’ daily work schedules to ensure site safety monitoring, technical oversight, and quality of construction.
• Plan and coordinate inspection and construction management activities.
• Work in the project office with the management team.
• Provide supervision of the field inspection teams working various shifts.
• Interface with multiple contractors to ensure coordination of construction activities.
• Evaluate, resolve, and provide solutions to contractors and construction inspectors for constructability issues encountered at construction sites.
• Acquire railroad and transit force account resources in a timely manner to meet aggressive project schedules and support ongoing construction.
• Develop and implement an effective schedule of values for payments, change order control, and evaluation system.
• Evaluate and validate contractor’s change order requests against contract documents.
• Negotiate change orders and schedule impacts, making recommendations to the client.
• Perform inspection and resident engineering activities in active transit system environments, adhering to construction safety standards, operation requirements, and force account support services.
• Develop and implement Construction Management Plans, including confirming progress, reviewing issues and actions, and ensuring quality and safety.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, or related field of study.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in resident engineering, construction management, project management, engineering, and related fields on major transportation/infrastructure projects for public agencies.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or Certified Construction Manager (CCM) preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and presentation abilities in internal project settings with management team, and external project stakeholders including client management leadership.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, staff supervision, strong negotiation skills, and conflict resolution abilities.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• OSHA 30-hour safety course is preferred.
• MTA Track Safety training is highly desirable.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• NJ Turnpike / NJDOT construction management experience.
• Experience managing projects of $5 million .
• Experience in budget, scheduling, cost control, and traffic control.

Work Environment

This position requires working 5 days on-site, either in a job trailer or a nearby office to a project. The company provides a laptop and a company car for work purposes. Additional benefits include a $50 phone bill expense, partial health and dental premium coverage, a 401k match typically between 4%-5% depending on company performance, educational benefits up to $2k a year towards tuition for relevant certifications or college classes, and a year-end bonus equivalent to one week's paycheck if the company performs well. The company engages in diversified work including rail, transportation, airport, bridges, metropolitan work, tunnels, terminals, historic places, and major infrastructure projects.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $150000.00 - $200000.00/yr.

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health insurance
• Pet insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Company paid STD/LTD
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health reimbursement account

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Edison,NJ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 11, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $150,000 - $200,000