Resident Design Engineer

ABOUT DELVE UNDERGROUND

Delve Underground is a leader in underground and heavy civil engineering serving the transportation, water, wastewater, and energy industries. Specializing in tunnel design, we provide practical solutions to the most challenging underground problems. We offer comprehensive design, construction management, and construction claims services, with expertise extending across a wide range of engineering disciplines, including civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering. Our primary focus is to make a significant impact on the advancement of infrastructure projects, which in turn shape and enhance the communities we serve. Founded in 1954, as Jacobs Associates, Delve Underground is an employee-owned firm with 25 offices and 350 team members throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

We want our employees to make a career doing what they love to do. We encourage an entrepreneurial spirit and help our team members forge their own path within the company. We support their efforts to stay on the cutting edge of technology while fostering a great work-life balance. In addition to working hard, we also have fun. We socialize and celebrate achievements at summer picnics, holiday parties, and company outings.

Benefits: Full Benefits Program consisting of Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, FSA or HSA, EAP, 401(k), ESOP, and company stock ownership program, 9 Paid Holidays, generous paid-time-off program, and Health & Wellness Reimbursement

Pay Rate: $167,475 - $209,344

Resident Design Engineer

Delve Underground is looking for a Resident Design Engineer with 15-20 years of construction management experience and heavy underground construction. This position is located in NYC, on a Design-Build project during the construction period that involves Delve Underground in the role of lead design engineer for the Design-Builder.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a Design Engineer liaison between the construction team and the design team to:
  • Lead Delve Underground's Engineering Services During Construction team
  • Lead Design Engineer responses to Contractor questions
  • Lead the Design Engineer efforts in resolving constructability issues that arise
  • Lead the Design Engineer role in addressing non-conformances during construction and developing solutions that aid in resolution
• Manage Delve Underground's ESDC team reviews and responses to the following Design-Builder documents and construction processes in an efficient manner:
  • Requests for Information (RFI)
  • Contractor Submittals
  • Construction Schedules
  • Inspection Reports and Logs
  • Agendas and Meeting Minutes
  • Permitting
  • Change Management Logs
• Serve as primary field contact with the Design-Builder performing the work to foster and maintain a professional relationship to provide the highest quality services.
• Maintain open lines of communication with the Design-Builder, Designer/Engineer of Record and Owner personnel to facilitate the completion of work on time and on budget. A priority will be addressing construction conflicts expeditiously and skillfully to minimize their impact on the project schedule and budget.
• Perform other tasks as deemed necessary to facilitate the construction work.

Qualifications:

• Valid New York Professional Engineering license is required.
• BS in Civil Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 15 years' experience with heavy infrastructure construction including tunnel and shaft construction.
• Knowledge and experience with ground improvement methods, tunneling, and shaft excavation construction is a plus.
• Ability to manage a number of concurrent assignments and priorities, and supervise, train, and mentor other design personnel.
• Strong team building, analytical and technical communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Computer proficiency and versed in Microsoft Office, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point.
• Experience reading contract drawings and specifications.
• Willingness to work swing or night shifts when needed during ongoing field work.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position to perform field inspections which include: the ability to navigate over rough terrain, descend/ascend ladders into trenches or deep shafts and carry up to 30 lbs. as needed.
• OSHA 10 - Construction, Hazwoper, Confined Space, Fall Protection and Various training certificates a plus.

ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

If you feel that you would be right for this position, please fill out our application so that we can review your information. We look forward to meeting you!

Delve Underground is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Compensation reflects the cost of labor across our US geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location, experience, knowledge, and skills.

No recruiters, please.