What are the responsibilities and job description for the Resident Engineer (P.E. License Required) position at Infrastructure Engineering Inc.?
About the Role
Infrastructure Engineering Inc. (IEI) Detroit Office is looking #Hire a Resident Engineer (P.E. License required) to join our IEI Team! We are a leading engineering firm known for quality, responsiveness, and a proven track record of success as a Prime civil engineering firm. As a Resident Engineer, you will ensure the preparation of accurate and complete work products by monitoring schedules, changing orders, and weekly reports; identifying and implementing ideas that save the client time and money or that effectively solve potential problems / opportunities, reviewing interim work products / submittals, providing needed feedback, accuracy, completeness, value, and coordination of sub-consultants. Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to build a company based on Integrity, Excellence, and Ingenuity!
Essential Duties / Functions and Responsibilities
- Assists the Construction Manager in conducting project performance reviews and personal development plan discussions; and prepares or oversees all correspondences to the contractor and the owner as well as responds to the contractor’s RFI’s and clarifies the plans or specifications.
- Coordinates with local utilities and other agencies or private parties affected by the project, prepares project closeout and accepts punch lists and other project completion paperwork, participates and provides input on contractor’s claims, and prepares or assists in preparing claims documentation.
- Demonstrates familiarity with various common job site conditions, problems encountered in assigned territory, and proper procedures for rectification.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices used for construction inspection to test different types of soils, survey methods, concrete, and asphalt construction, state and local agencies specifications, laws, rules, ordinances, and regulations related to construction inspection, safe work practices, and procedures.
- Makes recommendations for construction change orders, performs constructability reviews and gives input to clients, monitors construction and construction management budgets, and reviews invoices before they are delivered to clients.
- Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; as well as the ability to interpret various technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
- Must be able to supervise others and effectively make decisions concerning work in progress as well as develop construction inspection staff through on-the-job mentoring and training.
- Reviews and approves quantities and monthly progress pay requests of the contractor, presides over pre-construction and other periodic job site meetings, and prepares minutes of the meetings.
- Reviews design and bidding documents; receives and evaluates contractor bids; supervises construction progress and scheduling.
- Reviews regularly and is fully knowledgeable of project plans, specifications, and agenda and all ongoing or upcoming field construction activities.
- Reviews submittals or sends them to design staff for technical review and then prepares a transmittal letter either accepting or rejecting the contractor’s submittals.
- Supervises field staff and manages contractors on the site with responsibility for quality construction in accordance with plans and specifications.
- Uses initiative and exercises independent judgment; draws valid conclusions and project consequences of decisions and recommendations; meets deadlines.
To Be Successful
You will bring your A-game every day and come ready to provide leadership and collaboration and create a dynamic environment for your team! To join IEI's Team and take on this role, you will have the following qualifications :
Benefits and Perks
IEI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
