What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Resident Engineer position at WSP in the U.S.?
Job Description
This Opportunity
At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our underground and skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!
WSP has an immediate opening for a Senior Resident Engineer working out of our field office in Allston, Massachusetts to work with our Harvard - Allston Campus Infrastructure construction management team to act as a construction point person for a major Water and Sewer Utility Agency from preconstruction through closeout. The Resident Engineer will report to the Client’s managing consultant, Engineer of Record, and major Water and Sewer Utility Agency during the construction phase when the Utility Agency’s infrastructure is being installed or to monitor adjacent work close to Utility Agency’s infrastructure, verifying conformance with Utility Agency’s standards. The overall development program will have multiple construction projects with combined values up to $50 million. As part of a collaborative team, the resident engineer will be the construction lead for the Engineer of Record interface with other 3rd party utilities, Harvard University representatives or their designees, design engineers, and construction contractors, while overseeing activities relating to the Utility Agency’s Infrastructure.
Talent is the essence of meeting our client’s objectives, goals and challenges. If this sounds like a fit for you, we’d love to have that first discussion of you joining our team.
Your Impact
Required Qualifications
ABOUT US
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
www.wsp.com
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
Notice To Third Party Agencies
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
This Opportunity
At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our underground and skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!
WSP has an immediate opening for a Senior Resident Engineer working out of our field office in Allston, Massachusetts to work with our Harvard - Allston Campus Infrastructure construction management team to act as a construction point person for a major Water and Sewer Utility Agency from preconstruction through closeout. The Resident Engineer will report to the Client’s managing consultant, Engineer of Record, and major Water and Sewer Utility Agency during the construction phase when the Utility Agency’s infrastructure is being installed or to monitor adjacent work close to Utility Agency’s infrastructure, verifying conformance with Utility Agency’s standards. The overall development program will have multiple construction projects with combined values up to $50 million. As part of a collaborative team, the resident engineer will be the construction lead for the Engineer of Record interface with other 3rd party utilities, Harvard University representatives or their designees, design engineers, and construction contractors, while overseeing activities relating to the Utility Agency’s Infrastructure.
Talent is the essence of meeting our client’s objectives, goals and challenges. If this sounds like a fit for you, we’d love to have that first discussion of you joining our team.
Your Impact
- Inspect and/or manage a field staff responsible for contract administration, inspection and documentation.
- Prepare daily reports, including overall weekly progress reports.
- Respond to and help resolve field issues related to infrastructure installation or operations, and concur with appropriate parties of Utility Agency or Design Engineer.
- Support the technical submittal, shop drawing, and RFI process, with input, as requested, in collaboration, with the Engineer of Record
- Document quality assurance/control, daily inspection, reporting, and materials testing, or utility testing is being performed and effective.
- Attend meetings and report on Utility Agency Infrastructure progress, including issues identified, resolved or having action.
- Coordinate and schedule Designer’s hold-point inspections
- As requested, review and recommend contractor pay estimates, or on individual schedule of value amounts, being requested.
- Identify potential change orders and advise Harvard University designees.
- Work with utility owners to gain acceptance and turnover.
- Communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
- Routinely interface with Utility Agency representatives to advise on progress, field or technical issues identified and resolved.
- Monitor permitting and traffic management plan requirements related to utility installation.
- Assist the Project Manager with overall project administration, as instructed.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Construction Management
- 10 years of construction project engineering and inspection experience, including evidence of effective staff supervision and management.
- Strong computer skills including MS Suite and Project, Adobe, Bluebeam, SharePoint or others.
- Strong interpersonal traits, written and verbal communication skills.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to WSP"s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP"s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Boston & Water Sewer Commission experience, although any major water & sewer agency will be considered.
- Experienced with CM @ Risk, CMGC, Design-Build, or other forms of project delivery.
ABOUT US
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
www.wsp.com
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
Notice To Third Party Agencies
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
