Construction Resident Engineer (Water Treatment Design Build)
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Job Description
AECOM Water is actively seeking a highly talented and responsible Construction Resident Engineer (Water Treatment Design Build) for immediate employment on our active onsite construction Progressive Design Build – Advanced Water Treatment project in San Diego, CA. This is the largest project of its kind and a unique opportunity take part of the innovation within the wastewater industry. The Construction RE will be responsible for the effective coordination of the engineering design and construction teams and will interact closely with the Design Team and Quality Control Managers. Experience with Municipal Water / Wastewater Construction projects along with the installation and startup of large wastewater process systems, associated electrical and automated controls equipment is a preference.
The Construction Resident Engineer is the primary point of contact to the engineering design manager and serves in this role as the liaison and is responsible in providing the necessary direction upon design coordination with Contractors, Project Engineers, Inspectors, and their Owner/Agents. This Engineer additionally will have the primary responsibility for quality assurance of the construction. The Resident Engineer will actively participate in design and construction meetings along with the Contractor, Subcontractors, Project Engineer, and the Owner.
This position requires candidate to be onsite in San Diego County (Santee), CA. Relocation assistance may be provided.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Providing coordination review of Contractor and Vendor submittals for completeness and compliance with the specification requirements while monitoring the Submittal and RFI review process.
- Assist in the processing of all project submittals, DCN’s, RFI’s and RFC’s
- Actively manage As-Build design drawings with the latest information resulting from submittal and RFI responses
- Facilitate and assist in communications between the Contractor, Owner, Project Design Engineer, and the Project Manager.
- Respond to Contractor letters of correspondence providing interpretation of contract drawings and specifications to resolve problems or conflicts arising on site.
- Participate in the review and evaluation of contractor claims and change order proposals.
- Issue Engineering or Client initiated changes or clarifications of the contract documents to the Contractor and make high-level assessment as to the rough order of magnitude and impact
- Work collectively with the Quality Manager to track progress, quality of work, materials and equipment received and/or installed being incorporated into the work.
- Serve as oversight of final inspections, assistance and or preparation of punch list and final determination as to the completeness and acceptability of the Work.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirement:
- BA/BS +6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
- Valid driver's license.
Preferred Qualification:
- 12-15+ years of related experience preferred with 5+ years of Municipal Water / Wastewater Construction project experience
- Experience with the installation and startup of large wastewater process systems and associated electrical and controls equipment
- Excellent communication skills for interfacing with internal and external contacts
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Efficient with Microsoft Office platforms
- Efficient with Bluebeam
Additional Information
Benefits
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