Resident Engineer/Project Manager - Transportation Infrastructure

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Job Description:

Resident Engineer – Transportation  Infrastructure – Southern California  

 Opportunity:

Parsons is seeking a highly experienced Resident Engineer in the Road & Highway group to lead CMGC (Construction Management / General Contractor), design bid build, progressive design, design – build and Support Services (SS) projects, servicing the Southern California region. This role involves extensive interface with Agency/Owner, not limited to Caltrans, OCTA, RCTC, LA Metro, and other state and local city agencies.  You must possess a strong demonstrated working relationship history with respective clients. The Resident Engineer will also service and work with other disciplines such as support services to our rail & transit clients in municipalities throughout the

region.

• The Resident Engineer experience shall include overall budget and schedule development, delivery of planning/permit reviews, cost estimating analysis and strong negotiation, preliminary and final design reviews, development, and construction staging and sequencing, constructability reviews, Traffic Plan reviews, environmental impact assessments and mitigation support, asset management, construction execution or oversight, conceptual modeling, and possible Intelligent Transportation Systems. If you are looking for that next step in your career to managing a team of subject matter experts, oversee projects.

Responsibilities:

• Works directly with Client for project interface to manage budget, development and schedule
• Manages and facilitates strong collaboration with contractor to ensure delivery.
• Provides direction to office and field staff/subconsultants to ensure complete, accurate and timely contract records, pertaining to construction progress, job expenditures, budget programs, and work order balances, are maintained in accordance with the State and Federal regulations and laws.
• Confers with contractors regarding compliance with plans and quality of work and construction activity.
• Responsible for field inspections and material testing of contractor’s work to determine compliance with plans, specifications, special provisions, utility agreements, etc.
• Prepares reports, as well as reviews and incorporates the daily inspection reports from Field Inspectors, in documenting the Contractor’s activities.
• Maintains accurate and complete project records and ensures compliance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Calculates and documents field quantities for payment purposes.
• Documents as-built condition of constructed facility.
• Monitors contractors project schedule and budget.
• Prepares contract change orders for making alterations, deviations, additions to or deletions from the plans and specifications to ensure proper completion or construction of the contract.
• Formulates, researches, and develops solutions for field conditions that necessitate a contract change order. This may include involvement with any necessary engineering re-design work.
• Directs Field changes to be completed.
• Identifies the need for and prepares contract related documents for submission to the contractor.
• Reviews CPM schedules. Identifies and mitigates project risks.
• Completes a project daily diary of pertinent activities and discussions held regarding the progress of the contractor's work and interaction with the Senior Construction Manager
• Lead or assists in the resolution and response to contractor disputes in a timely manner as provided by the contract.
• Elevates to the Senior Agency staff all disputes not resolved by the Resident Engineer if appropriate.
• Prepares draft claim reports for Agency Contract Management when required.

• Manage interdisciplinary teams of professionals. Mobilizes company resources, through liaison with support departments, other offices, or subsidiaries, to create project teams capable of completing effective, quality work.
• Ability to integrate competing and/or conflicting elements into the planning and execution processes so that project requirements flow smoothly.
• Acts as the Company representative with the client and selected subcontractors during the pre-construction and construction phase of a project. Negotiates changes to the scope of work with the client and key subcontractors. Assists with marketing to secure additional wo