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Job Description:
Resident Engineer – Transportation Infrastructure – Southern California
Opportunity:
Parsons is seeking a highly experienced Resident Engineer to lead and direct major projects in transportation design bid build, progressive design, design – build and CMGC projects for road & highway, servicing the Southern California region for Caltrans projects, and other primary clients in the region. This role involves extensive interface with Caltrans, OCTA, RCTC, LA Metro, and other state and local city agencies, and a strong demonstrated working relationship history with respective clients.
The successful candidate will also service and work with rail & transit clients in municipalities throughout the area:
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Our road, bridge, rail and tunnel solutions get our customers over, under, around, or through the toughest challenges. With technical and construction capabilities, as well as financial strength, Parsons delivers the infrastructure that incorporates sustainability and resiliency to serve the needs of communities for years to come. Stretching more than 10,000 miles (16,000 kilometers) on six continents, our road and highway projects circle the globe. Far from just moving people from place to place, we provide smart corridors to move people into the future. No matter the delivery method, our expertise ranges from complex interchanges to tolling and integrated corridor management.
- We are actively looking for a Strong Resident Engineer to help manage road/highway design-build, bid-build, progressive designs and CMGC projects for our regional clients, which include delivery of planning, preliminary and final design, development and construction, Traffic analysis/studies, environmental impact assessments, asset management, construction execution or oversight, conceptual modeling, and 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:
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Provides direction to staff 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.
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Confers with contractors regarding compliance with plans and quality of work and construction activity.
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Responsible for field inspections and material testing of contractor’s work to determine compliance with plans, specifications, special provisions, utility agreements, etc.
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Prepares reports, as well as reviews and incorporates the daily inspection reports from Field Inspectors, in documenting the Contractor’s activities.
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Maintains accurate and complete project records and ensures compliance with departmental policies and procedures.
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Calculates and documents field quantities for payment purposes.
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Documents as-built condition of constructed facility.
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Monitors contractors project schedule and budget.
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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.
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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.
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Identifies the need for and prepares contract related documents for submission to the contractor.
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Reviews CPM schedules. Identifies and mitigates project risks.
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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
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Leads or assists in the resolution and response to contractor disputes in a timely manner as provided by the contract.
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Elevates to the Senior Agency staff all disputes not resolved by the Resident Engineer if appropriate.
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Prepares draft claim reports for Agency Contract Management when required.
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Manages 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.
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Ability to integrate competing and/or conflicting elements into the planning and execution processes so that project requirements flow smoothly.
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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 work with the client.
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May participate in negotiations with regulatory agencies and in public meetings in support of clients.
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Oversees establishment of Project Execution Plan, Health and Safety Plan, Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan, and other documents as required.
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Establishes the program requirements for all areas of the project and monitors the draft and final deliverables for adherence to these criteria.
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Works with other managers, project engineers, inspectors and discipline leads to develop budgets, schedules, and plans for the various elements of a project. Ensures that the project meets or exceeds goals established in these plans.
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Works with the key project individual to devise and execute action plans to rectify potential cost overruns or delays, or to accommodate significant changes to the scope of work.
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Promotes technical and commercial excellence on the project through the application of the Quality Plan.
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Works with company’s operations, business development, and proposal services teams to develop strategies to win projects, develop statements of qualification and proposals, including fee estimates.
Qualifications:
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Holds a bachelor’s degree in project management or civil engineering
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Is a registered civil engineer in California
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Has demonstrated experience with project management of large-scale design projects, build-project experience is desirable
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Has experience on Caltrans projects
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Has 10+ years of related engineering management experience on Road/Highway and related infrastructure programs
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The successful candidate must operate as a "seller/doer" and have the ability to manage projects, interface with clients, identify new work and enjoy being hands-on technically in the project
Security Clearance Requirement:
None
This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.
For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!
Salary Range: $176,900.00 - $332,400.00
We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!
Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.
We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
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