Construction Services Manager - Massachusetts / Senior Resident Engineera

Metro Associates; Woburn (MA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Metro Associates in Massachusetts seeks a Construction Services Manager / Senior Resident Engineer to lead public-infrastructure projects from Woburn with hybrid/field-based work. The role blends senior engineering leadership, project oversight, client development and staffing of field personnel.

You will manage construction administration, QA/QC, safety, schedules and costs, build relationships with MassDOT, MBTA, Massport and municipalities, and recruit a scalable field team to expand the

Qualifications

• 15-25+ years of public-infrastructure construction experience, ideally including substantial Massachusetts agency experience.
• Proven Senior Resident Engineer, Resident Engineer, Construction Manager or construction-services leadership.
• Direct experience with MassDOT, MBTA, Massport and/or Massachusetts municipal procedures.
• Background in roadway and bridge, transit and rail, aviation, active facilities, municipal infrastructure, drainage, water/sewer or related public works.
• Strong contract administration, construction documentation, change management, cost/schedule oversight, constructability, QA/QC and field safety experience.
• Ability to remain personally billable, mobilize assignments, develop client relationships, and recruit and lead a scalable field organization.
• Massachusetts PE strongly preferred. CCM highly desirable. OSHA and other relevant safety credentials valued.

Responsibilities

• Personally lead public-infrastructure assignments as Senior Resident Engineer, Construction Manager or construction-services lead as needed.
• Oversee construction administration, construction engineering, resident inspection and field inspection for public owners.
• Manage contractors, designers, utilities, public agencies, field staff and other stakeholders.
• Lead construction documentation, daily reports, contract compliance, QA/QC, safety practices and issue resolution.
• Manage schedule and cost reviews, change orders, extra work, claims documentation, constructability, staging and phasing.
• Support project mobilization, inspections, testing, staffing plans, closeout and turnover.
• Establish Massachusetts field-delivery standards and supervise multiple construction-phase assignments.
• Build relationships with MassDOT, MBTA, Massport, municipalities and other Massachusetts public owners.
• Support proposals, interviews, technical approaches, capture planning, staffing plans and fee development.
• Recruit, mentor and lead resident engineers, assistant resident engineers, field engineers and inspectors.

Skills

Senior Resident Engineer

Construction Management

Field Inspections

MassDOT familiarity

Client relations

Staff leadership

Massachusetts PE

Education

PE license

Job description

Construction Services Manager - Massachusetts / Senior Resident Engineer

Location: Woburn, Massachusetts | Hybrid / Field-Based

A growing engineering consulting firm is hiring a Massachusetts construction-services leader to establish and expand its public-infrastructure construction team. This seller-doer-builder position combines billable Senior Resident Engineer / Construction Manager assignments, client development, and recruiting and leadership of field personnel.

Responsibilities

• Personally lead public-infrastructure assignments as Senior Resident Engineer, Construction Manager or construction-services lead as needed.
• Oversee construction administration, construction engineering, resident inspection and field inspection for public owners.
• Manage contractors, designers, utilities, public agencies, field staff and other stakeholders.
• Lead construction documentation, daily reports, contract compliance, QA/QC, safety practices and issue resolution.
• Manage schedule and cost reviews, change orders, extra work, claims documentation, constructability, staging and phasing.
• Support project mobilization, inspections, testing, staffing plans, closeout and turnover.
• Establish Massachusetts field-delivery standards and supervise multiple construction-phase assignments.
• Build relationships with MassDOT, MBTA, Massport, municipalities and other Massachusetts public owners.
• Support proposals, interviews, technical approaches, capture planning, staffing plans and fee development.
• Recruit, mentor and lead resident engineers, assistant resident engineers, field engineers and inspectors.

Qualifications

• Approximately 15-25+ years of public-infrastructure construction experience, ideally including substantial Massachusetts agency experience.
• Proven Senior Resident Engineer, Resident Engineer, Construction Manager or construction-services leadership.
• Direct experience with MassDOT, MBTA, Massport and/or Massachusetts municipal procedures.
• Background in roadway and bridge, transit and rail, aviation, active facilities, municipal infrastructure, drainage, water/sewer or related public works.
• Strong contract administration, construction documentation, change management, cost/schedule oversight, constructability, QA/QC and field safety experience.
• Ability to remain personally billable, mobilize assignments, develop client relationships, and recruit and lead a scalable field organization.
• Massachusetts PE strongly preferred. CCM highly desirable. OSHA and other relevant safety credentials valued.

Position impact: Lead current and upcoming Massachusetts public-infrastructure assignments, build a strong local field organization, and support the firm's growing transportation, transit, aviation and municipal infrastructure work.