Field Lead Engineer - Heavy Civil Infrastructure

Luster National; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Disability insurance

401(k) with employer contribution

Career development program

Wellness stipend

Cell phone plan reimbursement

Meal planning support

Personal financial planning

Employee assistance program

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Luster National seeks Resident Engineers of various levels to support large heavy civil programs across highways, bridges, transit, aviation, and water projects. These positions run the field office on an assigned construction contract, administering the contract, overseeing inspection staff, and enforcing plans and specifications.

This is a pipeline posting for future roles; selected candidates are activated in our talent pool and notified first for project needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, construction engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of construction management, resident engineering, or construction engineering and inspection experience for large and complex heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience administering construction contracts in the field, including submittals, RFI, change management, and progress payments.
• Experience overseeing inspection staff and field documentation on an active construction site.
• Working knowledge of construction means and methods, contract administration practices, quality assurance, and field documentation standards.

Responsibilities

• Administer construction contracts in the field, holding the contractor to the plans, specifications, and contract requirements across assigned work areas.
• Oversee inspection staff and daily field coverage, and hold inspection assignments and daily documentation to the program’s standards.
• Serve as the program’s focal point for correspondence with the contractor, and coordinate formal responses with agency staff and the designer of record.
• Review and process submittals, requests for information, and shop drawings, and coordinate technical responses with the design team.
• Evaluate progress against the schedule, verify installed quantities against approved documents, and recommend progress payments.
• Analyze change requests, potential change orders, and claims, and develop independent cost and schedule positions that support the program’s determination.
• Oversee quality assurance activities and materials testing coordination, and track nonconformances through documented resolution.
• Monitor contractor compliance with site safety requirements and permit conditions, and support incident reporting and corrective action.
• Coordinate with designers, utility owners, railroads, airport and transit operations groups, and adjacent contracts to resolve field conflicts before they reach the schedule.
• Maintain complete construction records, daily reports, correspondence, and as-built documentation in the program’s project management information system so the program’s position holds up under audit and claim review.
• May lead progress meetings, and coordinate punch list development, testing and commissioning oversight, substantial completion, and closeout documentation.

Skills

Contract administration

Reading drawings

Office 365 tools

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field

5+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Primavera P6

Unifier

Kahua

e-Builder

Job description

Luster National seeks Resident Engineers of various levels to support large heavy civil programs across highways, bridges, transit, aviation, and water projects. These positions run the field office on an assigned construction contract, administering the contract, overseeing inspection staff, and enforcing plans and specifications.

This is a pipeline posting for future roles; selected candidates are activated in our talent pool and notified first for project needs.