General Superintendent/Assistant Resident Engineer

Poutrix; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in sustainable design and engineering is seeking a General Superintendent/Assistant Resident Engineer in NYC. This role provides a unique opportunity to manage construction projects with an experienced team, focusing on municipal infrastructure and building construction, and offers a competitive salary range. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, proactive management abilities, and a solid educational background in Engineering.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K plan

15-20 days PTO

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience with at least 2 years specifically for NYC Metro Public agencies.
• Able to use construction software document management applications like eBuilder.

Responsibilities

• Assist with management of day-to-day construction management services.
• Manage and mentor inspection staff, ensuring quality and safety standards.
• Assist with change order process and liaison with project management staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Data gathering and analysis

Proactive problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Construction

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a General Superintendent/ Assistant Resident Engineer, with 5 or more years of experience, to join our construction management team working on construction projects located within the NYC Metropolitan Area.

This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated individual to join our team locally with support from one of the best-qualified municipal consulting firms in the country. As a General Superintendent/ Assistant Resident Engineer, you will utilize your experience and technical knowledge of construction management, municipal infrastructure, building construction, building systems including MEP, site development, and general civil/structural construction work to successfully assist the Arcadis Assistant Project Manager/ Resident Engineer with the oversight and management of Arcadis’ on-site team for its delivery of construction management services for the construction of a new boiler building at a NYCHA development located in Brooklyn, NY. You will work under the supervision of the Assistant Project Manager/ Resident Engineer.

Role accountabilities:

Position responsibilities of the General Superintendent/Assistant Resident Engineer may include, but are not limited to:

Assist with management of the firm’s day-to-day construction management services including resident engineering and inspection and oversight and management of the general contractor’s performance and progress.

Manage and mentor inspection staff in monitoring and tracking the contractor’s work, performance, quality, schedule, and safety. Ensure the delivery of daily inspector reports in accordance with the clients’ requirements.

Manage sub-consultants and review sub-consultant monthly invoices for completeness and accuracy.

Assist with management and mentoring of field office staff responsible for record keeping, general correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, compiling and drafting of required reports, tracking and logging, and other deliverables.

Proactively engage in the contractor’s planning and execution of the work to foresee and help resolve design/construction issues

Review the contractor’s CPM schedule and other schedule documentation including but not limited to monthly updates, schedule narratives, delays, time impact analyses, and time extension requests. Provide comments, analysis, and deliverables.

Assist with the change order process as needed including preparation, estimation, and negotiation.

Assist with liaison to design staff to respond to contractor’s RFIs, review of shop drawings, and resolution of other issues as needed.

Assist with liaison with the Program Management and NYCHA Asset and Capital Management staff to communicate and resolve all project issues as required.

Assist with liaison with NYCHA’s Property Management, Heating Division and Tenant’s Association to coordinate construction activities with NYCHA’s existing housing development needs.

Provide technical review of construction plans and specifications and project changes for constructability and practicality.

Assist with oversight and management of the general contractor’s efforts related to overall site safety, MPT, permit condition compliance and coordination with other participant agencies.

Monitor contractor performance, schedule, overall responsiveness and effectiveness.

Exert influence over contractor to maintain project goals regarding cost, schedule, quality, etc.

Assist with the contractor payment process and recommend appropriate adjustments as necessary to manage the contractor.

Uses effective oral and written communication skills to effectively lead including, as needed, progress, project, safety, scheduling and other contract administration meetings with client, contractor, local agencies and the community.

Other duties as assigned and required.

Key Attributes

• Proven ability to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Demonstrated commitment to providing a safe and healthful workplace.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to manage personnel and remain responsive to client requirements.
• Effective research, data gathering and analysis skills.
• Advanced communication skills, including the ability to liaise with peers, clients, and senior colleagues and build and maintain relationships.
• A logical approach and ability to think through complex issues to coordinate multi-faceted aspects of projects.
• Effective time management skills.
• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years or more of experience with at least 2 years of General Superintendent/ Assistant Resident Engineer experience specifically for NYC Metro Public agencies.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Construction or a related field of study.
• Able to use basic functions of construction software document management applications such as eBuilder and the MS Office Suite (particularly Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

Preferred Qualifications:

• New York Professional Engineer License.
• CCM

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15-20 days PTO that accrue per year.The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $170,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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