Office Engineer

WSP; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick leave

Retirement savings

Job summary

WSP is seeking an Office Engineer for their Columbia, MD office to oversee construction activities and ensure project compliance. This role involves full-time, on-site management of construction projects, requiring a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 3-5 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities include project administration, safety compliance, and contractor coordination. WSP offers competitive compensation between $99,000-$121,000, alongside a comprehensive suite of benefits ensuring health and financial stability.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience as an Office Engineer, Construction Inspector, or similar role.
• Ability to read plans and prepare documentation.
• Advise on potential change orders and field conditions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all construction activities and ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Review contractor schedules and performance.
• Coordinate inspections and verify contractor pay applications.

Skills

Construction documentation

Oral and written communication skills

Project administration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Primavera 6

Procore

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Office Engineer for our Columbia, MD office. Be involved in projects with our Construction Management Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

Job Responsibilities

• Provide full-time, on-site oversight of all construction activities, including excavation, foundation, structural concrete, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and site work.
• Responsible for project administration, record keeping, payment entries, correspondence, and delivering of required reports.
• Attend project meetings, record and distribute meetings minutes.
• Review and monitor the Contractor’s baseline schedule and periodic updates; identify risks and coordinate corrective actions with the client.
• Review daily inspection reports and payment quantities in accordance with contract requirements.
• Review and verify contractor pay applications, quantities, and supporting documentation prior to client approval.
• Review change orders for overruns, changed conditions and additional work.
• Review, log and coordinate with the Designer of Record (DOR) to respond to Contractor's submittals, RFIs and shop drawings. Ensure that field staff have current construction documents.
• Confirm inspector reports are accurate and reflect plans, proposals and specifications and confirm as-built sketches, quantity calculations and tracking of manpower/resources is accurate.
• Coordinate quality control/quality assurance testing subcontractor's schedules and log field/lab reports.
• Coordinate Client and third-party inspections of partial and as-built deliverables, including commissioning of civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and control systems.
• Assist with developing punch lists and support project closeouts, final inspections, and acceptance.
• Monitor contractor compliance with approved Safety and Health Plans, site-specific safety plans, and OSHA requirements.
• Promote a strong safety culture and immediately address unsafe conditions.
• Ensure compliance with construction and environmental permits, and applicable regulations of the Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), including the Client, Local, State, and Federal agencies.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or relevant field or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years of experience serving in an Office Engineer, Construction Inspector or similar role
• Ability to read plans/specs and prepare written contract administration documentation
• Advise senior staff of potential change orders, differing field conditions and overruns.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding workplace safety and adhere to WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with standard construction documentation and reporting tools (Microsoft Office, Primavera 6, Procore).
• Safety training (roadway, highway, OSHA 10-hour, etc.) #LI-JR1

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $99,000-121,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.