Resident Engineer

Colliers Engineering & Design; Maine; On-site; USD 62,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)/Roth

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Education reimbursement

Mentorship program

Wellness program

Job summary

Colliers Engineering & Design seeks a Resident Engineer to join our Construction Engineering & Inspection team in Maine. You’ll lead field inspection for bridge and highway projects, manage documentation, and ensure work aligns with specs while coordinating with clients and agencies.

The role emphasizes frontline problem solving, mentorship of inspectors, and delivering safety-conscious, quality infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of construction engineering/inspection experience.
• 10-hour OSHA certification required.
• Valid US drivers license required.
• Experience with MaineDOT and/or municipal clients as a Resident Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Lead inspectors or act as a solo inspector for bridge/highway construction inspection, including measuring quantities and documenting work with reports, photos, and sketches.
• Oversee and coordinate documentation of construction inspection including pay estimates, change orders, daily reports, quantity checking, and meeting minutes.
• Ensure work is completed in accordance with specifications.
• Apply project plans, policies, guidelines, standards and specifications to the work; make decisive decisions.
• Maintain project documentation and communicate with all project levels.
• Coordinate site activities and resolve on-site problems.
• Lead other inspectors, providing coaching, mentoring, and direction as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Attention to detail

Decision making

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

High school diploma or GED

OSHA 10-hour certification

Job description

Overview

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Resident Engineer to join our Construction Engineering & Inspection team in Maine!

Overview

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Resident Engineer to join our Construction Engineering & Inspection team in Maine! When you join our Construction Engineering & Inspection team, you’ll help deliver the infrastructure that keeps communities moving! In this role, you’ll be part of a collaborative, field-focused group supporting transportation, bridge, utility, and municipal construction projects across the region. Our team partners closely with clients, contractors, and local agencies to solve challenges in real time, uphold quality and safety standards, and help bring important public infrastructure improvements from plan to completion. If you enjoy being in the field, working with a knowledgeable team, and seeing the direct impact of your work on the communities around you, this is an opportunity to grow your career with a group that values communication, accountability, and practical problem-solving. You’ll contribute to projects that matter while building your technical expertise and long‑term career path with Colliers Engineering & Design!

Responsibilities

• Ability to lead inspectors or act as a solo inspector for the construction inspection of bridge and/or highway projects including measuring and calculating quantities and documenting work with daily work reports, photos, and sketches.
• Oversee and coordinate documentation of construction inspection including pay estimates, change orders, daily work reports, quantity checking, meeting minutes, material certifications, etc.
• Ensure work is completed in accordance with specifications.
• Apply project plans, along with company policies, guidelines, standards, specifications to the work and make decisive decisions.
• Maintain project documentation and communicate with individuals at all levels of the project.
• Coordinate activities on the project site and resolve problems related to the work.
• Lead other construction inspectors; providing coaching, mentoring, and direction as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED required.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering field preferred.
• 6+ years of construction engineering/inspection experience required.
• 10-hour OSHA certification required.
• Valid US driver's license required.
• Leadership skills, decision making, and attention to detail.
• Previous experience working with/for MaineDOT and/or municipal clients as a Resident Engineer.
• Knowledge and understanding of MaineDOT Standard Specifications.
• Ability to read, write, and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.

Compensation: $45.00 to $50.00 per hour (depending on qualifications)

What We Offer

• safe, comfortable work environment
• potential for career advancement
• ability to impact society through their projects
• Company sponsored activities
• company paid medical
• dental
• vision coverage
• paid pregnancy disability leave
• short- and long-term disability insurance
• life insurance
• a company-matched 401(k)/Roth
• paid time off that includes parental and military leave
• employee referral and professional license bonuses
• a straight time policy that compensates exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 billable hours within a work week
• internal culture that provides the resources and technology needed to encourage personal and professional growth opportunities
• reimbursement for education
• a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses
• mentorship program
• wellness program
• Women’s Organization
• ongoing philanthropic opportunities