Senior Field Engineer - Tunneling & Rail Projects

Consulting, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Enovate is seeking a Senior Resident Engineer with 10+ years of field engineering or construction supervision experience on large-scale tunneling, rail, or heavy civil projects. You will lead field teams to ensure work aligns with contract documents, safety, quality, and environmental requirements.

The role requires PE license (preferred), CCM or NICET, and strong capability in PMIS/BIM tools. Expect collaboration with Change Management, inspectors, and laboratories to maintain schedule

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in field engineering or construction supervision on large tunneling, rail, or heavy civil projects.
• 5+ years in a senior resident engineer or equivalent role.
• PE license preferred; CCM or NICET certification beneficial.
• Knowledge of NEPA, FTA, FRA, Buy America, and related regs.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate daily field engineering operations (layout, surveys, instrumentation, alignment checks).
• Review contractor submittals, shop drawings, and RFIs; enforce contract drawings and specifications.
• Lead NCR resolution and update as-built records.
• Collaborate with Change Manager to assess field change requests (scope, cost, schedule, regulatory commitments).
• Conduct site inspections to verify CECP, SSMP, and QMP compliance.
• Coordinate materials testing and liaise with labs to validate results.
• Oversee interface coordination, clash mitigation, sequencing, and stakeholder communication.
• Mentor field engineering staff, inspectors, and survey teams; document daily logs and diaries.
• Support commissioning and rail activation planning; verify field readiness and testing protocols.
• Drive punch-list close-out and handover documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team mentoring

Record-keeping

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

CCM certification

NICET Level III/IV

OSHA 30-Hour

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit/Navisworks

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Enovate is seeking a Senior Resident Engineer with 10+ years of field engineering or construction supervision experience on large-scale tunneling, rail, or heavy civil projects. You will lead field teams to ensure work aligns with contract documents, safety, quality, and environmental requirements.

The role requires PE license (preferred), CCM or NICET, and strong capability in PMIS/BIM tools. Expect collaboration with Change Management, inspectors, and laboratories to maintain schedule