Senior Field Transit Engineer

Luster National, Inc.; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited flexible time off

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer contribution

Professional development stipend

Wellness program

Job summary

Luster National, Inc. is seeking a Resident Engineer in Fresno, CA to support large heavy-civil infrastructure programs including transit and transportation projects. The role focuses on day-to-day field administration of construction contracts, directing inspection staff, reviewing submittals, RFIs, and progress payments.

You will coordinate with design teams, agency staff, and contractors, ensure safety, quality, and schedule commitments, and lead field reporting and meetings across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience administering construction contracts in the field, including submittals, RFIs, change management, and progress payments.
• Experience serving as the primary point of contact for contractor correspondence and formal contract communications.
• Experience training and directing construction management and inspection staff on contract requirements.
• Experience delivering construction management services under an owners construction manual or documented agency procedures.
• Experience coordinating inspection staff, contractors, designers, and agency stakeholders.
• Knowledge of construction means and methods, contract administration practices, quality assurance, and field documentation standards.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and construction schedules.
• Proficiency with project management information systems and construction documentation platforms (Kahua, Unifier, e-Builder, Procore, Bluebeam).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365.

Responsibilities

• Administer construction contracts in the field, enforcing plans, specifications, and contract requirements across assigned work areas.
• Direct inspection staff, and coordinate daily field coverage, inspection assignments, and documentation quality.
• Serve as the focal point for correspondence to and from the contractor, coordinating formal responses with agency staff.
• Train assigned construction management and inspection staff on contract requirements, and document that training.
• Review and process submittals, RFIs, and shop drawings, coordinating responses with design teams and agency staff.
• Evaluate contractor progress against the schedule, verify pay quantities, and recommend progress payments.
• Analyze change requests, potential change orders, and claims, and develop independent cost and schedule assessments.
• Coordinate with contractors, designers, utility owners, third parties, and agency stakeholders to resolve field conflicts before they affect the schedule.
• Oversee quality assurance activities, materials testing coordination, and nonconformance tracking and resolution.
• Enforce site safety requirements, and support incident reporting and corrective action.
• Maintain complete construction records, daily reports, correspondence, and as-built documentation in the programs project management information system.
• Lead progress meetings, and provide field reporting and status updates to program leadership.
• Coordinate punch list development, testing and commissioning support, substantial completion, and closeout documentation.

Skills

Communication

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Field adaptability

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Kahua

Unifier

e-Builder

Procore

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Job description

Luster National, Inc. is seeking a Resident Engineer in Fresno, CA to support large heavy-civil infrastructure programs including transit and transportation projects. The role focuses on day-to-day field administration of construction contracts, directing inspection staff, reviewing submittals, RFIs, and progress payments.

You will coordinate with design teams, agency staff, and contractors, ensure safety, quality, and schedule commitments, and lead field reporting and meetings across projects.