Senior Office Engineer

HNTB Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 96,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation in New York, NY is seeking an experienced engineer to support the Resident Engineer and Project Manager in administering construction contracts for large infrastructure programs. The role includes interpreting plans and specifications, reviewing submittals, maintaining records, and leading early career staff.

Responsibilities include tracking submittals, pay estimates, and daily inspector reports, while ensuring conformance with project requirements and schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 6 years relevant experience
• Master's degree in Engineering with 5 years relevant experience
• Doctorate degree in Engineering with 4 years relevant experience

Responsibilities

• Assist in administration of construction contracts under the Resident Engineer/PM
• Review contractor shop drawings and submittals for contract compliance
• Maintain as-built drawings, project files, and records database
• Log and track RFIs, submittals, change orders, and other deliverables
• Lead daily assignments, mentor staff, and monitor project controls

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Microsoft Excel and Word

CPM schedule analysis

Leadership of early career engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Doctorate degree in Engineering

Tools

PDMS Training

Primavera P6 training

AutoCAD

Visio

Constructware

Asite

Job description

What We're Looking For At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity entails being responsible for performing contract and project administration responsibilities and supporting field engineering functions for projects and programs of a diverse nature. Assists the Resident Engineer or Project Manager with routine to complex contractor activities in order to monitor individual contractor compliance with specifications, plans, and other contract provisions. Provides guidance, training and may lead the work of early career office engineers.

What You'll Do

• Assists and acts as when needed, the Resident Engineer and/or Project Manager in the administration of the construction contract.
• Provides interpretation of contract plans and specifications and reviews contractor's shop drawings and submittals for contract compliance, as applicable.
• Maintains as-built record drawings, project files and records database including specifications, test results and reports.
• Keeps inspector's daily report of assigned work activities.
• Performs reviews for approval of contractor's monthly schedule submittals and pay estimates.
• Assists in project administration by monitoring internal project controls and claims documentation.
• Reviews schedules and facilitates resolution in problem situations.
• Responsible for logging, tracking, and processing requests for information, submittals, change orders, and other project deliverables.
• Reviews inspector's daily reports for conformance with the project requirements, plans, specifications, quantities, contractor's progress, and as-constructed data.
• Reviews, assembles, and processes the monthly progress payments.
• Leads daily assignments, mentors, and trains employees.
• Monitors internal HNTB project controls as directed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 6 years relevant experience
• Master's degree in Engineering and 5 years relevant experience
• Doctorate degree in Engineering and 4 years relevant experience

What You'll Bring

• Knows industry standards and best practices for workmanship, materials, etc. so to serve as the subject matter expert (i.e., constructability reviews).
• Secures and deploys section/department resources effectively and efficiently.
• Leads the work of the project team in the absence of the PM/RE.
• Performs advanced shop drawing and submittal review as well as advanced CPM schedule analysis.

What We Prefer

• EIT/FE OSHA 30 certified preferred.
• ACI Certified Trained in digital construction management software such as Constructware, Asite or similar preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of NYCDDC, NYCDOT, and NYCDEP specifications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• PDMS Training and practical experience.
• Primavera P6 training and practical experience.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and/or Visio.

Locations: New York, NY . The approximate pay range for New York is $95,991.51 - $187,675.71. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The approximate nation wide pay range for this position is $95,991.51 - $187,675.71. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

Equal Opportunity Employer HNTB is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other status protected by law. We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability where appropriate.

Work Authorization In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, we will only employ qualified individuals legally authorized to work in the United States (if the position is or will be one which is subject to U.S. law). Verification of employment eligibility will be required. HNTB participates in E-Verify Know your rights: Right to Work