Senior Rail Construction Project Engineer

Dewberry Engineers Incorporated; Gainesville (VA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dewberry in Gainesville, VA is seeking a Senior Rail Construction Engineer to lead rail project construction in the Washington Metropolitan area (VA/MD/DC). The role anchors at the Gainesville office but requires daily field presence at project sites and coordination with a project team.

The candidate will oversee project elements from stations to bridges and facilities, manage budgets and staffing, and ensure constructability per contract requirements, with strong communication across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of railway project construction management experience.
• Ability to work in a team and manage multiple tasks.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and SharePoint.
• Familiar with Smartsheet, Box, and Microsoft Teams.
• Valid driver's license and able to drive company vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Assigned project elements may involve rail stations, facilities, bridges, structures, roadways and other transportation and infrastructure facilities.
• Duties may include reading and understanding contract language making recommendations for partial and final contractor payments.
• Coordinating with the Construction Manager in organizing and assisting with managing a project team for execution of the assigned contract.
• Assisting the Construction manager in monitoring project budgets, supervising and managing personnel and making recommendations on project staffing.
• Analyzing and interpreting project plans and specifications to ensure project constructability, interpretation of unclear contract language.
• Performing work order time impact and claim analysis.
• Maintaining and report contractor's daily production rates.
• Preparation of independent construction estimates and managing the contractor payment process.
• Candidate may be required to conduct meetings such as a pre-construction conference, utility coordination meetings, construction progress meetings and others.
• Reviews inspection data, material test results, resolves test discrepancies and construction issues impacting quality of construction.

Skills

Communication skills

MS Office

Teamwork

Multitasking

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Construction/engineering management experience

Tools

SharePoint

Smartsheet

Box

Teams

Job description

Dewberry in Gainesville, VA is seeking a Senior Rail Construction Engineer to lead rail project construction in the Washington Metropolitan area (VA/MD/DC). The role anchors at the Gainesville office but requires daily field presence at project sites and coordination with a project team.

The candidate will oversee project elements from stations to bridges and facilities, manage budgets and staffing, and ensure constructability per contract requirements, with strong communication across