Senior Transit & Rail Construction Lead

EXP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vacation time

401(k) retirement benefits

Job summary

EXP is seeking a Senior Resident Engineer to lead transit and rail construction oversight in the New York metropolitan area. You will mentor engineers, supervise field staff, and coordinate with owners, contractors, and utilities to keep projects on schedule and within budget.

The role requires extensive experience in transit and rail infrastructure, with a strong background in safety, QA/QC, and contract administration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related technical discipline.
• 25+ years of construction engineering, inspection, and construction management experience on transit, rail, transportation, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience as Resident Engineer, Chief Resident Representative, Senior Field Inspector, or Construction Manager on complex infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of transit, rail, station, tunnel, structural, electrical, traction power, communications, and systems infrastructure projects.
• Track safety training and rail safety certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead construction oversight activities on transit, rail, station, tunnel, structural, electrical, and communications infrastructure projects.
• Direct and supervise construction field staff, inspectors, and engineering personnel.
• Review project activities with owners, contractors, utilities, and stakeholders to resolve construction issues and maintain project schedules.
• Interpret complex contract plans, specifications, design documents, and construction requirements.
• Monitor contractor performance, quality, safety compliance, and progress against approved schedules.
• Review and respond to RFIs, shop drawings, technical submittals, contractor means and methods, and construction correspondence.
• Administer construction contracts, change orders, claims, payment reviews, and project documentation.
• Coordinate track outages, power outages, force-account activities, and construction sequencing in active operating environments.
• Lead project meetings and serve as the primary liaison between client organizations, contractors, utilities, and project stakeholders.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, staffing, and reporting requirements.
• Support system startup, testing, commissioning, FAT/SAT/FIT activities, and project closeout documentation.
• Mentor resident engineers, inspectors, and construction management staff.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related technical discipline

Tools

Primavera Unifier

ASITE

Construction management systems

Project controls tools

Job description

EXP is seeking a Senior Resident Engineer to lead transit and rail construction oversight in the New York metropolitan area. You will mentor engineers, supervise field staff, and coordinate with owners, contractors, and utilities to keep projects on schedule and within budget.

The role requires extensive experience in transit and rail infrastructure, with a strong background in safety, QA/QC, and contract administration.