Water Infrastructure Resident Engineer — Lead Construction

HDR; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking an experienced Resident Engineer to provide engineering leadership and construction management oversight for major water projects in the Houston area. You will coordinate contractors, consultants, inspectors, and stakeholders to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with high quality.

The role requires a PE license, a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, and 10 years of construction experience including estimating, bidding, scheduling, and field engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management or closely related field.
• Requires 10 years related experience in construction, including estimating, bidding, scheduling and field engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license recognized by the relevant licensing board.
• Experience with Microsoft Office; Bluebeam and estimating/scheduling software; collaboration tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; proactive in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership and construction management oversight for water projects.
• Coordinate contractors, consultants, inspectors, subcontractors, and client stakeholders.
• Manage budgets, schedules, contracts, and quality assurance on project delivery.
• Forecast fiscal budgets and track resources for assigned water construction projects.
• Plan, prepare and analyze documents; manage construction contracts and QA/QC services.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management software

Field engineering

Budgeting

Contract management

Microsoft Office

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer License

Tools

Bluebeam

Estimating software

Scheduling software

Job description

HDR is seeking an experienced Resident Engineer to provide engineering leadership and construction management oversight for major water projects in the Houston area. You will coordinate contractors, consultants, inspectors, and stakeholders to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with high quality.

The role requires a PE license, a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, and 10 years of construction experience including estimating, bidding, scheduling, and field engineering.