CE&I Project Manager

RS&H•Columbia, SC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

RS&H is seeking a senior-level CE&I Project Manager to lead roadway and bridge construction projects for the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT). This role involves daily administration and delivery of projects, serving as the primary liaison between SCDOT, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders. The Project Manager will manage the CE&I team, ensuring construction adheres to contract documents, SCDOT standards, specifications, schedules, and quality requirements. The position reports to the SCDOT Resident Construction Engineer or their representative and may oversee one large project or multiple smaller ones, ensuring adequate inspection coverage throughout all construction phases.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program.
Professional Engineer license in South Carolina
15 or more years of progressively responsible transportation construction, construction engineering, inspection, or contract-administration experience.
Experience serving as a Project Manager, Project Engineer, Resident Construction Engineer, Assistant Resident Construction Engineer, or comparable leader on SCDOT projects.
Demonstrated experience managing CE&I contracts and supervising professional, technical, and inspection personnel.
Strong knowledge of SCDOT construction practices, Standard Specifications, Construction Manual, standard drawings, testing requirements, and project documentation procedures.
Strong written communication, documentation, conflict-resolution, leadership, and client-management skills.
Valid driver’s license and ability to visit active construction sites, including occasional night or weekend work when project operations require it.

Nice To Haves

Current or previous experience serving as the Project Manager or Resident Engineer on major SCDOT transportation construction projects.
Experience with interstate widening, interchange reconstruction, major bridge construction, or design-build delivery.
Knowledge of SiteManager and AASHTOWare Project, including Daily Work Reports, pay quantities, materials documentation, and project records.
Current or previous SCDOT certifications in applicable areas such as Concrete, Foundations, Earthwork, Asphalt Roadway, Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control, or Work Zone Traffic Control.
Experience with contractor schedule review, claims analysis, change orders, supplemental agreements, and time-extension evaluations.
Experience developing CE&I scopes, staffing plans, fee estimates, proposals, and contract amendments.

Responsibilities

Manage the daily operation and administration of assigned SCDOT roadway, bridge, interchange, widening, or related transportation construction projects.
Serve as the consultant’s primary point of contact with SCDOT and maintain effective working relationships with SCDOT personnel, contractors, local agencies, utilities, property owners, and other project stakeholders.
Lead, schedule, mentor, and manage project engineers, inspectors, technicians, administrative personnel, and other CE&I staff.
Direct inspection, sampling, testing, and documentation activities for roadway and bridge construction.
Monitor contractor compliance with approved plans, specifications, special provisions, SCDOT standards, contract requirements, and approved quality-control plans.
Oversee inspection and quality acceptance activities involving concrete, structural foundations, earthwork, base, drainage, asphalt, erosion control, traffic control, signals, pavement markings, guardrail, retaining walls, structural steel, and related construction.
Verify that required sampling and testing frequencies are met and properly documented.
Review project plans, specifications, schedules, construction sequencing, submittals, requests for information, change proposals, and contractor correspondence.
Monitor construction progress and identify schedule delays, conflicts, deficiencies, or conditions requiring corrective action.
Support the evaluation and documentation of contract changes, supplemental agreements, claims, disputes, time-extension requests, and differing site conditions.
Oversee quantity verification, pay-item documentation, monthly estimates, materials records, and project financial controls.
Ensure inspectors maintain detailed field notes, SCDOT construction forms, AS-1 sheets, sample logs, and Daily Work Reports in SiteManager and/or AASHTOWare Project.
Conduct and participate in progress meetings, preconstruction meetings, partnering meetings, issue-resolution meetings, and project closeout activities.
Ensure project records are complete and sufficiently detailed to reconstruct construction activities and support audits, claims analysis, and final acceptance.
Monitor compliance with applicable safety, environmental, erosion-control, traffic-control, Davis-Bacon, EEO, and other federal or state requirements.
Assist with scopes of work, fee estimates, contract amendments, staffing plans, proposals, and prospective SCDOT CE&I opportunities.
Provide technical guidance and leadership in resolving complex or potentially controversial construction issues.
Support final inspection, punch-list completion, final quantities, records closeout, and project acceptance.