Construction Field Engineer

Hill international•Washington, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Hill International is looking for a Construction Field Engineer in Baltimore, Maryland. This role requires the individual to be on-site full-time during normal working hours, Monday-Friday, and work with the Hill team, which includes one other full-time, on-site resource and several part-time remote resources. The engineer will maintain communication with the Client’s staff and Contractor staff, review and advise recommendations to the client on approval of contractor’s monthly payment requests, and assist with coordination and oversight of client’s third-party testing and inspection and commissioning consultants.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent
7+ years of experience in construction management of building construction, industrial or manufacturing project experience is a plus.
Proficient understanding and ability to interpret written specifications, plans, and construction documents
Strong critical thinking and creativity skills along with the ability to exercise sound judgement by making decisions based on accurate and timely analysis
Demonstrated leadership, project management, and organizational skills
Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication, negotiation, and people management skills

Nice To Haves

industrial or manufacturing project experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Be on site full-time during normal working hours, Monday-Friday
Work with Hill team, which includes one other full-time, on-site resource and several part-time remote resources
Maintain communication with the Client’s staff, and Contractor staff
Review and advise recommendations to the client on approval of contractor’s monthly payment request, which will include detailed documentation from sub-contractors, vendors, and other suppliers.
Assist with coordination and oversight of client’s third-party testing and inspection and commissioning consultants
Provide technical and contractual review for merit on all contractors submitted change requests. When a change is acknowledged, review contractor proposal for compliance with contract and against industry standards for reasonableness of the price. Periodically, conduct independent estimates to review and compare to the contractor proposal.
Assist client with keeping track of allowance and contingency funding
Prepare monthly reports
Attend job progress meetings, MEP coordination workshops, Superintendent weekly huddles, and other meetings necessary to represent the client team
Proactively review the contract documents to anticipate, identify, and/or prepare change orders needed to resolve conflicts and/or recommend improvements
Perform periodic field inspections of contractor’s work to determine compliance with plans, specifications, special provisions, utility agreements, etc.
Assist when needed to review contractor’s submittals for completeness, coordination of prime contractor and any affected utility or agency, and verification of field conditions
Document field activities for purposes of mitigation of change conditions.
Document as-built condition of constructed work