Resident Construction Engineer/Technician

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.•Allentown, PA

About The Position

JMT is a 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT’s Allentown Construction Management/Construction Inspection Team is seeking a Resident Engineer to staff a major Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission project along the Northeast Extension Corridor in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The multi-season project includes new bridge construction, roadway reconstruction, earthwork, drainage upgrades, utility work, and other miscellaneous construction. This lead role provides leadership, project supervision, technical direction, mentorship, and coordination to the client and consultant project team supporting a bridge replacement project. Immigration sponsorship or support, including H1B and F-1 CPT/OPT/STEM OPT, is unavailable except for qualified candidates eligible for TN visa classification.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and supervise cost, schedule, quality control, and compliance with Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, state, and federal highway construction requirements on behalf of the client.
Attend pre-bid, pre-construction, and management-level meetings; assist the client with change orders and claim defense; and provide construction progress and issue updates.
Lead the consultant project inspection team, manage and draft project correspondence, facilitate project meetings, and resolve construction-related field issues.
Review and maintain project documentation to accurately detail construction progress, activities, and material conformance requirements.
Ensure work meets client and industry environmental permitting conditions.
Manage implementation of contractor compliance with safety policies and programs, and monitor EEO and DBE progress and performance as required.
Notify the contractor of non-compliance and required corrective action.
Review, analyze, and evaluate contractor schedules.
Lead, coordinate, and supervise project inspection activities to ensure contractor compliance with plans, contract documents, specifications, and standards.
Assign, schedule, and maintain field-level inspection staff throughout all project phases.
Prepare, review, and submit project inspection reports, work authorizations, work orders, and estimates.
Track project progress and advise parties of possible overruns and critical project issues.
Complete and verify analysis of field tests.
Interact with the public, government agencies, contractors, subcontractors, and other internal and external parties to respond to inquiries as required.
Apply knowledge of constructability, cost estimating, value engineering, specification review, construction staging assessment, utility coordination, project meetings, scheduling, field geotechnical assistance, surveying, environmental monitoring, safety, and public relations.
Perform other related duties as assigned.