Resident Engineer

Hill International•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Hill International is seeking a Resident Engineer in Houston, Texas. This role involves supervising and directing on-site personnel, ensuring quality control, managing project records, and interacting with stakeholders to ensure project satisfaction. The Resident Engineer will also participate in review board meetings, perform internal audits, and coordinate material management programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or related field
10+ years of relevant experience in construction management
Must be willing to work full-time on-site
Experience with hot mix asphalt pavement and concrete pavement construction

Responsibilities

Supervise and direct on-site personnel involved in quality control work – including personnel administration (performance and wage reviews, promotions, time off, etc.), technical direction of activities, resolution of problem areas and/or questions.
Provide directions to and scheduling of inspection staff. Provide guidance to inspectors to ensure proper and consistent inspection techniques/requirements are implemented.
Ensure that project field staff produce and maintain required project records.
Ensure that appropriate field staff members are informed of and understand contract revisions and design discrepancies, and that field staff follow through with same.
Review contractor’s work operations, crew size, production rates, etc. To ensure compliance with the project schedule. Identify activities which are or may become critical to the schedule.
Monitor/resolve complaints or issues from residents, businesses and governing authorities.
Hold Weekly Progress Meetings and issue minutes.
Hold Pre-Installation Meetings and issue minutes.
Interact with the owner, as necessary, to ensure their satisfaction with the project.
Provide necessary outgoing correspondence or documents and ensure compliance and/or correctness.
Participate in review board meetings to resolve nonconformance areas. Follow-up to ensure corrections are implemented.
Perform internal audits to ensure quality control requirements are implemented and/or maintained.
Perform inspection of work in various disciplines as required.
Coordinate quality control materials management program with job site departments and contractors.