Resident Engineer (PE)

Resident Engineer (PE)

Department: Construction/CEI

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Edison, NJ

Compensation: $120,000 - $140,000 / year

Description

A great place to work and grow, Naik Group is a dynamic, multi-discipline engineering company with offices in New York and New Jersey. Our continued growth in this highly competitive market is evidence of the trust and value clients place in our services' quality and timeliness. Included in the full range of professional services we offer are Bridge/ Structural Design & Inspection, Highway/Roadway Engineering, Civil/Site Engineering, Traffic Engineering/ITS, Utility Engineering, Construction Management & Inspection, Design Build, Survey, Right of Way, and High Definition 3-D Laser Scanning. Our principals take considerable pride in their approach to the firm's management, offering services like that of a large organization while demonstrating the personal client and consultant relationship of a small firm.

Naik Consulting Group is currently seeking a Resident Engineer with a professional engineer license or NICET Level IV Certification to manage engineering and inspection activities for a bridge replacement project in New Jersey. Naik is a New York-New Jersey engineering services firm which specializes in engineering design, field inspection, and Project Management/Construction Management, primarily in the transportation infrastructure industry.

Responsibilities

• Manages and supervises an assigned field office typically consisting of inspectors, cost and schedule professionals, and office engineers.
• Prepares inspectors' daily work schedules to ensure site safety monitoring, technical oversight, and quality of construction.
• Plans and coordinates inspection and construction management activities.
• Works in the project office with senior management team.
• Provides supervision of the field inspection teams working the various shifts.
• Interfaces with multiple contractors to ensure coordination of construction activities.
• Evaluates, resolves, and provides solutions to contractors and construction inspectors for constructability issues encountered at construction sites.
• Acquires railroad and transit force account resources in a timely manner to meet aggressive project schedules and support the ongoing construction.
• Develops and implements an effective schedule of values for payments, change order control and evaluation system.
• Evaluates and validates contractor's change order requests again contract documents.
• Negotiates change orders and schedule impacts and makes recommendations to the Client.
• Has knowledge and experience in performing inspection and resident engineering activities in active transit system environments, construction safety standards, operation requirements and force account support services.
• Develops and implements Construction Management Plans including confirming progress, reviewing issues and actions, and ensuring quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, or related field of study.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in resident engineering, construction management, project management, engineering, and related fields on major transportation/infrastructure projects.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or NICET Level IV Certification required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience on bridge replacement/rehabilitation projects (assigned full-time for the duration of the project.
• NJDOT construction experience and familiarity with NJDOT Local Aid compliance requirements are mandatory
• ACI, TCC, NJSAT, and OSHA 10-hour certifications are required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and presentation abilities in internal project settings with senior management team, external project stakeholders including senior client management leadership.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, staff supervision, strong negotiation skills and conflict resolution abilities.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Naik offers a competitive compensation package including:

• Holiday and paid-time-off programs
• 401(k) Plan and Match
• Career Path Development Program (Management & Technical Career Tracks)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Competitive health and dental insurance premiums
• Short-Term Disability/Long-Term Disability
• Life insurance
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account
• and More

Naik is a Drug and Alcohol-Free workplace, an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and E-Verify employer.

We are committed to pay transparency and fairness in hiring. This posting complies with the Pay and Benefit Transparency Laws, which requires employers to disclose compensation and benefits information in all job advertisements.