Construction Engineer II

About the role

Help Build the Infrastructure Communities Rely On At HR Green, our Construction Engineers are more than observers in the field. They are trusted technical professionals who help ensure transportation projects are built safely, accurately, and in accordance with plans, specifications, and quality standards. As a Construction Engineer II, you will bring your engineering knowledge and construction experience directly to the field. You will evaluate work as it is being built, solve problems when field conditions do not match the plans, collaborate with contractors and clients, and help keep projects moving toward successful completion. If you enjoy being where the work is happening, solving real world engineering challenges, and seeing the tangible results of your work, this could be a great next step in your career.

Responsibilities

• Put your engineering expertise into action. Interpret construction plans, specifications, standards, and procedures and apply them to actual field conditions.
• Solve problems in the field. Evaluate construction issues, identify root causes, and recommend practical solutions involving design details, materials, utilities, site conditions, and construction methods.
• Help ensure quality. Observe and document construction activities, perform quality assurance checks, and work with contractors when materials or completed work do not meet project requirements.
• Serve as a trusted client resource. Communicate project conditions, challenges, potential risks, and recommended solutions to help clients make informed decisions.
• Work collaboratively with contractors. Help resolve questions involving plans, specifications, schedules, costs, quantities, and changing field conditions.
• Protect our clients’ investment. Assist with pay estimates, quantify pay items, review completed work, and maintain accurate documentation to support project costs and payments.
• Keep projects moving. Respond to changing conditions and construction challenges using sound technical judgment and independent decision making.
• Support project coordination. Participate in and lead progress meetings with clients, contractors, HR Green team members, subconsultants, and other project stakeholders.
• Provide field leadership. On larger projects, provide day to day guidance to junior staff and help coordinate the work of subconsultants.
• Maintain accurate project records. Prepare field reports, measurements, project documentation, and records that may be used for client reporting and funding agency audits.
• Perform technical field work. Complete activities such as yield checks, depth checks, utility testing, basic construction layout, bench circuits, and line and grade verification.

Qualifications

You are an experienced engineering professional who is comfortable making decisions in the field, communicating with a variety of stakeholders, and balancing technical requirements with real world construction conditions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent