Resident Engineer

Location: Fresno, CA, United States; Hybrid

Stantec’s Water practice is looking for a highly motivated Resident Engineer with large water and wastewater project experience in the Central Valley and Bakersfield/Fresno, California area. These projects consist of conveyance projects including water pipelines; sitework for municipal water and wastewater facilities; sewer lines; and infrastructure systems including treatment plants, pump stations, and related infrastructure. 

Your Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the technical supervision for the construction phase of projects. 
• Responsible for supervising Stantec staff, including development of Management plans, tracking career progress, mentoring, advocating for and approving timesheets and training/development requests.
• Manage inspection staff and the delivery of daily inspector reports in accordance with clients’ requirements.
• Act as liaison to design staff to respond to Contractors’ Requests for Information (RFIs) and review of submittals/shop drawings.
• Serve as the primary point of contact on assigned construction contracts, with primary responsibility for construction contract administration and quality management.
• Responsible for overall site safety, permit status compliance and coordination with other agencies.
• Familiarity with construction procedures and scheduling of work sequences. Should be familiar with dewatering, backfilling and compaction of utility trenches, pavement/surface restoration, architectural and structural construction.
• Provide technical review of construction plans and specifications and project changes for constructability and practicality.
• Manage office staff responsible for record keeping, general correspondence, compiling and drafting of required reports and deliverables.
• Monitor Contractor performance, quality, schedule, overall responsiveness, and effectiveness.
• Exert influence over and maintain excellent relationships with Contractors to maintain project goals.
• Manage the Contractor monthly payment process and recommend appropriate adjustments as necessary to manage the Contractor.