Sr. Resident Engineer

at RS&H in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Employee-owned, RS&H is one of the nation’s leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms, with associates who work hard every day to create tomorrow together. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities, and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. We attribute our success to our unwavering commitment to our core values: integrity, accountability, curiosity, and teamwork.

While RS&H was founded in 1941, we have been providing construction management services as one of our primary business practices since 1984.  RS&H’s Transportation-Construction Management Practice serves numerous state departments of transportation, mobility/transportation authorities, turnpike/toll authorities, rail/port authorities, municipal/county governments, and private clients throughout the United States. Our Construction Engineering and Inspections (CEI) teams as well as our Construction Management teams are industry leading experts who provide a full range of construction engineering, program management, specialized testing, and inspection services from the preconstruction phase through maintenance and operations.  By joining our team, you too can provide unique expertise in the full life cycle of transportation delivery, and lead the evolution of transportation.

RS&H is seeking an Experienced Resident Engineer to join our growing Transportation-Construction Management (T-CM) team in the Chicago, IL area.

This position will work outside on active construction sites. As part of the construction management team, you'll serve as an owner's representative, leading Phase III construction engineering, inspection and contract administration on large-scale transportation projects for clients such as IDOT, the Illinois Tollway and regional transit agencies.

Essential Functions:

• Serve as Resident Engineer and owner's representative for inspection and contract administration on large-scale transportation projects.
• Manage consultant contracts, including accounts receivable, subconsultant management and client interface.
• Direct Phase III construction engineering administration and inspection programs.
• Review and draft project correspondence, claims, change orders and time extension requests.
• Verify construction activities for compliance with contract documents, plans and specifications.
• Plan and organize the work of others, including inspection staff, documentation staff and subconsultants.
• Oversee documentation of contract quantities, progress pay estimates and final estimates.
• Coordinate with utility companies, local agencies, client representatives and contractors to keep projects on schedule.
• Participate in the marketing and development of new opportunities and contract pursuits.
• Develop or review policies, methods, practices and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:


Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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