Resident Engineer
9 days ago
New York
Job Description Company Overview Works-in-Progress Associates (WPA) specializes in Construction and Program Management services, directly supporting Governmental and Institutional agencies on a diverse range of projects. Our longstanding relationships with industry leaders enable us to deliver high-quality projects across educational, transportation, and medical sectors. Summary Works-in-Progress Associates (WPA) is currently seeking an experienced Resident Engineer to join our team! The Resident Engineer will act as the primary on-site representative managing construction projects, ensuring contractor compliance with safety, quality, budget, and schedule requirements. Key duties involve overseeing field operations, reviewing submittals and change orders, coordinating with stakeholders, and enforcing MTA standards. They are the "hub" for project documentation, safety enforcement, and technical issue resolution, often supervising inspectors and staff. Project The project is designed to bring ADA accessibility and station renewal to three NYC subway stations: Gates Av (Brooklyn), Parsons Blvd, and Briarwood (Queens). The design-build project includes installing new elevators, rebuilding stairs, and upgrading station components with a duration of three years. Minimum Requirements: • Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering, or a related field., • Minimum 10 years of civil/structural construction management experience, specifically in heavy civil, transit, or infrastructure projects., • Experience with New York agencies specification and standards including MTA, NYCT, NYCDDC, NYCDOT, NYSDOT, and NYCDEP is preferred., • Strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills are required, • A driver's license valid in New York State. Construction Oversight & Quality Assurance: • Monitor daily contractor operations to ensure compliance with plans, specifications, and codes., • Inspect construction, witness field testing/commissioning, and verify proper material usage., • Review and approve contractor submittals, RFIs (Requests for Information), and shop drawings., • Manage change orders, including negotiations, cost analysis, and validity checks., • Manage the project schedule (baseline and updates), identifying risks and mitigating delays., • Chair progress meetings, maintain site logs, and prepare detailed daily/weekly/monthly reports., • Ensure contractor compliance with Site-Specific Safety and Health Plans., • Coordinate, track, and approve access requests for track outages/GOs (General Orders) and protection., • Ability to build and strengthen long-lasting client relationships by providing reliable service and project solutions., • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all management levels., • Must have excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills., • Must have strong organizational and time management skills., • Must be able to adapt and prioritize, meeting deadlines, in a fast-paced environment., • Operate with a sense of urgency, quickly responding to clients., • Demonstrated leadership, responsiveness, and accountability., • Detail oriented with strong analytical skills. Because we are a woman-owned firm we are on contracts with larger Construction Management firms such as LiRo, Hill International, Jacobs, Tectonic, Gilbane, etc. and we help them to meet their WBE goals. We provide Project Managers, Inspectors, Estimators, Office Engineers and so on. Currently we are on about 10-15 different contracts.WPA is a woman-owned Owner's Representative firm and we manage construction projects for mostly nonprofits including schools, hospitals, libraries, etc. in the New York City area. We have been in business for over 30 years and have completed well over 500 projects. We currently have somewhere between 50-60 employees.\r\n\r\nBecause we are a woman-owned firm we are on contracts with larger Construction Management firms such as LiRo, Hill International, Jacobs, Tectonic, Gilbane, etc. and we help them to meet their WBE goals. We provide Project Managers, Inspectors, Estimators, Office Engineers and so on. Currently we are on about 10-15 different contracts.