Resident Engineers (Rail Transit & NYCT)

Position

Resident Engineers (Rail Transit & NYCT)

Location

Forest Hills, NY

Remote Status

On-Site

Job Id

1327-778-2025

Number of Openings

Overview

Tectonic is actively seeking experienced, full-time Resident Engineers for upcoming MTA Transit projects (NYC Transit, Metro North Railroad, Long Island Rail Road, Staten Island Railway, Bus, etc.), as well as for upcoming NJ Transit and Amtrak projects. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package, and opportunities to work on challenging and exciting projects.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides professional engineering and construction oversight services on multiple rail transit design-build and / or construction projects acting as Client's representative in the field with directly managing contractors, vendors, utilities, owner labor-forces, and other external parties on projects involving rail transit systems, including rail infrastructure elements, stations, facilities, shops, yards, signal systems, communication systems, power systems, bridges and viaducts, tunnels, track systems, drainage, structural elements, fare payment systems, vertical transportation systems, security systems, and associated work.
• Supervises, coordinates, and tracks all field site activities and provides technical advice on construction and design; recommends and executes corrective actions to resolve issues.
• Responds to requests for information from contractors by interpreting plans and specifications by utilizing advanced knowledge of engineering and past experience; documents contractor performance.
• Regularly reviews and approves engineering design, plans, shop drawings, product data, other construction-phase submittals / deliverables.
• Reviews contractor payment applications and recommends approval or rejection to owner.
• Reviews validity of contractor-submitted change orders.
• Leads on-site Field Engineers and Inspectors.
• Schedules all field staff to ensure full shift coverage, coordinates Special Inspection and Testing needs, and reviews / approves daily inspection reports.
• Implements and follows Company / owner / project-specific safety and quality protocols, and participates in safety and quality meetings & audits as necessitated by the project requirements.
• Monitors the progress of the project in accordance with contract cost and schedule, including project timelines and specifications, and holds progress meetings as required.
• Ensures all project documentation is completed and submitted as required, and completes necessary project close-out processes.
• Coordinates and executes contractor access and protection requests including track outages / GOs, foul time, property access requests, flag protection, and force-account labor.
• Assist or lead management of all project staff.
• All related Resident Engineering and Project Management duties as required to ensure the successful completion of assigned projects.

QUALIFICATIONS

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the essential functions of this position, the employee is frequently required to assume a stationary position, handle, inspect, and / or feel documents, materials and / or equipment relevant to the job and communicate about same. The employee is also regularly required to move around on project sites and within buildings and other structures, including ascending or descending the landscape or on a ladder, and positioning themselves appropriately to access necessary testing materials and equipment, frequently for prolonged periods of time. For rail transit projects, the job-site will often consist of hazards associated with an operating rail transit system, including but not limited to : trains traveling at high rates of speed adjacent to the work area, electrified third rail or catenary wire, stone ballast walking surfaces, track systems including running rail, concrete or creosote-soaked timber ties, and uneven ballast surfaces. The employee is constantly working in outdoor weather conditions, including exposure to extreme heat, extreme cold, and precipitation.

The employee will also communicate with colleagues, supervisors and clients utilizing Corporate and client e-mail and telephone systems. Employees may also be required to undergo substance abuse testing in accordance with project requirements, US DOT Regulations, and / or Company policy. The employee may occasionally be required to operate a computer, as well as other related office machinery, such as calculators, printers, and copy machines. This position also may require the regular operation of a motor-vehicle, which may require remaining stationary for extended periods of time.

The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMPETITIVE SALARY AND BENEFITS PACKAGE

Tectonic offers competitive salaries along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes :

PAY RANGE

Tectonic's goal is to compensate employees fairly and equitably across all positions Companywide. Our advertised pay ranges are representative of our good faith effort to provide a reasonable anticipated salary range. The offered pay may be outside of the provided salary range based upon the selected candidate's work location, experience, education, certifications, and capabilities compared to the advertised position.

Pay Range : $120,000 - $180,000 / year

EEO

Tectonic participates in the USCIS E-Verify Program to verify that all new hires are authorized to work in the United States.

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