Resident Engineer Job Description

Resident Engineer Job Description

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Resident engineer provides technical training, operating guidelines, procedures, and standard operating procedures to plants relevant to new process and process implementation.

Resident Engineer Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Places an emphasis on safe construction practices and on maintaining a high quality of construction
Resident Engineers reside in clusters to provide technical delivery capability while ensuring best practices applied in customer networks to minimize risks and hot issues
Understand and document customer requirements using a requirements management tool
Able to work a shift schedule and/or flexible schedules as required to support the workload, in inclement weather, heights, confined spaces
Manages and monitors activities of assigned staff for conformance with contractual requirements
Effective working and communicating with multiple stake holders (Internal, clients, AHJ’s, ) to drive results and meet or beat aggressive deadlines
Analyze monthly construction contractor CPM schedule updates
Liaise with the customer on audit vehicles, QZ meetings
Coordinating and successfully completing customer submission milestones related to a product program
Identifying potential opportunities for TPM and other products and delivering that information to Business Development Manager & Sales Manager/Engineer

Resident Engineer Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Resident Engineer

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ACI, OSHA, PE, TCC, NJSAT, CCTC, CCM, NYCDDC, PMP, CISSP

Education for Resident Engineer

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the resident engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction, Architecture, Education, Technical, Computer Science

Skills for Resident Engineer

Desired skills for resident engineer include:

Different security threats
Pertinent contract documents and references specific to the project
NYCDPR standard operating procedures and guidelines
Professional and international standards
Use of subcontracts
Concepts
Practices
NYCDDC standard operating procedures and guidelines
Construction practices
EVPN

Desired experience for resident engineer includes:

Experience as resident engineer on transportation or transit projects
Knowledge of construction contract administration procedures and techniques
Expereince acting as owner's on-site representiative
Ability to bring complex disputes to satisfactory conclusion including negotiations and/or mediations representing the client’s position
Illinois Professional Engineer license
Ability to prepare and analyze spreadsheets and generate graphic representations of data

Resident Engineer Examples

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Resident Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a resident engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for resident engineer
  • Coordination of APQP and customer required documentation and delivery of drawings to customer
  • Coordinating product changes and specifications to meet customer performance needs, this will include working with technical partners to ensure successful integration, working with vehicle assembly plant personnel or sub-suppliers to ensure successful mechanical integration
  • Acting as a primary participant in all customer interface meetings to ensure successful product integration
  • Supporting customer production launches for all new projects
  • Responsible for coordinating all customer hardware deliverables and ensure commercial issues are coordinated with Business Development Manager
  • Responsible for delivery of prototypes and obtaining proper verification of delivery
  • Keeping Senior Product Engineers, Business Development Managers & Sales Managers/Engineers informed about customer reactions, needs, desires or criticism and will formulate proposals to meet these
  • Works onsite with customer personnel as customer staff augmentation and provides support and assistance at the direction of customer
  • Support post-sales related activities such as integration, acceptance, software upgrades and NOC support with the coordination of Central Integration
  • The support should be right first time and meets contracted compliance levels
Qualifications for resident engineer
  • Familiar with federal, state and local codes and regulations and standards governing construction projects
  • Experience working on-site as a DRE with an OEM including familiarity with program terms, timing
  • Willingness to work on-site at OEM
  • Willingness to work in an office two days per week in Novi, MI
  • Have a BSc in Civil Engineering from an internationally recognized and accredited university (ECSA)
  • Be enthusiastic about improving the safety performance of site operations
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a resident engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for resident engineer
  • Identify Technical skill gaps of other organization involved in the project, and perform workshop and on job training if required
  • Help the customer team to have hand on and knowledge transfer of day to day activity
  • Coordinate, supervise, manage and monitor all activities and the professional conduct of the Engineer’s team on the construction site
  • Accommodation of the site staff
  • Vehicles and transportation of the site staff
  • Site, IT and communication services
  • Control all site office accounting activities including vehicle and expense claims
  • Coordinate, supervise, manage and monitor the coaching, mentoring and training of the site staff
  • Work full-time at the customer site
  • Travel periodically to support program reviews, training, , including some international travel
Qualifications for resident engineer
  • Minimum 2 years’ previous experience as an engineer is required
  • Previous successful experience working directly with FCA is preferred
  • Prior experience in automotive engineering working for an OEM or Tier 1 supplier preferred
  • Relevant project experience (aviation) preferred
  • Willingness to work in an office two days per week in Farmington Hills, MI
  • Familiar with the DM General Conditions of Contract, Quality Assurance, Quantity Surveying, and Project Network Techniques (Primavera P3)
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of resident engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for resident engineer
  • Direct supervision of the Construction Management and Construction Inspection field staff
  • Reviewing inspector reports for daily progress and as-built quantities and maintaining the same on the Project’s office construction contract plans
  • Tracking and processing all submittals including all shop drawing submittals, Requests For Information (RFIs), correspondence
  • Maintaining the office records
  • Maintaining the Project document control, including processing/handling of all incoming and outgoing correspondence and the maintenance of the project files
  • Developing the Project Contractor payment estimates
  • Reviewing construction material submittals such as questionnaires, certifications and delivery slips
  • Performing quality assurance oversight of items of work in progress
  • Ensuring that the project is constructed in accordance with the approved construction contract plans, schedule, and specifications and documenting these activities accordingly
  • Coordinate cost controls, schedule reviews, material inspections and safety inspections
Qualifications for resident engineer
  • Required bachelor’s degree in engineering
  • Proficiency in Bluebeam and working knowledge of Primavera preferred
  • Project Management and/or Resident Engineer experience required to include rail construction – track, right-or-way improvements, yards, facilities, stations, tunnels, power systems and security systems
  • Teamwork - Considers and seeks out the impact of his/her actions in the team
  • Professional Engineer licensed in MA
  • Knowledge of New York City Transit policies and procedures
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a resident engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for resident engineer
  • Monitors the project safety plans and implementation of safety plans for own employees, that of contractors
  • Develops a communication plan with the client, including monthly reports, project management reports and various schedules and cost control reports, the matrix of responsibilities for all team members
  • Empowered (hold authority) to cease and commence product related activities in relation to quality related issues
  • Coordinates, and provides direct support, to the Resident Engineer/Inspector (RE/I), QC Inspectors, and independent on-site laboratory
  • Reviews detailed inspection plans for each element of the work provided by subcontractors
  • Participates, on an as-needed basis, in construction coordination meetings with all subcontractors on site
  • On-site liaison between Client, Company Personnel and Contractor in resolution of project issues
  • Manage quality assurance procedures, which complement the DB or CMR quality control for all contract work
  • Collaboration in the development of secure mobility solutions
  • Review with the Project Manager Claims made by contractor(s), provide technical information as required and make recommendations to the Client for interim valuations, variations, final accounts and other claims
Qualifications for resident engineer
  • Knowlege of estimating and scheduling
  • B.Tech/B.E Civil Engineering
  • Candidate should have atleast 8 years of experience post qualification, out of which he/she MUST have 3 years of experience in Metro/Rail projects
  • MTech/ME Civil Engineering
  • Review the Contractor’s work methods to ensure that they are in compliance with OH&S requirements
  • Monitor and ensure that all construction activities are carried out in compliance with the Contractor’s approved OH&S Plan
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a resident engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for resident engineer
  • Provide quality control, supervision and Contract administration for various highway roadway construction, general site work, maintenance and protection of traffic, traffic signal, foundations, pulling of wire & fiber cable, conduit installation, highway lighting, various ITS system installation, utility relocation work, coordination and safety
  • Provide quality control for various highway roadway and bridge construction, general site work, maintenance and protection of traffic, drainage, earthwork, paving, concrete work, reinforcement steel placement, utility relocation work, coordination and safety
  • Responsible for field construction efforts, construction sequencing, cost, scheduling and performance decisions
  • Assure quality and uniformity in the records of various contracts in the overall program
  • Serves as on-site company liaison with customer for network engineering consulting and act as SME on technical discussions for assigned projects/products/solutions
  • Provides highly visible customer support with (Major Move, Add, Change, or Delete), overseeing any necessary diagnoses, troubleshooting, service, and repair of complex network equipment and systems
  • Interfaces with customers/managers in the presentation, interpretation and resolution of technical matters
  • Exerts influence over Contractors to maintain project goals regarding cost, schedule, quality
  • BS in Civil Engineering with experience in construction of major road or bridge structures, or for non-degreed personnel six(6) years of responsible and related engineering experience, two (2) years of which involved construction of major road, bridge structures,signal and electrical
  • Manage timely execution of new product introduction into foundries, including tape-out, production characterization and production ramp
Qualifications for resident engineer
  • Ensure that all construction activities are carried out in compliance with the environmental protection requirements, and promote good project relations both within the project organisation and with the local population and landowners
  • Ensure that all construction activities are carried out in compliance with the socio-economic requirements
  • Attend all Project Steering Committee meetings
  • Understanding of vehicle safety requirements (e.g., FMVSS)
  • A willingness to travel both within North America and internationally on occasion but not frequently
  • This is a remote position with the ideal candidate located in or around the Minneapolis area

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