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Resident Engineer
Michael Baker International
Chicago, USA
Full-time
Senior · 10+ years experience
Onsite
$175,000 TO $195,000
Discovered 4 days ago
Full Job Posting
What You'll Do
- Serve as the on‐site lead for construction projects, managing daily field operations and acting as the primary point of contact.
- Oversee contractor activities to ensure compliance with permits, project plans, specifications, and safety requirements.
- Review and interpret contract documents, permits, design plans, shop drawings, RFIs, work schedules, and project submittals.
- Monitor project progress, maintain detailed daily reports, and track quantities, materials, and work activities.
- Identify and address field issues, providing engineering judgment and recommending solutions to maintain project quality, schedule and cost.
- Facilitate regular progress meetings with contractors and client representatives; prepare agendas, meeting minutes, and follow‐up action items.
- Manage project documentation including RFIs, submittals, change orders, field memos, claims, and other required forms and records.
- Perform inspection oversight to verify work quality, materials testing compliance, and adherence to specifications.
- Support cost estimating, change order evaluations, and negotiation of contractor proposals.
- Ensure all construction activities comply with permits and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Provide leadership to inspection staff and engineering support personnel.
- What You Need to Succeed:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
- Illinois Professional Engineer licensure and/or CCM certification
- 10+ years of construction engineering or construction management experience on transportation and infrastructure projects.
- Strong knowledge of highway, bridge, facilities and railroad construction practices and procedures
- NICET, NETTCP, ACI, ATTSA, QCIS, CESSWI certifications preferred.\
- Experience with IDOT project management and construction documentation systems
Qualifications
- Michael Baker is seeking a Resident Engineer to join the Construction Services team in Chicago, IL, to work on transportation and facility-related construction projects. This role requires a hands-on engineering professional who excels in problem‐solving, ensures project compliance, and delivers high‐quality construction outcomes while maintaining strong relationships with contractors, client representatives, and regulatory agencies.
- Serve as the on‐site lead for construction projects, managing daily field operations and acting as the primary point of contact.
- Oversee contractor activities to ensure compliance with permits, project plans, specifications, and safety requirements.
- Review and interpret contract documents, permits, design plans, shop drawings, RFIs, work schedules, and project submittals.
- Monitor project progress, maintain detailed daily reports, and track quantities, materials, and work activities.
- Identify and address field issues, providing engineering judgment and recommending solutions to maintain project quality, schedule and cost.
- Facilitate regular progress meetings with contractors and client representatives; prepare agendas, meeting minutes, and follow‐up action items.
- Manage project documentation including RFIs, submittals, change orders, field memos, claims, and other required forms and records.
- Perform inspection oversight to verify work quality, materials testing compliance, and adherence to specifications.
- Support cost estimating, change order evaluations, and negotiation of contractor proposals.
- Ensure all construction activities comply with permits and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Provide leadership to inspection staff and engineering support personnel.
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
- Illinois Professional Engineer licensure and/or CCM certification
- 10+ years of construction engineering or construction management experience on transportation and infrastructure projects.
- Strong knowledge of highway, bridge, facilities and railroad construction practices and procedures
- Experience with IDOT project management and construction documentation systems
- Compensation
- The approximate compensation range for this position is $175,000 TO $195,000. This compensation range is a good-faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
- Professional and personal development
- Generous paid time off
- Commuter and wellness benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
Preferred Qualifications
- NICET, NETTCP, ACI, ATTSA, QCIS, CESSWI certifications preferred.\
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