Resident Engineer Transit

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Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a highly skilled Resident Engineer to support a major Transit Authority in the delivery of complex capital construction this clientfacing role you will serve as the Authoritys onsite technical lead providing expert oversight of construction activities and ensuring that work is executed safely efficiently and in alignment with project goals. This position is ideal for an engineering professional who thrives in collaborative environments excels at problemsolving in the field and is committed to delivering exceptional service to publicsector clients.

Role accountabilities:

• Represent the consulting firm and the Transit Authority as the onsite engineering lead for assigned construction projects ensuring adherence to contract documents technical standards and regulatory requirements.
• Provide daily oversight of contractor activities including monitoring progress verifying quality and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental protocols.
• Lead field engineering tasks such as reviewing submittals RFIs shop drawings and technical clarifications; coordinate timely resolution of issues with designers and stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with transit operations maintenance safety teams and external partners to maintain safe work zones and minimize service disruptions.
• Conduct regular site inspections and prepare detailed documentation including daily reports field memos deficiency logs and progress summaries.
• Supervise and mentor field inspection staff ensuring consistent application of quality assurance practices and client standards.
• Review contractor schedules track progress against milestones and support schedule analysis and recovery strategies.
• Evaluate change order requests assist with cost and schedule impact assessments and support negotiations on behalf of the client.
• Facilitate construction meetings prepare meeting minutes and maintain organized project records in accordance with consulting firm and client requirements.
• Support testing commissioning and turnover activities to ensure systems and facilities meet operational and performance criteria.
• Uphold all applicable federal state and local regulations including FTA requirements when relevant.
• Champion a culture of safety quality and continuous improvement within the project team and across all client interactions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering Construction Management or related field (PE license preferred).
• 10 years of engineering or construction management experience with at least 5 years in transit rail or heavy civil infrastructure.
• Strong technical knowledge of transit systems including stations trackwork structures utilities signals communications or related disciplines.

Key Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated experience overseeing contractors and managing field engineering activities in active transit environments.
• Familiarity with Transit Authority standards publicsector procurement and regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent communication leadership and clientservice skills.
• Proficiency with construction management tools (e.g. Bluebeam Procore Primavera P6 MS Project).
• OSHA 30 certification preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience working for or consulting with major Transit Authorities.
• Washington State PE License
• Ability to build strong trustbased relationships with clients contractors and stakeholders.
• Proven success delivering projects in constrained hightraffic or operational transit corridors.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women minorities people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical dental and vision EAP 401K STD LTD AD&D life insurance paid parental leave reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per salary range for this position is $175000 - $190000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.

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