Job ID: 24-6619 Type: Regular Full-Time # of Openings: 1 Category: Construction Services El Paso
Overview
For over thirty years, SAM has built a reputation as a trusted, knowledgeable, and innovative partner. Our licensed professionals transform petabytes of complex spatial data into intelligent insights in a holistic Managed Geospatial Services™ (MGS™) framework. As North America's premiere MGS™ company, SAM provides practical, precise, and high-fidelity solutions designed to enhance decision-making, mitigate risks, achieve strategic objectives, and drive costs out of our client's business. Our vision is to advance spatial data acquisition, improve analysis capabilities, and develop predictive analytics to redefine and transform how infrastructure assets are developed and managed throughout their lifecycles.
Responsibilities
Engineer-In-Training serves as a point of contact for construction contractor and client field representative for highway and/or bridge construction. Under direction of an Engineer, provides recommendations to client regarding work progress and requests for payment. May provide oversight and review of SiteManager activities to ensure compliance with contract. Requires successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE). Work requires contact with client, typically a governmental agency and private entities including construction contractors, and management of CEI personnel activities.
Review and interpret plans, specifications, construction schedules and other construction documents for clarity, completeness, sequence and constructability
Foster continuous coordination between all stakeholders
Assist the CEI project manager in organizing and conducting the pre-construction meetings
Coordinate with project manager to monitor CEI budget. Take corrective action as required to manage both staffing and schedule
Monitor construction activities including work zone traffic control
Track construction, including material on hand. Review daily work reports of Inspection Staff for thoroughness and accuracy
Evaluate and make recommendations to project manager regarding contractor’s request for payment
With concurrence of the project manager, administer the change order process; review requests for schedule or cost adjustment and negotiate changes to the contract; prepare change order documents for approval
At direction of the project manager, plan, schedule and coordinate construction inspection activities and material testing operations
Provide guidance and direction, as appropriate, to the on-site CEI project staff
Support project manager during the project close out phase
Maintain effective client relationships and leverage project experience to win work
Assist with the coordination, development and production of proposals, SOQs and presentations, ensuring the highest quality of information and documentation output
Review implementation of established procedures and implement preventive and corrective actions
Perform other tasks as assigned to help accomplish the Company’s strategic goals
Qualifications
Must demonstrate Certificate of Engineer in Training (EIT)
Minimum of 1 year of experience related to construction engineering / construction management for transportation projects
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or related Engineering program
Thorough knowledge of Client / DOT specifications and standards is required
Experience performing barricade and environmental inspections preferred
General knowledge of bridge class construction and inspection procedures
Experience with SiteManager, Primavera or other scheduling software preferred
Proficient in MS Word / Excel / Outlook
Motivated to develop business from new and existing clients
Availability to work outside normal business hours as required
Basic understanding of fundamental cost accounting practices
Excellent listening, communication and organizational skills
Flexibility to travel to construction sites for extended periods and work outside of normal business hours
