This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Resident Engineer for our Columbia, MD office. Be involved in projects with our Construction Management Team at New Carrollton, MD and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

Job Responsibilities:

Construction Oversight & Contract Administration:

• Provide full-time, on-site oversight of all construction activities, including excavation, foundation, structural concrete, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and site work.
• Act as the client’s authorized on-site representative for administration of the construction contract.
• Interpret and enforce contract plans, specifications, permits, and regulatory requirements.
• Chair construction progress meetings with contractors and client staff; prepare and distribute meeting minutes.

Schedule, Cost & Change Management:

• Review and monitor the Contractor’s baseline schedule and periodic updates; identify risks and coordinate corrective actions with the client.
• Review and verify contractor pay applications, quantities, and supporting documentation prior to client approval.
• Review submittals, RFIs, field changes, and change order proposals; provide technical evaluations and written recommendations to the client.
• Maintain accurate project records, including review of inspector’s daily reports, quantity tracking, correspondence, and photo documentation.

Quality Assurance & Oversight:

• Manage inspection to oversee activities to ensure work conforms to approved plans, specifications, and quality control requirements.
• Coordinate review of submittals and shop drawings with the design engineer of record and Client.
• Manage quality control/assurance testing staff for field testing.
• Coordinate Client and third-party inspections of partial and as-built deliverables, including commissioning of civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and control systems.
• Develop punch lists and support project closeout, final inspections, and acceptance.

Safety & Regulatory Compliance:

• Monitor contractor compliance with approved Safety and Health Plans, site-specific safety plans, and OSHA requirements.
• Promote a strong safety culture and immediately address unsafe conditions.
• Confirm WSP personnel and subcontractors are maintaining safety training and related certifications without lapses.
• Ensure compliance with construction and environmental permits, and applicable regulations of the Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), including the Client, Local, State, and Federal agencies.

Coordination & Communication:

• Maintain daily coordination with the client and project representatives.
• Interface with design engineers, inspectors, utilities, and regulatory agencies as required.
• Provide regular written and verbal status updates to the client addressing progress, schedule, budget, quality, and safety.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or relevant field or equivalent experience
• 7-10 years of experience project/construction management of railroads, transit, stations, highway, bridges, buildings, and maintenance facilities
• Strong oral and written skills
• Familiarity with the practices and principles of Design and Construction
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience serving in an Office Engineer, Resident Engineer, Construction Manager, or similar lead role.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing and risk management.
• Proven experience with construction contract administration, pay applications, submittals, RFIs, and change orders.
• Strong knowledge of construction contract administration, scheduling, cost control, and change management.
• Proficiency with standard construction documentation and reporting tools (Microsoft Office, Primavera 6, Procore).
• Safety training (roadway, highway, OSHA 10-hour, etc.)

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $125,000-160,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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About WSP WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.