Assistant Resident Engineer – Entry Level!
| Location | Kinston, 135 East First St |
| Date Posted | January 16, 2025 |
| Category |
Science / Tech / Engineering
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| Job Type |
Full-time
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| State | North Carolina (NC) |
Description
How to Apply
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The Challenge
We are looking for an Entry-Level Assistant Resident Engineer to join our Kinston Construction Engineering team.
In this role, you will:
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- Assist our Resident Engineer providing daily management and contract administration of roadway and structure projects constructed by private contractors.
- Supervise junior engineering technicians.
- Perform project field inspections.
- Prepare monthly/final pay estimates.
- Create, review, and evaluate supplemental agreements and claims.
- Ensure compliance with NCDOT and external environmental agency erosion control and permit requirements.
- Resolve constructability issues.
- Serve as NCDOT project representative for formal and informal meetings with contractors, utilities, local officials, media, and the public.
What You Bring
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- Experience reading and interpreting highway construction plans and contracts.
- Leadership skills managing, directing, assisting, or training staff.
- Experience administering contracts.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of Civil Engineering and an understanding of general concepts, practices, and theories used in construction, construction inspection, and/or construction surveying.
- Good communication skills to verbally and in writing communicate in a clear and concise manner.
- You can make independent decisions using sound engineering judgement.
- Computer skills using computers and electronic tablets, with SharePoint and HiCams experience preferred.
- Commitment to applying safety standards and program to operations.
- Fitness to perform moderate physical activity, such as walking, climbing, kneeling, and standing.
- Safety toe shoes.
- Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays when needed.
- Ability to work when exposed to hazards including construction equipment, high traffic volumes, and heights over water or traffic and outside in varying temperature and weather conditions.
Note
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- We may require registration as a professional engineer by the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.
Education and Experience
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- Bachelor's degree in engineering; or
- An equivalent combination of training and experience.
Questions?
Call me: Beverly Daniels at 252-775-6530.
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