Resident Project Engineer - Water Resources (Architecture)

The Resident Project Engineer is pivotal in engineering and construction projects at Ardurra. As an on-site representative for project management teams supporting the Construction Manager overseeing Florida water resource projects. Our Resident Project Engineer will typically be stationed at local project sites across Southern Florida, providing real-time input and ensuring that construction activities comply with project specifications, engineering standards, and safety protocols.

The role of the Resident Engineer is essential for maintaining quality control, ensuring the integrity of the design, and guaranteeing that projects are completed within the established budget and timeline. This strategic position significantly influences the successful execution of engineering and construction projects, serving as a link between planning and practical implementation.

Primary Function

Ideal candidates will have previous experience in public capital projects particularly in water resource projects, assisting project/construction management professionals to oversee construction contractors and to collaborate with project delivery teams for the successful completion of public infrastructure and facilities. Strong written and verbal communication skills and knowledge of, and ability to interpret, engineered construction plans and details, technical specifications, contract requirements, and engineering drawings, are critical requirements of the position.

Primary Duties

• Responsibilities will include assisting to observe that the work is completed in general accordance with the drawings and specifications, daily field reporting, tracking the contractor's installed quantities, witnessing tests, and documenting test results.
• Review of Requests for Information (RFIs), submittals, change order proposals, Critical Path Method Schedules, and other related technical construction activities to follow the progress of the project.
• Typical projects involve the construction of flood control, levies, and gated flood control structures for Florida water management clients using various construction methods, such as steel placement, steel pile driving, and concrete pile driving.
• Qualified candidates may work on one or more projects simultaneously.

Education and Experience Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering and/or construction management is preferred. Associate degrees or other related degrees and/or educational achievements may be considered with relevant experience.
• 8+ years of experience preferred with a bachelor's degree or 10+ years of experience with an associate degree.
• Familiarization with local regulations, FDOT, US Army Corps of Engineers, or Florida Water Management Districts preferred.

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.
Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We're not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.

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