The Assistant Resident Engineer / Assistant Structures Representative supports the roadway, utilities and structural construction oversight on transportation and public infrastructure projects. This role involves contract administration support, construction engineering, and coordinating with contractors, coordinating with stakeholders (OCTA, Caltrans and Local Jurisdictional Departments), coordinating with utilities and 3rd parties, ensuring compliance with project plans and specifications, maintaining thorough project documentation, and supporting quality assurance and safety protocols on site. This role also involves assisting the Structures Representative with contract administration, structures construction engineering, inspection, documentation, and coordination for bridge, retaining wall, falsework, and other structural components, ensuring compliance with Project standards and project specifications. Key Responsibilities: In the role of Assistant Resident Engineer/ Structures Representative, we'll count on you to: 307Coordinate and support HDR and its Clients with daily field inspections to verify construction activities that follow approved plans, specifications, and regulatory requirements (e.g., Caltrans, local agency standards, utility agreements etc.) 307Coordinate and support HDR and its Clients with daily field inspections to verify contractor operations related to structural components, including cast-in-place concrete, structural steel, falsework/temporary works, precast elements, post-tensioning, and CIDH Pile Construction. 307Prepare and maintain checklists for structures inspections, field material sampling and testing, source inspections in accordance with project plans, specifications, and contract documents. 307Assist HDR and its Clients in verifying that materials, methods, and workmanship conform to contract documents, Caltrans Standard Specifications, and the Caltrans Bridge Construction Records and Procedures (BCRP) manual. 307Prepare and maintain project records, including conformed set of plans and specifications, daily reports, quantity calculations, photos, develop punch-lists and as-built documentation. 307Maintain detailed field records including daily reports, quantity calculations, inspection logs, and photographic documentation, develop punch-lists and as-built documentation. 307Assist with the review and processing of submittals, RFIs, Field Directives, request for task orders, change notices and change orders. 307Assist in the review and preparation of Caltrans and Local Cities Lane closure requests. 307Monitor contractor progress and participate in schedule reviews and look-ahead coordination. 307Support enforcement of jobsite safety, traffic control, environmental / MMRP compliance, and SWPPP requirements. 307Monitor temporary structures operations for conformance with approved falsework plans, erection plans, temporary shoring and other temporary works working drawings. 307Develop 4-scale drawings, grade / elevation sheets for various elements of CIP Post-Tension Box Girder Bridge and verify the grades for various elements of the structures in the field using basic surveying principals and tools. 307Coordinate materials sampling and testing with Caltrans METS or other QA entities. 307Communicate with the Resident Engineer, Structures Representative, contractor personnel, and agency stakeholders to resolve field issues. 307Assist with punchlists, closeout documentation, and final reports for structural work. 307Able to be flexible and workdays, nights, and/or weekends in heavy construction at elevated heights, if needed. Preferred Qualifications 307Minimum 4 years Degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or relevant field. 307Minimum of 5 years of relevant construction inspection and management experience on similar highway and bridge construction projects. 307Minimum of 5 years of relevant construction inspection and management experience on similar construction projects involving bridges, retaining walls, sound walls, barriers, drainage structures, sign structures, and other structures. 307Knowledge of construction practices, physical characteristics and properties of highway and bridge construction inspection, and the approved methods and equipment used in performing physical inspections. 307Ability to perform calculations such as grade, deflection, stress, alignment. Ability to perform calculations to check the various elements of structures (i.e. beams, columns, etc.) as used in contractor's temporary work. 307Assist in reviewing false work plans, shoring plans, demolition plans, concrete mix designs and other submittals provided by the contractors as required by the contract documents. 307Ability to work independently and perform inspection duties in the construction field office. 307Ability to effectively make minor decisions concerning work in progress and solving field and office problems. 307Ability to use typical computer programs such as Microsoft Word, Teams, Outlook, and Excel. 307Ability and experience with review of Critical Path Method (CPM) baseline schedule including updates and revisions. Ability to run Claim Digger or other available software to detect changes to the CPM schedule for Claims analysis purposes. 307Assist in the response to potential claims filed by the contractor and preparation of documentation for contract claims and claim reports. Qualifications Required Qualifications 307Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or closely related field 307Previous construction engineering experience 307Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license. 307Experience using Microsoft Office, Estimating & CPM Scheduling Software, and web-based document collaboration software. 307Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills 307An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must