Contract Soil Engineer Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

Provide construction management and project controls support, which may include the following:

• Serve as the Owner's Representative throughout construction, commissioning, and project closeout, ensuring projects are delivered safely, in accordance with contract requirements, on schedule, and within budget.
• Coordinate with owners, contractors, consultants, designers, utility agencies, regulatory agencies, and project stakeholders to facilitate successful project delivery.
• Monitor contractor performance for compliance with contract requirements, project specifications, quality standards, and safety requirements.
• Support construction administration activities, including review and coordination of RFIs, submittals, payment applications, contract modifications, change orders, startup and commissioning, project closeout, and contract compliance.
• Monitor and analyze project costs, CPM schedules, baseline schedules, recovery schedules, forecasting, cash flow, project performance, and time impact analyses (TIA), identifying risks and recommending corrective actions as needed.
• Support project controls functions, including cost control, scheduling, forecasting, progress tracking, document controls, performance reporting, and preparation of reports, dashboards, presentations, and other client deliverables.
• Evaluate project changes and support change management, contract administration, claims avoidance, dispute resolution, trend management, and risk mitigation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support contractor safety oversight by reviewing Health and Safety Plans (HASPs), monitoring safety compliance, and promoting safe construction practices.
• Coordinate public outreach activities with agencies, utility owners, businesses, and community stakeholders to support construction communications and minimize project impacts.
• Support construction management activities associated with underground tunneling projects, including tunnel boring operations, shafts, mixed soil conditions, deep excavations, utility conflicts, and construction within dense urban environments.
• Lead and participate in project meetings, prepare meeting minutes, track action items, and maintain project records, correspondence, reports, and other technical documentation.
• Collaborate with project managers, resident engineers, inspectors, project controls staff, contractors, consultants, and client representatives to ensure successful project delivery.
• Support organizational knowledge sharing, continuous improvement initiatives, and perform other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate predictable and reliable attendance.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university required.
• Minimum 10 years of experience providing Resident Engineer or Assistant Resident Engineer services on urban underground tunneling, public works, utility, wastewater, sewer, pipeline, or other heavy civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience within the last 15 years supporting at least one completed urban underground tunneling construction project valued at $75 million or greater, involving mixed soil conditions and a minimum 10-foot inside diameter (ID) tunnel.
• Experience within the last 15 years supporting at least one completed public works or utility construction project valued at $50 million or greater.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience using construction management software systems.
• Demonstrated experience with construction administration, contract administration, project controls, cost management, CPM scheduling, change management, risk management, quality assurance, and claims avoidance.
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods, contract documents, project controls, scheduling principles, and construction management best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with owners, contractors, consultants, utility agencies, regulatory agencies, and project stakeholders.