Resident Engineer

Keish Environmental Is Hiring: Resident Engineer

This senior-level role involves working with government and private clients to provide technical oversight of construction activities, ensuring compliance with contract documents, design plans, safety standards, and environmental regulations. The position is primarily based in the Menlo Park/Palo Alto, California area.

This senior-level role involves working with government and private clients to provide technical oversight of construction activities, ensuring compliance with contract documents, design plans, safety standards, and environmental regulations. The position is primarily based in the Menlo Park/Palo Alto, California area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently manage a team overseeing large-scale public infrastructure projects. Review and provide technical oversight of engineering submittals, construction drawings, and specifications for compliance with standards and applicable codes. Assist in the development and maintenance of engineering procedures, construction, and project documentation. Provide technical input during constructability reviews.
• Support the resolution of construction issues, including field engineering changes, RFIs, and non-conformance reports. Coordinate across disciplines (civil, structural, geotechnical, systems, and environmental) to ensure integration of design and construction activities. Support risk identification and mitigation activities related to engineering and construction.
• Monitor construction progress and support the Engineering Manager in ensuring quality, cost, and schedule adherence. Be proactive in solving any field issue to alleviate contractor impacts.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in California.
• Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible engineering experience on major transportation or public infrastructure projects, with emphasis on design review and construction support.
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited school.
• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering standards, construction methods, and project delivery for large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to manage teams, coordinate with multiple stakeholders, and ensure timely compliance across complex projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to draft clear, concise compliance documents and engage with regulatory agencies effectively.
• A solution-oriented mindset with the ability to address compliance challenges and resolve issues promptly.

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Knowledge of: Construction materials and methods, building trades, safety codes, concrete and steel construction, soil compaction, and MEP systems.
• Ability to: Detect poor quality materials/workmanship, read and interpret plans, perform field tests, calculate material quantities, and prepare comprehensive reports.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on federally and state-funded transportation and infrastructure projects
• Experience on creek restoration projects in California with RWQCB, Corps, and CDFW permits highly desirable
• Flexibility to work nights and weekends as needed.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desirable

Why Join Keish Environmental?

At Keish Environmental, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, innovative, and forward-thinking approach to environmental compliance and sustainable infrastructure. By joining our team, you'll be part of an exciting and dynamic work environment where your skills and experience can make a tangible impact on some of the most transformative construction projects in the industry.

This is a unique opportunity to leverage your expertise in regulatory compliance, project management, and environmental planning while working on projects that shape the future of sustainable infrastructure.

The firm specializes in ensuring regulatory permit conditions, stormwater quality requirements, and environmental document mitigations are implemented in the field to allow smooth construction project delivery. Keish's practical approach to field oversight and relationships with regulators at the Regional Water Quality Control Board, CA Department of Fish and Wildlife, Corps of Engineers, and NOAA Fisheries helps contractors stay in compliance, and complete work on budget and on schedule. At Keish Environmental, the greatest challenges provide the biggest rewards. Each day, your drive and creative ideas will be providing solutions that help build a better tomorrow. Whether it is the pride that comes with accomplishment, personal growth or making a difference in the world, you will discover true success in a career that brings out the best in you at Keish Environmental. Keish Environmental is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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