Assistant Resident Engineer, Urban Tunneling

PMA Consultants

Assistant Resident Engineer supporting complex underground tunneling projects and infrastructure delivery. Ensuring projects are executed safely, on schedule, and within budget while coordinating various stakeholders.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $149,833 - $212,719 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
prescription
dental
vision
time off with pay
401(k) with company match
life
disability
professional development reimbursement for qualifying employees

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Hard Skills & Tools

Construction AdministrationContract AdministrationProject ControlsCost ManagementCPM SchedulingChange ManagementRisk ManagementQuality AssuranceClaims AvoidanceSafety Compliance

Soft Skills

Excellent Written CommunicationExcellent Verbal CommunicationCollaboration Skills