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Salt Lake City, Utah · USA job

Resident Engineer

HNTB Companies

Salt Lake City, Utah

Job description

Overview

In this role you lead field management for large, complex infrastructure projects, acting as the on-site HNTB representative and owner of project health. You supervise inspectors and field staff, ensure conformance to plans, and guide risk-aware decisions. You collaborate with clients, contractors, and partners to maintain schedule, budget, and quality, while mentoring team members and shaping project delivery. This is a chance to impact mega projects and contribute to HNTB's client-centric, quality-focused culture.

Responsibilities
  • Lead field management for projects of $10M+ construction value
  • Supervise contractors, inspectors, and field engineers to meet plans, specs, and safety standards
  • Represent the project on-site with clients and partners
  • Monitor schedules, budgets, risks, and progress; escalate issues to keep projects healthy
  • Review drawings, submittals, and installation procedures for constructability
  • Develop and enforce project management plans and change orders
  • Prepare inspection reports, change documentation, and quality logs
  • Mentor and develop inspectors and field engineers; support onboarding and performance feedback
  • Support business development and pursuit efforts for mega projects
  • Ensure defensible, audit-ready documentation and risk management practices
  • Oversee project controls including schedule and cost coordination
  • Lead proposal development and client presentations for strategic projects
Key requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and 10 years construction related experience
  • All jurisdictional certificates
  • leadership and mentorship
  • strong communication and client-facing skills
  • risk identification and decision-making
  • construction management
  • scheduling and cost control
  • submittal review and coordination with Architects/Engineers

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