Overview In this role you will lead on-site construction management for major rail, transit, roadway, and infrastructure projects to ensure safe, timely delivery. You'll work closely with contractors, designers, and project teams to resolve field issues and maintain quality, cost control, and schedule adherence. The position emphasizes active rail environments, stakeholder coordination, and a hands-on approach to project closeout and turnover. This is a client-facing, field-driven role with meaningful impact on transportation infrastructure.
Compensation / Benefits- 401K - eligible from day 1 after 3 months
- PTO starting at 16 days/year
- Holiday pay (9 holidays/year)
- Wellness reimbursement up to $250/year
- diversity and inclusion
- equal opportunity employer
Responsibilities- Serve as the primary on-site construction management representative for assigned rail, transit, roadway, and infrastructure projects
- Provide daily oversight of contractor construction activities across civil, structural, track, stations, drainage, utilities, roadway, bridges, systems, facilities and related work
- Monitor contractor performance for compliance with contract documents, drawings, specifications, and standards
- Review schedules, monitor progress, identify delays, and develop recovery strategies with contractors and project teams
- Coordinate daily activities among contractors, subcontractors, design consultants, utilities, agencies, operations personnel and other stakeholders
- Monitor construction quality and verify work meets plans, specs, inspection requirements, and QC procedures
- Coordinate inspections, testing, punch lists, substantial completion, final acceptance, and closeout
- Review RFIs, submittals, change orders, field directives, non-conformances, and other docs
- Identify potential issues early and facilitate timely resolution with contractor, designer, and PMT
- Review pay applications and quantities for accuracy; confirm work aligns with contract
- Monitor project costs, changes, claims, and budget impact
- Maintain daily reports, inspection records, photos, correspondence, meeting notes, and documentation
- Participate in progress, coordination, safety, and stakeholder meetings
- Coordinate activities affecting rail operations, transit service, roadways, and adjacent properties
- Ensure work-zone controls, traffic management, public safety, and protection requirements are implemented
- Coordinate with operations to minimize impacts on transportation services and facilities
- Monitor contractor safety and escalate unsafe conditions
- Assist with sequencing, work plans, outage plans, and temporary conditions
- Support testing, commissioning, and turnover activities
- Assist with claims evaluation, risk management, and dispute resolution
- Provide input on constructability, sequencing, and design changes
- Support turnover, as-built verification, warranty activities, and closeout
Key requirements- 15+ years of progressive construction management experience on major transportation, transit, railroad, roadway, or infrastructure projects
- Experience as owner's representative, resident engineer, resident construction manager, or similar leadership role
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specs, schedules, contracts, and technical documents
- Experience with commuter rail, light rail, heavy rail, railroad, transit, roadway, bridges, drainage, utilities, or related systems
- Experience with active rail operations or operating transportation facilities
- Experience with track, stations, signals, communications, traction power, grade crossings, roadway improvements, bridges, etc.
- Experience with TxDOT, FTA, FRA, FHWA, APTA or related standards and requirements
- Experience with Primavera P6 or other scheduling platforms
- Experience with document management and CM platforms such as Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, e-Builder, or similar
- Professional Engineer (PE), CCM, DBIA, or relevant certification is a plus
- collaboration and teamwork
- safety-mindedness
- effective communication
- Primavera P6
- Procore
- Autodesk Construction Cloud
