With a job at CH2M HILL, the greatest challenges provide the biggest rewards. Each day, your drive and ideas will provide solutions that help build a better tomorrow. For decades, CH2M HILL has been a global leader in full service engineering, procurement, construction, management and operations, working on the most challenging and impactful projects around the world. So whether it is the pride that comes with accomplishment, your own personal growth, or making a difference in the world, you will discover true success in a career that brings out the best in you.

CH2M HILL Transportation

At CH2M HILL, we know life moves fast. And each day the pace picks up. From increased population to growing global businesses, your job in our Transportation Business Group helps to keep the world in motion. Whether it is aviation, highways and bridges, transit and rail, or ports, you will be presented with the most challenging projects that impact more than you imagined. Are you ready?

CH2M HILL Transportation Field Engineer Careers - Milwaukee, WI

The challenge? Helping our communities stay safely on the move. Our Field Engineer career path is your opportunity to be a direct part of a construction project pre-mobilization and actual site construction work. Each day, this position offers you the chance to employ project management and technical skills while interacting with clients, contractors, local agencies and the general public during the construction of a variety of exciting and challenging projects.

You should be a self-motivated professional with a BS in Engineering or Construction Management, have 5-20 years of construction engineering experience, and Field Manager program experience. Your excellent verbal and written communication skills and working knowledge of DOT construction processes will be valuable to this role. Experience with WisDOT Standard Specifications, Construction Materials Manual, Lane Closure System and FITS/MITS desired. An ideal candidate has a Wisconsin PE, current HTCP Certifications (Agg and PCC), WisDOT Project Leader experience, and familiarity with ARRA and OCIP contract requirements. Primavera Expedition or Contract Manager experience is a plus! Working knowledge of computer software programs similar to MS office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook) required. This position will require the selected candidate to lift 40 lbs, spend the day on your feet, and work outside under hot and cold conditions. A background check, standard drug test and a valid state drivers license will be required. Candidates who are willing to travel to project locations throughout the state of Wisconsin will be considered from any location within the state. You should be willing to work varying shifts including days, nights or weekends as well as have a desire to grow both personally as well as professionally with each Field Engineer job.

Our Transportation Field Engineers:

• Are given an opportunity to develop along a career track in either Construction or Project Management
  
• Take a leadership role the project team as a Project Leader, Assistant Leader, or Project Engineer
  
• Mentor and train junior project staff
  
• Interpret or clarify contract documents
  
• Analyze applicable codes, standards and project contract documents and monitor construction activities to ensure compliance with standards
  
• Maintain or prepare a variety of records, including Meeting Minutes, Inspector Daily Reports, Source Documents, Materials Records, Change Orders and As-built drawings
  
• Monitor changes to determine cost and/or schedule impacts
  
• Perform sampling and testing of materials and take corrective actions as specified in the WisDOT Construction and Materials Manual
  
• Measure and document completed work items to prepare payment estimates
  
• Review and make recommendations to the client regarding requests for information, submittals, change orders, claims, schedule submittals, and general correspondence
  
• Track 'Issues' from inception to closeout (Issues are any communication, concept, idea, event or occurrence that has the potential of increasing the cost or time for the performance of the work)
  
• Identify and document construction and/or QC deficiencies and take appropriate measures to maintain the quality and conformance of contractor work
  
• Proactively and professionally resolve disputes regarding contract requirements
  
  Qualifications: Basic Qualifications:
  
  
  
  • BS in Engineering or Construction Management
  
  
  • A minimum of 5 years on-site experience on transportation or other related projects
  
  
  • FieldManager program experience
  
  
  • Prior DOT construction engineering/inspection experience
  
  
  

  
  
  Join CH2M HILL and discover why we have been named by FORTUNE magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2008, 2006, and 2003. You will find an employee-owned organization built on tradition, driven by values, dedicated to a diverse workforce and committed to a positive work/life balance, as each day we focus on Developing People through Challenging Projects.

  
  

  CH2M HILL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

  
  

  Learn more about CH2M HILL at http://www.careers.ch2m.com.