Assistant Resident Engineer - Underground

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Take Your Career to the Next Level

Do you have a passion for managing budgets, meeting deadlines, and exceeding client expectations? Our delivery management professionals are involved in project delivery from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, and closeout. Each phase requires strong attention to detail while communicating to internal and external stakeholders. Do you have a proven track record in managing goals and objectives? Consider joining our team and work with peers who have vast industry knowledge and experience solving complex problems. 

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is seeking a Assistant Resident Engineer to join our growing Northern California Construction Services Practice. 

Do you like working with a high profile, successful, and growing team with a solid and growing backlog of the most challenging projects in the Region?  Do you thrive in a fun, active, performance-based environment?  Kleinfelder is excited to expand our Northern California team and is actively seeking the right candidate to join us.  This position is responsible for leading a group of well-trained inspection/testing, and project management professionals, managing projects, working with CM/RE teams, and actively working with clients to deliver complex programs/projects in the Bay Area.  Responsibilities will include business development/marketing, working with other project managers in directing our construction services professionals during execution of mid to large scale programs, and ensuring that our team has the tools, skills, opportunities, and mentorship to take us to the next level. 

The Assistant Resident Engineer (ARE) will support field engineering and construction management for infrastructure projects focused on the installation and rehabilitation of ductile iron pipe (DIP) and other underground utilities (e.g., water, sewer, storm drain, gas) for public and private utility clients in the San Francisco Bay Area. The ARE ensures construction compliance with contract documents, specifications, and regulatory requirements while facilitating coordination between the client, contractor, and other stakeholders.

Position Responsibilities:

* Assist the Resident Engineer in overseeing day-to-day construction activities of underground utility projects, especially those involving ductile iron pipe (4" to 60"+).
* Monitor contractor work for compliance with approved plans, specifications, and safety standards.
* Observe trenching, shoring, pipe laying, backfilling, testing, and surface restoration operations.
* Maintain detailed daily inspection reports, photographs, and logs related to construction activities.
* Assist with submittal reviews, RFI responses, change orders, and as-built drawing verification.
* Coordinate with public agencies, utility companies, property owners, and other stakeholders.
* Participate in progress meetings and assist with schedule tracking and progress pay estimates.
* Ensure adherence to environmental, traffic control, and stormwater pollution prevention requirements (SWPPP).
* Conduct or assist with pressure tests, disinfection, flushing, CCTV inspections, and utility cutovers.
* Assist in resolving field conflicts or unforeseen conditions in collaboration with engineering staff.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
* 2-5 years of relevant experience in underground utility construction inspection or engineering.
* Strong knowledge of ductile iron pipe installation standards (AWWA, ASTM, etc.).
* Familiarity with Bay Area public utility agency requirements (SFPUC, EBMUD, Caltrans, etc.).
* Ability to read and interpret civil construction drawings and specifications.
* Experience with construction management software (e.g., Procore, e-Builder, Bluebeam) is a plus.
* Valid California driver's license and reliable transportation.
* EIT certification or NICET certification preferred but not required.

Physical Requirements:

* Ability to work outdoors in varied weather conditions and on active construction sites.
* Capable of walking long distances, climbing into trenches, and lifting 25+ lbs.

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients' transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays. The expected salary range for the position is displayed in accordance with the California Pay Scale Disclosure Law. Final agreed upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience. Salary range: $130,000 - $165,000 annually. 

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES 

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.
			

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