Rail Construction Inspector

Overview

Manage field delivery, inspection, and coordination of freight rail construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

• compliance monitoring
• construction management
• field coordination
• submittal tracking
• quality assurance
• client liaison

Tasks

-Work across industries with rail, industrial, terminal, utility, agency, DOT, port, transit, and other industry clients. -Understand and monitor for compliance with FRA 49 CFR 214 Roadway Worker rules, FRA 49 CFR 219 – Control of Alcohol and Drug Use rules, and eRailSafe. -Support the construction management services to grow and develop construction management teams. -Plan, organize, and coordinate with technical, clerical, and subconsultant professionals on multidisciplinary teams to manage and/or coordinate workloads throughout the entire project -Track financial aspects of projects, coordinate and adjust work effort with team. -Manage of all field aspects of the delivery of rail construction projects with clients, designer, and construction management teams. -Track submittals and requests for information (RFI) including tracking of submission dates, version control, response dates and comment tracking. -Apply industry experience to strengthen the team to deliver excellent technical work. -Serve as a technical expert in the development and execution of construction activities for major company programs. -Serve as the internal support and client point of contact for assigned rail construction projects. -Generate a Daily and Weekly Work Reports including documentation of the contractor and subcontractor activities. -Monitor storm water pollution prevention plans (SWPPP) compliance. -Review and verify rail construction plans, specifications, schedule, and estimate packages. -Participate in client and stakeholder visits, site visits, field assessments, and construction inspections. -Monitor Contractor Quality Documents (QC test reports, contractor Quality Management Plan (QMP), material certifications, testing equipment calibrations, material supplier information, etc.). -Participate in the development of marketing, contractual, and production documents and meetings, including project scope, budget, and schedule, as well as the development of cost estimates based on design criteria, project guides, and project controls.

Requirements

• pe license
• construction management
• arema
• microstation
• autocad
• civil degree

What You Bring

We invite you to build your transportation career at HDR. Our global team is looking for a success-oriented Rail Construction Inspection Coordinator that will be a key player in HDR’s freight rail construction management team. Experience with rail, industrial, or transit clients is strongly preferred HDR Rail Construction Inspectors thrive in entrepreneurial environments where team members are encouraged to shape their work roles to their strengths and interests. Our proven workshare approach provides opportunities to work across our transportation program and participate with clients and projects around the globe. Our culture of innovation and collaboration places strong emphasis on team-spirit, diversity thoughtfulness, growth and learning, discipline expertise, and personal accountability offering you a rewarding career in our dynamic, high-performance environment. If that sounds good to you, please apply! Local candidates are preferred -Professional Engineer’s license or ability to obtain within 12 months -Demonstrated and established career in construction management for Class I railroads -Familiarity with local freight client design manuals for public projects -Position will include some night, holiday, and weekend work, and qualified candidates must be willing to work asneeded on these occasions -Knowledge of, and prior working experience, with railroad/transit planning, inspection, construction management, railroad alignment, special trackwork, grading, culvert, bridges, grade crossing, and grade separation projects -Experience working with AREMA’s Manual for Railway Engineering and/or other railroad design guidelines, specifications, and criteria -Software proficiency in MicroStation, Inroads and AutoCAD -SWPPP SWP Certificate (QSD preferred) -Experience with rail, industrial, or transit clients is strongly preferred -Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Construction Management, or have equivalent experience -Experience with topographic field surveying (GPS and/or Total Station) -Expertise with freight rail client guidelines, policies, and practices for construction management services (from preconstruction through closeout)

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Benefits

At this point in your career, you know what you’re looking for in your next role. A solid company with collaborative colleagues that do interesting and unique work for clients that trust them to push open the doors to what’s possible. That’s what you’ll find at HDR. -Extended travel to project locations for ongoing and upcoming projects.

About Hdr

-provides innovative and sustainable solutions for infrastructure, buildings, and the environment. -combines engineering, architecture, and environmental stewardship in a holistic approach. -designing award-winning transit systems, water treatment plants, and energy-efficient buildings. -iconic public buildings and large-scale infrastructure projects.

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