Freight Rail EIT/Coordinator

• Work closely with the project’s associated design task leads.
• Coordinate with clients/owners, project team, other consultants, and others involved with the project.
• Support Rail Project Managers and Engineers to develop track and civil design plans.
• Coordinate with contractors, subcontractors, materials testers, and others involved in the construction project.
• Assist with design support during construction.
• Complete track design engineering and inroads modeling alongside construction cost estimating.
• Assist with other duties assigned by Project Engineers and/or Project Managers.
• Develop design criteria, project guides, project meeting notes, and project controls.
• Perform field engineering/inspections and serve as the onsite construction observer for assigned projects.
• Serve as a crossdisciplinary resource to best serve the needs of HDR.
• Perform work assignments in accordance with established schedules and within the prescribed budget.
• Assist with material submittals, field requestsforinformation, and monthly construction pay application/quantity reviews, along with other related general construction management resolutions.
• Provide routine administrative/technical/safety representation at the job site.
• Complete documentation including daily reports, project photographs, etc.
• Perform work independently on small projects and/or assist senior engineers on largescale projects.

HDR is seeking a highly motivated Freight Rail EIT/Coordinator with a desire to grow in the field of civil engineering and heavy civil construction for the freight railroad/transportation industry. The ideal candidate will be able to work independently and have an interest in civil engineering design, construction engineering/inspection—including structural concrete, steel, bituminous asphalt, civil grading, track, and bridges—and will meet the required professional skills and abilities listed. The ideal candidate would work in an office setting on track design and drafting and may periodically work individually in a field setting to verify that construction operations and activities on freight railroad/transportation projects comply with plans and specifications. Construction engineering/inspection work performed would be primarily in a field setting and would require performing a wide variety of tasks with extended travel in the Southwest Region (CA, AZ, NV); including anticipated projects in the following vicinities of California: Needles, Barstow, San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles.

• Experience in Construction Administrations and construction technology
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly motivated to successfully interact with clients, the public, and team members
• Able to effectively work in minimally supervised and/or unsupervised environments
• Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate or ability to obtain in 12 months
• Have a valid Driver's License and ability to operate a vehicle day or night
• California SWPPP QSP Certificate (QSD a plus)
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or construction management or rail engineering related field
• Handson experience with AutoCAD Civil3D drafting and design
• Candidates hired without their EIT will have the title of "Coordinator" and will be expected to obtain their EIT for career progression
• Legally able to work in the United States of America
• Handson experience with Bentley OpenRail and OpenRoads drafting and design

Anticipated engineering design/drafting projects would be performed out of one of HDR’s local Southern California offices with the anticipated construction engineering/inspection projects throughout Southern California and extended Southwest Region requiring the candidate to be on-site full-time through each week of the construction schedule, with travel related expenses and lodging paid for by HDR. Construction schedules for the anticipated projects typically range from 3-months to 18-months.