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Working at Mott MacDonald

  • Company employees
    18,000 worldwide
  • Gender diversity (m:f:nb)
    0:35:65

Hiring in

  • Africa
  • Northern America
  • Southeast Asia
  • Western Asia
  • Europe
  • Australia
  • Colombia
  • Hong Kong SAR China
  • India
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • New Zealand

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Mott MacDonald is seeking a Resident Engineer to join their transportation team in the New York City Metro Area. This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office, with a salary range of $152,000 - $186,000. The successful candidate will lead construction inspection staff and manage major rail and transit infrastructure projects.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management
  • Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience managing rail/transit projects, utilities, and structural rehabilitation with a construction value of minimum $50M
  • Previous Resident Engineering experience with public rail infrastructure agencies
  • Professional Engineering License (or ability to obtain in NYS) and OSHA 30 Certification
  • Familiarity with NY-Area Agency Standards and ability to work night shifts and weekends as required

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Project Management: Plan, organize, and supervise engineering and construction inspection activities while serving as the senior representative for contractor oversight.
  • Contractor Liaison: Act as the primary field liaison between the Owner and Contractor, leading progress meetings and handling technical submittals, RFIs, and change orders.
  • Quality & Safety Assurance: Apply strong knowledge of construction methods, materials, and safety standards to monitor schedules, costs, and project closeout documentation.
  • Potential transition routes: People from senior construction inspector or assistant project manager roles may bring strong site oversight and coordination skills, alongside meeting the required engineering background and agency experience.

Job description

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

If you share that vision, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let’s explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Mott MacDonald is looking for professionals to join our ever-expanding transportation team here in the New York City Metro Area. We are currently looking for a Resident Engineer with construction experience in the New York City Metro Area within the rail transportation (NYCT, MNR, LIRR, PATH, Amtrak, NJ Transit) and infrastructure industry. The successful candidate is required to have a good understanding of the construction industry in the New York City Metro Area and experience working on public agency projects.

Responsibilities

  • The successful candidate will have a proven record of leading construction inspection staff for infrastructure and transportation projects in the New York City Metro Area

  • This position entails all typical duties of a resident engineer with an inspection/office engineering staff, as well as project management on behalf of infrastructure owners

  • Act as a primary field liaison between the Owner and Contractor

  • Plans, organizes, and supervises engineering and construction inspection activities monitors construction detailed cost breakdown and construction schedule. Serve as the senior representative for the inspection of contractor construction activities, payments, processing, and negotiation of claims and change orders

  • Supervise a staff of personnel consisting of engineers, inspectors, project control, office engineers, project administrators, and specialty sub-consultants

  • Leads progress meetings and interacts with client on a daily basis. Coordinates responses to Technical Submittals, RFI’s and other technical issues with design engineers.

  • Leads final project closeout documentation

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Mott MacDonald

Resident Engineer Rail and Transit

New York
Hybrid
$152,000 - $186,000 / year

Ability to interpret construction plans, specifications, and contracts

Candidate Specification

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management

  • Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience in the infrastructure and/or transit industry managing rail/transit projects, utilities, and structural rehabilitation projects with construction value of min $50M

  • Previous Resident Engineering experience working with public rail infrastructure agencies

  • Familiarity with with NY-Area Agency Standards

  • Strong knowledge of construction methods, materials and Safety standards

  • Ability to work night shifts and weekends as required by project schedule

  • Professional Engineering License or ability to obtain in New York State

  • OSHA 30 Certifications

  • Excellent communication and communication skills

  • Pre-employment and ongoing, random drug testing is required

Benefits & Reward

At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. We provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company paid life insurance.

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

The expected salary for this position is $152,000 - $186,000.

Collaboration at Our Core
At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we’re together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.

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