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GFT is seeking an Assistant Resident Engineer to support construction management activities on multidisciplinary public works projects in New York, NY. Working under a Project Manager or designee, the role supports field and office work, project documentation, payment verification, meetings, reporting, and closeout. The position requires regular attendance at the New York office.
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What You Will Do:GFTis seeking an Assistant Resident Engineer to join our Construction Services Team in New York, NY to work on construction projects. This role requiring regular attendance in New York, NY office. At GFT, we're not just engineering the future; we're meticulously building it. Our comprehensive suite of construction and program management services reflects our unwavering commitment toexcellence,safety,innovation, andsustainability. Our construction management services are the cornerstone of our commitment to transforming communities and enhancing lives. We oversee every construction phase to help ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and to the highest safety andquality standards.At GFT, we're not just engineering the future; we're meticulously building it. Our comprehensive suite of construction and program management services reflects our commitment to excellence, safety, innovation, and sustainability. Our construction management services are focused on helping ensure projects are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to established quality standards.What you'll be challenged to do:As an Assistant Resident Engineer, you will provide technical support for construction management activities on multi-disciplinary public works projects. Working under the supervision of the Project Manager (PE) or their designated representative, you will support field and office activities and perform related technical tasks required to advance the project.In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following: * Read and comprehend client Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), contract plans, technical specifications, including construction details, methods of measurement and basis for payment, approved submittals, Change Orders, and other project documentation. * Monitor, inspect, and document field construction activities and prepare detailed daily Inspector's Reports, including engineering sketches, quantity measurements, calculations, and related documentation. * Maintain a depository for daily Inspector's Reports from all inspectors assigned to the project. * Track and check Time & Materials calculations for contractor additional work and overtime. * Track and document the status of Special Inspector activities. * Track and check applications for payment from outside agencies for Force Account work, such as MTA user groups, including track, power, signals, and communications, as required to protect their assets. * Utilize proprietary and client construction management and scheduling software, such as e-Builder, Procore, and P6. * Collaborate with senior staff to prepare agendas for periodic and ad hoc meetings addressing project issues, including Progress Meetings, permitting, Environmental Health & Safety, Submittals, and other project matters. * Prepare records of meetings, finalize documentation following client and internal review, and distribute to project stakeholders. * Prepare and update PowerPoint presentations for stakeholder meetings conducted through Microsoft Teams. * Assist in verifying monthly Applications for Payment, including calculating quantities. * Assist in finalizing project closeout activities. * Prepare and update internal project progress reports, including Estimate to Complete (ETC) and narrative technical reports. * Perform other related responsibilities as required.Education | Experience:What you'll bring to our firm: * Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. * Minimum of one (1) year of experience working in a construction management office supporting a Project Manager (PE) or their designated representative on a multi-disciplinary public works project. * OSHA 10-Hour Construction certification. * Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) certification or the ability to obtain certification within one (1) year. * Good organizational, verbal, and written communication skil
How this job compares
Set against the 2,950 open Construction Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New York median$117–150K/yr109 salary ranges
- New York median$24–29/hr21 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 198 open Construction Management jobs in New York and 2,950 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Construction Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 8 years, across 2,315 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 860 of the 2,950 open Construction Management jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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