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Assistant Resident Engineer - Transportation

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Location
San Francisco, CA
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Job overview

The Assistant Resident Engineer will join a collaborative team to provide construction management and delivery for electric vehicle charging, hydrogen fueling, and building projects, supporting the Resident Engineer with on‑site field activities, quality assurance, utility coordination, contract administration, and safety compliance at a transit bus facility.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Primavera P6, requiredMicrosoft Project, requiredConstruction Contract Administration, requiredField Engineering, requiredUtility Coordination, requiredSafety Compliance, requiredDriver’s Record Review, required

Qualifications

7+ Years Construction Contract Administration Experience, requiredBachelor's Degree in Architecture or Engineering or Construction Management or Related, nice to haveAbility to Pass Driver’s Record Review, required

Full job description

As an Assistant Resident Engineer, you will join our collaborative team providing construction management and delivery for the North Base Electric Vehicle Charging Project, the Hydrogen Fueling Station Project, and the North Base Building 200 Project. You will work with the Resident Engineer, providing on-site supporting lead role in the delivery of construction management activities. You will help oversee the full lifecycle of construction actives within an active transit bus facility.

Key Responsibilities

  • Field Engineering: Conduct on-site quality assurance of civil, electrical, structural, and mechanical work to ensure strict compliance with approved plans, specifications, and local codes.

  • Utility & PG&E Coordination: Monitor trenching, ductbank installation, and switchgear placement. Coordinate directly with PG&E representatives, contractors, and bus yard operations with scheduling and de-conflict issues.

  • Contract Administration & Project Controls: Proficient with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project scheduling. Review of Project Schedule and monthly pay application requests. Perform independent cost estimating for change orders, assist with Change Order evaluations, support change order negotiations, and support claims management. Review Contractor submittals and request for information (RFIs). Track daily construction progress.

  • Safety & Phasing Compliance: Enforce Cal/OSHA standards, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP), and site-specific safety protocols, particularly around active bus yard operations and underground utility work.

  • Review and develop a strong understanding of contract documents and construction plans. Prepare detailed inspection reports documenting field observations and inspections related to the Contractor’s means and methods for constructing components of the North Base project.

  • Bachelor’s or higher degree, preferably in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management or related.

  • (7+) years of experience in the administration of construction contracts and in the inspection of construction work in the field, working in a large or medium sized organization(s) with diverse functional requirements.

  • Previous vertical construction experience is preferred, and prior experience with construction in an active bus yard is ideal.

  • Ability to pass a driver’s record review to drive a leased vehicle in support of program work requirements.

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,006 open Field Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • California median$95–120K/yr120 salary ranges
  • US median$21–25/hr221 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 164 open Field Engineer jobs in California and 2,006 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience — more than three in four Field Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,279 postings).
Education
843 of the 2,006 open Field Engineer jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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