Commonwealth of Massachusetts · 2 weeks ago
Assistant Area Engineer (Civil Engineer IV)
United States-Massachusetts-10 Park Plaza
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking an Assistant Area Engineer to support Construction Area Engineers and perform various duties in the Construction Office. The role involves coordinating with engineers, attending meetings, reviewing plans, and supporting project-related activities.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Coordinate with Area Engineers
Attend field and office meetings and perform site inspections related to construction projects, representing the construction section. Provides guidance to District construction office for problem resolution. Coordinate among parties for problem resolution, both inside and outside of MassDOT
Attend meetings associated with other Boston Sections and Divisions representing the Boston Construction Office, for Cost Recovery, Claims, IT Development, Utility Issues, Design Issues, and other project specific issues
Review plans specifications and estimates for constructability
Evaluating Bids and Processing Award Documentation
Create Review and comment on Construction Schedules and Time Determinations
Review District Construction Contract Amendment documentation from District offices and using paper and electronic means process these Amendments
Organize, Review, and Comment on Policies and Procedures for the Construction Office such as, Standard Operating Procedure, Field Guidance Memo to District Office and Instruction Manuals for Systems
Represent the Construction office in the Business Owner Role for IT projects such as eConstruction
Support Construction Section Managers in the publication of Price Adjustment and Incentive/Disincentive Clauses
Coordination of payment issues with financial personnel
Support the Deputy Administrator / Chief of Construction Engineering, the Construction Engineer, and the Assist. Construction Engineer on Special Assignments including Gathering Data by District associated with request for data information. This will require coordination with IT, and District Offices
Qualification
Required
Applicants must have at least (A) five years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, technical or professional experience in civil engineering work in such areas as construction, survey, design, transportation, hydraulics, structural, sanitary, drafting, environmental, highway, architectural, airport, soils and materials, of which (B) at least three years must have been in a professional capacity, and (C) of which at least one year must have been in a supervisory capacity, or (D) any equivalent combination of the required experience
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Based on assignment, possession of a current and valid Massachusetts Class D Motor Vehicle Operator's License may be required
Benefits
Five-thousand dollar ($5,000) signing bonus (“Signing Bonus”) if you are newly hired at MassDOT
$3,000 (less applicable taxes) included in the employee's first paycheck
$2,000 (less applicable taxes) after the successful completion of the employee’s probationary period
Outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package
Company
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a government administration.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Late StageTotal Funding
$20.84MKey Investors
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2024-10-29Grant· $20.84M
Leadership Team
David J. Kelly
CEO/President
Mary-Louise White
CEO
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