Rail & Transit Assistant Resident Engineer

Why join us?

We are hiring! AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Rail & Transit Assistant Resident Engineer to join our San Francisco, CA office.

We are seeking a highly motivated resident engineer who will support Construction Management, Scheduling and Procurement for Track and Structures Projects for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). 

The projects consist of critical upgrades to existing structures to address damage from water intrusion, corrosion, and wear from normal use, and the overall goal of achieving a state of good repair. This work will be performed by a combination of in-house forces and contractors. 

The ARE may be required to work the 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM shift, or weekends and holidays, as needed.

About Us

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team?

• Assist with coordinating internal resources and third parties/contractors for the delivery of projects.

• Assist with developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.

• Coordinate resource availability and allocation.

• Assist with the development of a detailed project plan to track progress.

• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and cost.

• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques.

• Report and escalate to management, as needed, any issues that may impact cost or the progress of work.

• Perform risk management to minimize project risks.

• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.

• Develop Site Specific Work Plans (SSWPs), Global Site-Specific Work Plans (GSSWPs), and Interim Operating Procedures (IOPs).

• Assist with creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation.

• Assist with construction management activities by participating in and conducting planning, preconstruction, coordination, progress, scheduling, and field staff meetings.

• Ensure all operations, measurements, and inspections are scheduled, ordered, and satisfactorily completed and documented.

• Monitor and coordinate safety and quality control on projects by ensuring project is constructed in accordance with applicable safety regulations, report safety, traffic hazards, and defective work to the contractor for correction and preparing and issuing appropriate reports for compliance documentation.

• Additional scope as requested by BART.

What will you contribute?

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field and ten (10) years of related experience, including personnel supervision.

• With Associate's degree, eighteen years of related experience.

• Without a degree, twenty years of related experience is required.

• P.E. is preferred.

• Mid to high-level operational experience in above scope of work.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, working with others in team setting and communicating directly with the task manager and other staff.

• Ability to physically perform site visits along the project site during non-revenue hours, including walking along uneven surfaces during all weather conditions.

What we offer at AtkinsRéalis:

AtkinsRéalis realizes that health, mental and financial wellbeing, are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that help our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work.

Our benefit offerings address all of the areas that are part of living a healthy life. We recognize that what is important to people, continues to change. Some of our other benefits to ensure our employees feel supported, include continuing to offer health and dental coverage and a full list below. Our culture is one of providing support and training for our employees to thrive. We offer learning and development programs, training, career pathing opportunities, and a tuition reimbursement plan. At AtkinsRéalis, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:

• Competitive salary

• Flexible work schedules

• Group Insurance

• PTO plus two Floating Holidays

• Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)

• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• An inclusive culture of Employee Resources Groups centered around women, African-Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity and Emerging Professionals.

• A Foundation that is employee-funded with a 2-to-1 match from the company providing STEAM education for minorities from K-12 to college.

If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply today!

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace.  EOE/Minorities/Females/Veteran/Disability.

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https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/equal-opportunities-statement

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Expected compensation range is between $80.00 - $85.00 hourly depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

Upon acceptance of an offer, all candidates must go through a drug screen test and background check. AtkinsRéalis is a federal contractor which mandates a satisfactory background screening report and drug test. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the following laws if applicable, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.  This position is not available for individuals living or working in New York City.

AtkinsRéalis believes that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to the following job duties: accessing company property, information, assets, and products; accessing confidential information, and partnering and regularly working with or supervising other AtkinsRéalis employees and interacting with AtkinsRéalis clients including government property or ports.

Note to staffing and direct hire agencies:

In the event a recruiter or agency who is not on our preferred supplier list submits a resume/candidate to anyone in the company, AtkinsRéalis family of companies, we explicitly reserve the right to recruit and hire the candidate(s) at our discretion and without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.  https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/recruitment-agencies