Requisition/Vacancy No\. 116739BR
**Position Title** Resident Project Representative, Construction
**Job Category** Construction Management
**Business Line** Transportation
**Office Region** USA \- Northeast
**Office Location** US \- New York \- Telecommute
**Why Choose AECOM?** AECOM is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world for public\- and private\-sector clients\. With nearly 100,000 employees — including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals — serving clients in over 150 countries around the world, AECOM is ranked as the \#1 engineering design firm by revenue in _Engineering News\-Record_ magazine’s annual industry rankings, and has been recognized by _Fortune_ magazine as a World’s Most Admired Company\. The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high\-rise buildings and government\. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the needs of clients’ projects\. A _Fortune 500_ firm, AECOM companies, including URS Corporation and Hunt Construction Group, have annual revenue of approximately $19 billion\. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at www\.aecom\.com\.
**About the Business Line** **Transportation**
We provide professional services in areas such as aviation, transit, freight rail, highways and bridges, planning, and ports and marine\. Our global network of top\-tier specialists delivers comprehensive services over the full life cycle of a project to benefit clients in government and private industries\.
**Job Summary** The Resident Project Representative will be physically assigned to a construction project and be expected to oversee less senior staff while performing the following construction or materials inspection or inspection\-related tasks: \(A strong background in NYSDOT & NYSTA procedures and specifications is preferred\)
Earthwork Inspection: Inspects contractor's operations in building earth or rock embankments that serve as foundations for pavement; conducts gradation tests, compaction tests and moisture contact tests to ensure material is of correct size and is properly densified; checks thickness of the layer of materials placed and the type and suitability of compaction equipment; assists in survey, layout and measurement activities\.
On\-Site Concrete Inspection: Inspects contractor's operations in placement of concrete for pavements and for bridge piers and abutments; conducts air content tests, slump tests and obtains cylinders for subsequent load tests; inspects contractor's method of handing and placing concrete to minimize segregation, the finishing of the concrete, and the method of curing; on concrete paving operations, inspects paving trains to ensure a smooth pavement\.
Structural Inspection: Inspects contractor's erecting of steel to ensure correct placement; inspects field welds; inspects surface preparation and the painting of steel\.
Drainage Inspection: Inspects contractor's operations in the installation of culverts, sewers and ditches; ensures that excavation of trenches is done in a safe manner to proper alignment and grade, that correct material is placed and properly shaped to "bed" the pipe and that backfill over pipe is of correct material and is properly compacted\.
Asphalt Pavement Inspection: Inspects contractor's placement of asphalt pavement; ensures temperature for placement is correct, lift thickness is in conformance with specifications, and the asphalt is properly compacted\.
Materials Inspection: Inspects production at a batch plant of Portland cement concrete or bituminous concrete; ensures that ingredients are from an approved source \(i\.e\., stone, sand, asphalt or cement\), that they are mixed in correct proportions for a specified time period; that automation features of the plan are working properly; maintains documentation of tests and delivery; performs materials test, quantity calculations and related activities in the Materials Unit\.
Project Support Activities: Calculates actual construction project length, areas and volumes to support authorization of payments to the contractor; performs technical checking activities in support of administering the contract; performs other technical and engineering\-related functions as required\.
Miscellaneous Inspection Assignments: Construction inspection assignments may also include: inspection of curbing, sidewalk, signs, guide railing, pavement markings, landscape items, water, sanitary, traffic signals, maintenance and protection of traffic, highway lighting, fencing, crack sealing, joint filling\. TCIs may be assigned to a Construction Support Group such as Soils \(stockpile testing\), Independent Quality Assurance Testing \(IAST\) or Construction Survey\.
**Minimum Requirements**
+ NICET Level IV
+ High School diploma
+ New England Transportation Technician Certification Program \(NETTCP\)
+ American Concrete field testing Technician 1 Certification
+ Position will require travel to Essex County, NY and is anticipated to last until the end of 2015\.
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Bachelor's degree
+ Experience in bridge replacement and rehabilitation
**What We Offer** AECOM is a place where you can put your innovative thinking and business skills into high gear and work alongside other highly intelligent and motivated people\. It's a place where you can apply your skills to some of the world's most challenging, interesting, and meaningful projects worldwide\. It's a place that values the diversity of our areas of practice and our people\. It's what makes AECOM a great place to work and grow\.
AECOM is an equal opportunity employer and Minorities, Females, Veterans, and Disabled persons are encouraged to apply\. For further information, please click here to view the EEO Is The Law poster\.
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