Senior Resident Project Representative

About this role

Are you driven to grow, lead, and make a meaningful impact? At Apex, we’re building more than a consulting and engineering firm—we’re creating a place where your career accelerates, your contributions matter, and your potential is fully realized. We believe your growth is our growth, which is why we invest in your development at every stage of your career. Here, you’ll work on projects that shape communities, protect the environment, and create lasting impact, all while being empowered with the autonomy and flexibility to do your best work.

Fueled by high quality delivery, exceptional client retention, and strategic acquisitions, Apex Companies continues to rank among the fastest-growing firms in the AEC industry, recently recognized by the Zweig Group for our industry-leading growth. Our success is grounded in strong leadership, a collaborative culture, and a shared commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes.

As we continue to grow, we’re focused on building a team of high-performing professionals who are ready to lead, collaborate, and push what’s possible. At Apex, you don’t just join a company, you help shape what comes next.

Our Northeast Division is a well-respected and award-winning group where career development, training, and mentoring co-exist with diverse civil, environmental, water resources, and traffic/transportation projects in a fast-paced and challenging work environment.

Apex is seeking a Senior Resident Project Representative in Gloucester, MA for a five year plus, high-profile municipal wastewater infrastructure project. This Construction Manager position is responsible for providing oversight of construction, start-up, and commissioning of a water pollution control facility. The position will work closely with members of the project team, including the Owner, contractors, and design engineers to ensure the successful delivery of the infrastructure project. The successful candidate will need to be able to: understand and interpret design documents associated with RFIs and COs; (technical specifications, construction drawings, etc.); produce daily field documentation (reports, etc.); facilitate progress meetings; communicate to the Owner’s Project Manager Team and Design Team; review pay applications; conduct and document field changes to design documents; work closely with a diverse, multidisciplinary project team; and interface with the design team, field crews, and Owner as needed.

Your Responsibilities as a Senior Resident Project Representative:

• Provide construction oversight and full-time on-site resident engineering for a Wastewater Treatment Plant construction project.

• Collaborate with project teams to address design issues, coordinate with contractors’ project managers on design- and construction-related issues, obtain daily updates on project issues from construction management team, and report issues to Owner and engineering team.

• Review construction drawings, specifications and submittals, develop a detailed understanding of the performance and construction requirements, and evaluate these requirements versus construction progress and quality.

• Provide notes, observations, photos, and measurements documenting the implementation of field work. Compare field implementation against the drawings, specifications, submittals, and requirements included by Owner requirements.

• Mark up a set of field drawings identifying any alterations made during construction.

• Generate project correspondence, including responses to contractor correspondences in a timely manner to avoid delay, to convey Owner positions and to protect Owner’s best interests.

• Review and analyze contractors’ construction schedules to ensure compliance with approved contract schedules and address deficiencies.

• Coordinate and resolve issues in the field with Owner, consultants, contractors, designers, regulatory agencies, and the affected public.

• Prepare detailed digital daily reports documenting weather, equipment, manpower, and construction activities, daily progress photos,visitor interactions as well as monthly progress reports for project stakeholders.

• Assist with commissioning, testing, and start-up of the wastewater treatment plant process systems/equipment and facility as a whole for turning over to Owner.

• Prepare effective and accurate record documents and all project, permit, and contract closeout documentation.

• Perform constructability reviews of designs.

• Be proactive in risk identification, management, mitigation, and solving project problems.

• Adhere to health and safety requirements.

• Evaluate and negotiate change orders, invoices, and payment applications which may include final payment including coordination with the Owner. May include independent verification of pay quantities.

• Maintain records related to the base work, contingency, and field changes.

• Develop and manage lists of deficiencies and lead punch list inspections.

• Lead development of as built and record drawing deliverables.

What we're looking for:

• BA/BS in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.

• PE License in Massachusetts or ability to obtain PE License within one year of hiring, preferred.

• Oversight of vertical construction projects a plus.

• Minimum ten (10) years of increasingly responsible, professional experience in municipal infrastructure construction, including water and wastewater treatment facilities.

• Strong verbal and written (technical writing) communication skills required. Ability to communicate professionally to multiple project partners (Owner, contractors, design team).

• Thorough working knowledge of civil, structural, architectural, process and building mechanical, and electrical construction and demolition practices involved with major public works projects.

• Knowledge of construction management processes, means, and methods.

• Ability to stand for several hours

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