Pavement Engineer

Hill International is seeking a Pavement Engineer in Houston, Texas

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or related field
• 10+ years of relevant experience in construction management
• Must be willing to work full-time on-site
• Experience with hot mix asphalt pavement and concrete pavement construction
• Licensed for engineering in the State of Texas (or ability to get licensed in 6 months)

Depending upon your employment status, Hill’s comprehensive benefits may include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Auto & Home Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. Paid Time Off (PTO), Holidays, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Referral Program, Professional Certification Incentive Program, Hill University Learning and Development, Tuition Reimbursement, EAP, Years of Service Awards Program.
 

• Advise on pavement rehabilitation strategies for both hot mix asphalt pavement and concrete.
• Coordinates with owner and their selection of their preferred rehabilitation strategy.
• Knowledge of cost, time and construction practices for the range of rehabilitation strategies used in the Houston area.  
• Ability to delineate areas in the field for rehabilitation including but not limited to base repair, stitching, reinforced grid and justify the recommendations.
• Supervise and direct on-site personnel involved in quality control work – including personnel administration (performance and wage reviews, promotions, time off, etc.), technical direction of activities, resolution of problem areas and/or questions.
• Provide directions to and scheduling of inspection staff. Provide guidance to inspectors to ensure proper and consistent inspection techniques/requirements are implemented.
• Ensure that project field staff produce and maintain required project records.
• Ensure that appropriate field staff members are informed of and understand contract revisions and design discrepancies, and that field staff follow through with same.
• Review contractor’s work operations, crew size, production rates, etc. To ensure compliance with the project schedule. Identify activities which are or may become critical to the schedule.
• Monitor/resolve complaints or issues from residents, businesses and governing authorities.
• Hold Weekly Progress Meetings and issue minutes.
• Hold Pre-Installation Meetings and issue minutes.
• Interact with the owner, as necessary, to ensure their satisfaction with the project.
• Provide necessary outgoing correspondence or documents and ensure compliance and/or correctness
• Participate in review board meetings to resolve nonconformance areas. Follow-up to ensure corrections are implemented.
• Perform internal audits to ensure quality control requirements are implemented and/or maintained.
• Perform inspection of work in various disciplines as required.
• Coordinate quality control materials management program with job site departments and contractors.