Construction Engineer

General purpose: Reports to the Deputy RE, Track/Civil. Provides field engineering oversight of all trackwork, from rail delivery through final geometry acceptance, across at-grade, aerial, bridge, and tunnel segments.Essential functions:Inspects and documents installation of ballasted track, direct-fixation track on the elevated guideway, bridges, and tunnels, and special trackwork at junction and crossover locations.Reviews track submittals: rail, fasteners, ties, turnouts, insulated joints, rail expansion joints, and welding procedures.Verifies track survey, alignment, gauge, cross-level, and profile against design and tolerance requirements; reviews track geometry car results.Witnesses thermite and flash-butt welding, ultrasonic testing, and CWR destressing; confirms rail neutral temperature records.Checks stray current and rail isolation details at fasteners, embedded track, and bridge interfaces.Coordinates track installation with OCS, train control (signal bonds, insulated joints, impedance bonds), and walkway work.Reviews contractor quantities and supports change order evaluation for trackwork scope.Prepares daily inspection reports, NCRs, and punch lists; reviews track as-builts.Minimum qualifications:Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a closely related field.Minimum 10 years of experience in rail transit trackwork construction, inspection, or field engineering, including special trackwork and direct-fixation track.Preferred:PE or EIT; AREMA membership or track inspection certification.Light rail experience with rail-structure interaction on long-span or cable-stayed bridges.Experience working under roadway worker protection rules near an operating line.Knowledge of:AREMA Manual for Railway Engineering and transit trackwork standards.Rail welding, destressing, and stray current control practices.Track survey methods and geometry measurement tools.