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    "description": "<h2></h2>\n<p>GFT is seeking an experienced <strong>Resident Engineer – Highway Construction</strong> to join our Construction Services team in Laredo, TX. This is a full-time, onsite opportunity to lead TxDOT transportation projects, ensuring quality, safety, compliance, and performance in the field.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>At GFT, we’re not just engineering the future; we’re meticulously building it. Our comprehensive suite of construction and program management services reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence, safety, innovation, and sustainability. Our construction management services are the cornerstone of our commitment to transforming communities and enhancing lives. We oversee every construction phase to help ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>What you’ll be challenged to do:</strong></p>\n<p>As a Resident Field Engineer, you will lead projects consisting of the construction, widening, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of highway infrastructure including roadways, bridges, drainage systems, traffic signals, utility coordination, phased urban construction, and complex traffic control operations.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>This position requires both leadership and hands-on field involvement. 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This position requires driving to project locations.</li>\n <li>Licensed Professional Engineer*</li>\n <li>*Professional engineers licensed in another state within the United States, but not currently licensed in the State of Texas, must:(1) Meet the license requirements of the Texas Engineering Practice Act;(2) Obtain a Texas Professional Engineer license within six (6) months of the date of hire</li>\n</ul> \n<strong>What we prefer you bring: </strong>\n<ul>\n <li>Extensive experience in heavy highway construction.</li>\n <li>Experience administering TxDOT construction contracts.</li>\n <li>Experience assisting Area Engineers with construction contract administration matters.</li>\n <li>Experience reviewing shop drawings, change orders, supplemental agreements, and pay estimates.</li>\n <li>Experience analyzing and assisting in resolution of contract issues, disputes, and claims.</li>\n <li>Experience overseeing or reviewing traffic control plans and field implementation.</li>\n <li>Familiarity with SW3P oversight and stormwater compliance requirements.</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Compensation:</strong>The salary range for this role is $90,000 - $130,000. Salary is dependent upon experience and geographic location. \n<strong>Featured Benefits: </strong>• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.• Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan.• Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual.• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.• Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations• Incentive compensation for eligible positions.\n<p> </p>\n<h2></h2>\n<p>At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century’s experience, together we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives.<strong>GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™</strong> is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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