New Grad Construction Rep I - Summer 2026

New Grad Construction Rep For Summer 2026

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity entails being responsible for providing construction site field and office support and resources during construction phases of projects. The Construction Rep applies construction engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform assignments and assist the Resident Engineer in partnership with the project team. This position maintains project data, including drawings and specifications, coordinates testing and quality control inspections and prepares reports on construction progress. Our South Portland, Maine office seeks a New Grad Construction Rep for Summer 2026.

What You'll Do:

• Performs office management engineer work when needed including but not limited to; prepares meeting agendas and meeting minutes, assists in processing and maintains tracking logs for RFIs, submittals, pay estimates, and other deliverables.
• Assists with construction field work tasks and activities on a project to ensure conformance to plans, specifications, and other contract documents. Coordinates and schedules quality control inspections.
• Observes on-site material testing and coordinates testing and monitoring services.
• Performs mathematical calculations for material quantity payments.
• Performs basic shop drawing review and ensures that procedures and materials comply with plans and specifications.
• Reads and interprets construction drawings and specifications and identifies discrepancies or conflicts within the documents.
• Reviews contractor's daily construction reports for accuracy, thoroughness, and consistency. Regularly reviews contractor's as-built mark-ups, documents project progress using video and photos, and prepares reports on construction progress.
• Consults with Resident Engineer on work progress and construction problems, proactively recommends solutions and assists in the resolution of issues, and acts as a liaison with the engineer of record.
• Remains current and knowledgeable of industry technology and tools used to perform inspection work through industry resources, training, and research. Gains exposure to new technology and utilizes it (GPS/Rovers) to increase efficiency and accuracy of inspection tasks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

• Associates degree in relevant field and 2 years relevant experience, or
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field.

What You'll Bring:

• Reads and understands plans and specifications.
• Recognizes, documents, and escalates field issues.
• Calculates pay quantities.
• Understands change conditions.
• Applies basic math skills to projects and tasks.
• Understands the Microsoft Office Suite and other computer skills at a basic level.
• Understands document control at a basic level for the project documentation (i.e.: material approvals, RFIs, contractor payments, contractor employment records) with direction from more experienced staff.

What We Prefer:

• National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) Level 1 or Construction Manager-in-Training (CMIT).
• Trained in digital construction management software such as Constructware, Asite or similar preferred.

Locations: South Portland, ME (Portland) Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.