Personal Statement: A Career As A Resident Construction Engineer

1 How many years’ experience do you have in the rail transit operating, engineering and construction fields?(or transportation or heavy construction industry) Provide explanation and detail as follows;

a. Operating –

b. Engineering –

c. Construction –

I have over 7 years of Engineering, operations, and Construction experience,

I started my career as a Drafter, I later progressed to an inspector, designer, and project manager for a general contractor, and finally a resident engineer at New York City Transit, Metropolitan transportation authority.

2 Provide detailed examples that support;

a. Strong verbal communication –

Daily communication is a major part of my daily job, whether through daily operations,

Position needs an independent worker:- Provide examples of work you have carried out and the level of oversight (management supervision).

I am in the capacity of a Resident Engineer performing functions that require high level of independence, I brief my superiors on biweekly bases on the status of the projects I oversee and consult with them when needed.

As an Engineer, our profession is that of great independence, where professionals are often initiators, decision makers, work great in teams and require little to no supervision.

d. Has the ability to work in a team atmosphere:- Provide examples of your work and list/identify the different disciplines you successfully coordinated and worked with to achieve results especially related to 2a above.

My previous and current positions require high level of coordination, I have overtaken the task of overseeing several flood resiliency projects from conceptual stage to award and currently overseeing construction; these projects required a great amount of coordination, cooperation and team work due to the magnitude of the projects and the number of stake holders

Your strong problem solving capability

As a structural engineer by training, I tend to be the first to be identified as a problem solver, an example is performing constructability reviews for our design to identify issues and finding solutions prior to award. (Examples could be provided at the time of the interview) ii. Your critical thinking ability

Similarly to the previous example, being an engineer is about critical thinking, finding alternatives, thinking outside the box and mapping activities. iii. Examples of design criteria you have interpreted

I often interpret and cite NYS Building Code, ASCE Minimum loads, NYCDOB code, ACI and ASIC manual, in addition to the design guidelines MTA has. iv. Examples of specifications you have interpreted

As a regular function of my job, I review, edit, amend specifications, I have also interpreted specifications as a regular function at my position as a Project manager for a General contractor. v. An example of a manual you have created and