Ingeniero Residente Senior – Proyectos de Construcción

About the role

The company is seeking a Senior Resident Engineer to lead the execution of multiple residential and commercial construction projects. This position will oversee daily site operations across the entire construction department, ensuring projects meet scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety standards.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with project schedules, budgets, scopes, and quality standards.
• Guarantee satisfaction of external clients and internal management.
• Maintain control over labor, material, equipment, and subcontractor costs for each Resident Engineer.
• Facilitate clear, timely communication with clients, engineers, inspectors, designers, and senior management.
• Oversee preparation, approval, and collection of progress payment invoices.
• Identify, quote, approve, and contract any scope changes.
• Guide Resident Engineers in managing RFIs, interferences, and clarifications to keep work flowing.
• Ensure project quality, safety, profitability, and successful delivery.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture.
• Valid professional license in Panama.
• More than 7 years of professional experience.
• Proven track record as Resident Engineer, Architect Resident, Construction Manager, or similar.
• Experience with vertical buildings of at least six floors and high‑end commercial projects.
• Hands‑on experience in structure, masonry, installations, facades, finishes, and final hand‑over.
• Leadership experience managing site personnel, subcontractors, and multiple work fronts.
• Knowledge of planning, cost control, quality, safety, RFIs, progress payments, and change orders.

Required skills

• Microsoft Project or Primavera P6 (or similar scheduling tool).
• Advanced Excel.
• Intermediate AutoCAD.