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New Grad Construction Rep I - Summer 2027

HNTB · Chicago, IL · $73,047–$109,571 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 16, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

This role keeps tracking logs for RFIs, submittals and pay estimates. Tell me about a time you kept a log or tracker that other people depended on.

What they are checking: Whether they can keep shared records current and accurate when other people make decisions from them.

Tell me about a time you had to learn something technical quickly from someone more experienced than you.

What they are checking: Whether they ask good questions and absorb guidance, which a new grad supporting a Resident Engineer must do daily.

Field work means early mornings, weather and long days on site. What experience do you have with that kind of schedule?

What they are checking: Whether they have a realistic picture of construction field life and will stay reliable through it.

Tell me about a time you noticed a mistake in someone else's work. How did you bring it up?

What they are checking: Whether they can raise problems respectfully and directly, which matters when documenting a contractor's errors.

What would you do

You're observing a concrete pour and the slump test result is outside the spec range. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they know to stop and report a nonconforming material rather than letting the work continue unchecked.

A contractor's foreman tells you a detail on the drawings won't work and he's going to build it a different way. How do you handle that?

What they are checking: Whether they route field changes through the Resident Engineer instead of approving or ignoring them on their own.

You need to schedule a quality control inspection, but the inspector and the contractor's crew are both booked that day. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can coordinate between parties without letting work get covered up before it is inspected.

About the work

What is the difference between an RFI and a submittal, and why would a Resident Engineer care about each one?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the basic paperwork that moves a construction contract forward before they show up on site.

Walk me through how you would read a set of plans and specs before going out to watch a piece of work get built.

What they are checking: Whether they prepare by knowing what the contract requires, so they can recognize conformance in the field.

You're asked to write the minutes for a weekly progress meeting with the contractor. What goes into good minutes, and why does it matter?

What they are checking: Whether they see minutes as a contract record that settles later disputes about who agreed to what.

How would you check a contractor's quantities before they show up on a pay estimate?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that measured quantities drive payment and that the owner's money depends on getting them right.

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The full job description

As published by HNTB.

What We're Looking For 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. 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 controls 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. • Read and interpret construction drawings and specifications and identify 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. Additional Information Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. #MZ #ConstructionManagement . Locations: Chicago, IL . . . . . . . . . . . . The approximate pay range for Illinois is $73,047.47 - $109,571.20. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state. . . . . . . . . . NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES: HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.

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