In general, a resident engineer is a person who works at or from the clients' side of a project.
[1] One of the main goals of the designated role is to foster knowledge transfer.
[2] The role exists across various industries with historic roots in the construction business.
The duties include supervision of and issuing of instructions to the contractor and to report regularly to the designer and/or client.
[6] According to Caltrain Standard Manuals "Resident Engineer's Manual",[7] the resident is "the individual designated to administer construction management matters on specific contracts, with authority delegated by the Agency’s Project Manager."