The Project Engineer performs duties to schedule, plan, forecast, resource, and manage all the technical activities for commercial construction projects. This role cooperates and communicates effectively with the Pre-Construction, Design, and Construction Departments. The Project Engineer ensures quality work that is consistent with the standards set forth in each project's contract documents and for performing the work in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Position Responsibilities:
Assist the Field Manger in the coordination of subcontractors
Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor subcontractor assigned projects
Produce project schedules
Monitor compliance to applicable codes, performance standards, and specifications
Review and determine suitability of shop drawings and submittals
Assist with building permits and inspections
Participate in weekly progress/coordination meetings
Assist and support the project team with daily project coordination
Assist with the project buy-out process
Manage the procurement schedule for the project
Assist in bidding and award activities, writing subcontracts, and project financial management
Conduct project estimates and quantity takeoffs
Prepare and price contract changes and additions to contractual agreements
Track owner and subcontractor change orders, and RFIs
Manage flow of technical information: project drawings, specifications, addendums, bulletins, etc.
Collect, verify, and distribute as-built drawings
Maintain project close-out documents
Maintain various information logs
Other duties as assigned
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:
Not Applicable
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or the equivalent
Minimum of 2 years of project engineer experience in the commercial construction industry
Construction software utilization is preferred (examples: Procore, Sage CPC, MS Project)
Advanced Microsoft Office skills
Experience with Bluebeam, Revit
30% travel required
Valid driver's license and a clean driving record
Pass a background check and drug screening
Legally eligible to work in the United States
Competencies:
Orientation: Maintaining a sense of urgency to complete a task. Seeks information rather than waiting for it.
Analytical Thinking: Uses information from a qualitative and quantitative analyses to solve problems and make decisions. Able to see interconnections between organizational systems that others miss. Able to overcome problems by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach
Communication: The ability to give and gather information and actively manage the communication process by asking questions, conveying complex information in plain language, listening and considering others' views, state own views clearly and concisely, and address conflict in a professional and productive manner.
Thinking: The ability to anticipate the implications and consequences of a situation and take appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies.
Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations. Able to think clearly and rationally, solve problems systematically, and make right decisions quickly.
Results Oriented: Takes a dynamic approach to work characterized by initiating decisions and actions. Concentrating on achieving the outcomes of a process or project while adhering to the overall strategy of the organization. Creating a culture of accountability and performance.