Assistant Project Engineer

Project Overview

The assistant project engineer will support client generation projects by performing financial and project management tasks under the supervision of Project Engineers for all phases (Initiation, Scoping, Design, Construction, Close out) of the projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project plans, risk registers, contractor/consultant award memos, purchase requisitions, scopes of work/services and other administrative/project governance documents at direction of Project Engineers
• Prepare purchase requisition, develop contract documents, and collect accounting information to prepare for new contracts and change orders
• Attend project health status meetings to update schedule, cost, and project status. Ensure schedule, cost, and project information is up to date and accurate
• Forecast and verify project budgets and stakeholder resources. Update regularly with the Project Controls team
• Prepare award memos for new contracts and change order memos in order to authorize additional contract funding and contract validity dates where required
• Track monthly invoices and prepare accruals for project financials
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholder review of submittals and RFIs through Client Project Management Integrated Software (Procore). Maintain comment logs documenting reviews. Coordinate follow-up items to ensure comments are addressed and properly closed out
• Develop a Project Action Items List and review with project team. Take on actions as appropriate and follow up with stakeholders to ensure completeness of actions
• Ensure applicable licensing, environmental, permitting, safety, code compliance, construction, and requirements/input of all project stakeholders is incorporated into the project especially during initiation through design phases of the project
• Support other Project Engineers in internal and external stakeholder engagement and coordination for ongoing project tasks
• Support in the review of technical documents, specifications, drawings, project forecasting and variance reporting, schedule management, contract management and assurance

Required Qualifications

• Proficiency with MS Word including cross-referencing, indexing and other functions
• Proficiency with MS Excel, able to use SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, develop Pivot Tables, and prepare high quality charts
• Able to understand and communicate technical engineering information clearly in verbal and written correspondence
• Ability to manage schedules and project financials

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with, or ability to utilize, project and construction management software such as Procore, or equal
• Working knowledge of SAP and ability to use a purchase order system for tracking costs a plus
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project or Primavera P6 for schedule development and management

Benefits

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan administered by Merrill Lynch
• Commuter Check Pretax Commuter Benefits
• Eligibility to purchase Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance through ECLARO