Assistant Project Engineer II ( Site Civil)

About the role

Sesi Consulting Engineers has been selected as one of NJBIZ’s "FASTEST GROWING" Companies and Inc.'s "5000 America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies". Founded in 1976, Sesi is a well-established, progressive, consulting engineering firm in Parsippany, N.J. Sesi has earned an excellent reputation for providing innovative Geotechnical, Site/Civil, and Environmental engineering solutions for owners, developers, and the construction industry throughout the NJ, NY, CT region. Join a company recognized for providing solutions, excellence, service, and integrity. We seek dynamic individuals to support organic growth.

Responsibilities

• Designs major portions of an assigned project
• Solves complex problems and calculations, using engineering formulas and skills
• Evaluates research by others and writes reports
• Affords assistance to the Project Engineer in the preparation of proposal estimates of time and expenses required to complete the project
• Affords assistance to the Project Engineer in scheduling staffing requirements for field projects
• Affords assistance to the Project Engineer in supervising and instructing, as needed, the responsibilities of field personnel on projects assigned to them
• Plans and implements engineering programs, including defining the project philosophy, activities, milestones, and staff requirements, per customer requirements
• Develops and maintains a schedule and budget for the assigned engineering project
• Provides reports on the status of project milestones and adjusts schedules accordingly
• Controls expenditures within limitations of project budget
• Identifies project staffing requirements and coordinates staffing with supporting organization managers
• Covers preparation and delivery of project deliverables, design documents, and bid packages
• Assigns and oversees project personnel to specific phases or aspects of project such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans, and product testing
• Reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications
• Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems
• Directs integration of technical activities
• Evaluates and presents changes for design, specifications, drawing releases, reports, etc. to the Project Engineer and /or Project manager for approval
• Prepares interim and completion project reports
• Interfaces with customers to provide project status reports and ensures customer needs are met
• Provides status and progress reports to client, project team, and management
• Reviews project proposal or plan to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project
• Supervises field work and performs field work when needed
• Establishes work plan and staffing for each phase of project and arranges for recruitment or assignment of project personnel
• Confers with project staff to outline workplan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority
• Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget
• Supervises project personnel and oversees their daily activities to ensure it is correct and complete
• Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules or plans as required
• Prepares project reports for management, client, or others
• Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems
• Covers project activities with government regulatory or other governmental agencies
• Identifies the potential for new projects and seeks opportunities to promote the company’s services on an ongoing basis
• Travels 25% of the time which may be out of state

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5-8 years of field and/or related experience where a PE license counts towards that related experience, a bachelor’s degree in a related field, and demonstrates ability to meet the requirements of the job as set forth in this description
• Previous construction experience is preferred
• Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred or have the ability to become licensed within 6 months of being in this position
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification

Skills

• Ability to review and understand plans, specs, and reports including site, grading, utility, foundation, details, structural, drawings, architectural, grading, federal, state and local regulations

Benefits

• Compensation: Base salary $90,000–$120,000, + mileage reimbursement, benefits, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, professional development opportunities, 401(k), and bonus potential