Engineering Assistant/Field Engineer-Pitt 2025-2026 - copy

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Aid in obtaining and reviewing information and approvals for processing of shop drawings, product data, and samples.
• Communicate this information across all levels of the project team.
• Manage other aspects of communication including submission and responses for Requests for Information (RFIs).
• Prepare estimates for changes in the work, including reviewing Change Order requests from subcontractors.
• Study contract drawings, specifications, and shop drawings to ensure proper coordination and installation.
• Maintain and update contract documents, electronic web-based documents, and project logs.
• Distribute information required for construction to appropriate parties.
• Affirm engineering to ensure materials and equipment are released for fabrication or manufacture in time to meet the construction schedule.
• Prepare final records for the project, including close-out documents, Operations/Maintenance Manuals, etc.
• If assigned to another Business Unit department, perform the requisite duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Two years of college education from an accredited degree program in Engineering, Construction, or a relevant field.
• Building construction, engineering, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Knowledge of general contract, subcontract documents, drawings, and specifications is desirable.
• Good interpersonal skills, desire to learn, ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing, proficiency with computer applications as required to perform responsibilities.
• A basic understanding of scheduling programs preferred.

Physical Demands

• Sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, taste or smell.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Regularly work in an office setting.
• Occasionally work at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock.