Office Engineer - Water/Wastewater

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist engineers to gather and prepare data for submittal or transmittal to the customer, vendors, subcontractors, governmental agencies, and internal use
• Support the field through materials management to maintain the project schedule and sequencing
• Supervise trade partner employees involved in the submittal and shop drawing process
• Perform detailed reviews and provide approvals of submittals, shop drawings and product data
• Create and process RFIs in a solutions-orientated manner
• Process subcontract bonds, insurance, pay applications, correspondence, change estimates and potential change orders
• Absorb data gathering for the monthly owner pay application and margin analysis
• Enter data into the job cost system and participate in reviewing cost reports with jobsite management
• Absorb assistance in generating change orders and as-built data to be reviewed by the Project Manager
• Participate in jobsite safety meetings, weekly safety audits, etc.
• Facilitate the quality control plan and participate in preparatory meetings, initial inspections, follow-up inspections, etc.
• Support BIM and VDC coordination meetings in the creation of RFIs, as needed, and review shop drawings from the coordinated model

Required Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Effective leadership skills for managing and mentoring field staff
• The ability to take charge and effectively manage contractors to meet project schedule
• Knowledge of OSHA safety regulations with 10HR OSHA Safety card
• The ability to work well with others, and willingness to learn in a team environment

Required Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Construction Management
• Minimum of 4+ years of construction experience as an Office Engineer for water, wastewater, or utilities project
• Multiple construction trades and close coordination with the Owner on construction issues
• Knowledge and experience working with Municipalities on project costs and budgets, processing change requests, requests for information, submittals, and inspectors’ daily reports
• Experience reviewing engineering designs, contractor shop drawings and/or vendor specifications and plans, or similar, to determine constructability and practicality of proposed work and adherence to established standards and requirements

Preferred Experience

• Registered Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30-hour construction safety training
• Commissioning and outage experience with water/wastewater plants