Project Engineer

Job Summary

Direct activities concerned with contracts for sale and installation of elevators and/or escalators and related service.

Essential Duties

• Examine estimates of material, equipment, and production costs, performance requirements, and delivery schedules to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Continually update job performance metrics (payroll, schedule, material delivery) from job inception to completion.
• Prepare bids, process specifications, test and progress reports, and other exhibits that may be required.
• Review bids from other firms for conformity to contract requirements and determine acceptable bids.
• Execute purchase orders and work with suppliers for best application and price.
• Coverage of all drawings and approvals from HQ/Vendors to the GC/Owner for required materials on each project.
• Request or approve change orders and amendments to or extensions of contracts.
• Advises engineering and production departments of contractual obligations.
• Compile data for preparing estimates.
• Maintain contract and contractor status databases.
• Review all correspondence concerning general and subcontractors and respond as necessary.
• Establish and maintain contact with general and subcontractors to ensure the smooth working of the contract awarding process.
• Cook up work of other departments to implement fulfillment of contracts.
• Act as liaison between company and general or subcontractors.
• Independently review specifications, building drawings, and existing equipment to optimize material and labor requirements for creating proposal documentation.
• Organize and manage a centralized cost and application estimating database and a formal process to support cost estimating.
• Prepare construction projects by verifying estimates, project drawings, and specifications; establishing and disseminating schedules; awarding contracts; obtaining tools and equipment; specifying materials and supplies.
• Consult with branch offices, suppliers, and external customers to execute a successful project, resolve issues, and manage relationships.
• Monitor and analyze project performance metrics for risk management.
• Cook up work of other departments internally to fulfill contractual obligations.
• Develop, maintain, and deploy training for processes, systems, and procedures.
• Review all project correspondence with internal and external customers and promptly respond as necessary.
• Recognize and implement improvement recommendations for the project lifecycle process.
• Identify market trends for cost reduction, supplier analysis, products and application, and industry offerings.

Job Qualifications and Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s in related or equivalent industry experience

• Experience: Minimum 2 years in related

• PMP would be beneficial but not required

• Skills/Core Competencies:

  • Technical Professional Knowledge
  • Teamwork and Cooperation
  • Communication Initiative
  • Planning and Organizing
  • Maximizing Performance
  • Analysis/Problem Assessment
  • Attention to Detail
  • Customer Service Orientation
  • Innovation
  • Analytical and Conceptual Thinking