Project Engineer

About Willmeng

Since 1977, Arizona-based commercial general contractor Willmeng Construction has been committed to building excellence and preserving the company’s high value to the clients we serve. Willmeng gives back to our community and has been recognized for numerous awards for project excellence and company culture, including Contractor of the Year by AZRE Magazine, #1 General Contractor by Ranking Arizona, Best Workplace by Inc. Magazine, General Contractor of the Year by NAIOP, and Best Places to Work by Phoenix Business Journal. Our strategic vision focuses on three fundamental aspects: supporting prelease transactions, maintaining our ability to competitively bid projects small and large, and fostering the “altruistic service” corporate culture established by recruiting highly talented individuals of great character.

Responsibilities

• Assists with subcontractors and subcontracts as needed in areas such as scope review, internal requests, change orders, buyout, and communication.
• Manages the billing process in coordination with the Project Manager.
• Assists the superintendent as needed with items such as assembling RFIs, research, supervising subcontractors, and permits.
• Coordinates and assembles project closeout documents, including warranty/operations and maintenance manuals.
• Manages all document control of RFIs, submittals, procurement, subcontractor change orders, correspondence, permits, drawings, specs, punch lists, as-builts, and reports in a systematic and traceable manner.
• Manages requests from clients, subcontractors, or superintendents such as warranty work requests, drawing reading, and transmittals.
• Active member of the budget process (works with the project manager to manage and adjust project budgets and prepares the necessary budget paperwork for monthly budget meetings).
• Coordinates with accounting regarding job setup, including pulling a job number, filling out owner checklists, ensuring subcontractors are pre-qualified, and setting up the budget and prime contract in Procore.
• Assists in preparing owner checklists, submittals, and coordination with accounting.
• Attends job walks (pre-construction owner, pre-bid subcontractor, and project progress).

Requirements

• BS or MS in Construction Engineering preferred OR a BS in Engineering with relevant experience.
• 3-5 years of construction engineering experience.
• Mechanical experience with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.
• Strong interpersonal skills and desire to work in a collaborative environment.
• Proficient in construction software (Procore preferred) and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Access to reliable transportation (required).

Values

• Altruistic - Our foundation is built upon the authentic, selfless concern we share for the success and wellbeing of others.
• Fair 360 - We illuminate with kindness by seeking to understand before being understood and by caring more than may seem reasonable to achieve genuine success for all.
• Strategic - The blueprint that guides the creation of a genuine place of purpose expresses the clarity of our vision, the rigor of our thought, and the character of our word.
• Sincere - We present no facades, only genuine elevations of truth, trust, and wholehearted loyalty to the employees we mentor, the clients we serve, and the communities we call home.
• Nimble - Our structural integrity is ensured through the balance of resourcefulness, responsiveness, and adaptability and strengthened by being well-rounded in the market to serve at the highest levels.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (100% employee ownership).
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• 401k with employer match.
• Employee medical, dental, and vision insurance 100% covered; options to add dependents at 50% coverage by Willmeng.
• Flexible Time Off Policy.
• 9 paid company holidays.
• 3 consecutive weeks of parental bonding leave, with an additional 3-5 weeks of disability leave for delivery recovery.
• Spacious break rooms with healthy meals and snacks provided at no additional cost.
• Team-building activities, including volunteer opportunities.

About the Culture

Willmeng places nothing more important to the organizational health of the company than its overall focus on culture. By bringing different personalities together and embracing their individual contributions, the culture is rich, strong, and uniquely different. With a true family feel and the opportunity to participate in building a genuine place of purpose for clients and employees, Willmeng has the distinct advantage of something exceptional and special in its culture.