Project Engineer - Power & Energy

About the role

The Project Engineer leads technical support around quality controls, design and specification compliance, contract compliance, scheduling, document control, financial management, material management, subcontractor management, and engineering means and methods to the project team on site.

Responsibilities

• Assist in proper project planning, value-added engineering means and methods, developing work packages, preparing production indicators/benchmarks, and developing the master schedule
• Interpret design/drawings; research and resolve drawing interpretation problems, conflicts, interferences, and errors
• Verify that all completed work complies with applicable codes, drawings, and specifications
• Identify any state or local laws relating to environmental compliance and educate the team to ensure understanding and compliance with permit requirements
• Provide engineering input to the daily job log
• Generate and maintain contract compliance matrix
• Interpret production goals from work packages for craft supervisors to enable daily communication of productivity goals to crews
• Ensure tracking of quantity data and measure productivity
• Generate and maintain various informational logs and correspondence with project client/owner
• Track the progress of major vendors and subcontractors to ensure timely manufacturing and delivery of materials
• Assist the project team in coordinating subcontractors and ensuring their adherence to company expectations and project requirements
• Generate and maintain the project schedule to aid project leadership in decision-making
• Generate and maintain the project submittal log, requests for information log, and correspondence with client/owner
• Coordinate the transmittal and subsequent approval of all submittals to the Owner/Engineer
• Generate and maintain contract compliance listings, buyout logs, and procurement reports
• Identify, document, and estimate costs of extra work activities not anticipated in the original scope; provide proper notification and financial reporting of change orders
• Establish and maintain a project change order log that ties to the UAR
• Work with the project management team to track and report project costs to senior management; update project cost/revenue forecasts and identify financial risks/opportunities

Requirements

• 4-year degree in construction management, engineering, or business
• Minimum of 10 years experience in heavy construction, utility construction preferred
• Knowledge of all aspects of construction (technology, equipment, means, and methods); supervision, estimating, schedules, budget
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and supervisory skills
• Significant independent judgment; strong sense of urgency and ability to prioritize, multi-task, and change between duties with accuracy and quality
• Some travel required
• Written and oral communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with project supervisors, team members, regulatory personnel, and others
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Experience with Primavera P6 or similar scheduling software, CMIC or other document management software