Traveling Site Engineer - xPL Offsite Manufacturing

Division: xPL Offsite – Dallas, TX (75205). Heavy travel required (90–100%). Regular, exempt, salaried position.

About the role

Perform daily project operations and engineering to coordinate project planning, engineering, VDC coordination, and generate basic financial reports. Provide on-site support for delivery coordination and material hand-offs in collaboration with the project team, vendors, and xPL organization as required by the project schedule.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with xPL management to identify and discuss project issues and develop resolution plans; engage with project team, vendor, owner, and construction team resources to resolve.
• Maintain project documentation system to access and upload project-specific folders and keep timely, comprehensive records (photography, meeting minutes, engineering documentation, shop drawings, etc.).
• Coordinate project delivery in accordance with on-site delivery dates and sequence.
• Develop and maintain delivery schedule aligned with the project Contract Items List (CIL).
• Manage project submittals, transmittals, and Requests for Information (RFIs) for defined deliverables, emergent work, drawings, product approvals, and variances.
• Review procurement and engineering packages to understand scope of work for each project vendor and integrator.
• Record and manage Pending Change Order (PCO) reviews; provide on-site analysis (e.g., confirm lengths, quantities, material conformance) and report findings to xPL management.
• Generate and deliver project reports to the project team inclusive of schedule, material status, manufacturing status, and engineering document status.
• Facilitate site readiness coordination including detailed transportation schedule, materials delivery methods, on-site receiving requirements, and alignment to project schedule, demands, and delay notification.
• Conduct inventory of xPL deliveries and obtain appropriate chain-of-custody signatures from the project team for items delivered to the project site.
• For equipment and deliveries, obtain proof of data to ensure storage area meets environmental requirements and completion of predecessor work prior to delivery.
• Conduct material reinspection for periods of extended storage.
• Develop and/or collect documentation in support of delay back charges and claims from site stakeholders.
• Assist in collecting and uploading vendor and integrator close-out documentation per contract documents.
• Participate in activities, duties, and responsibilities to ensure safe project deliveries.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in Construction Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering, or related field of study.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing or construction industry, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Field construction or engineering experience with knowledge of project scheduling.
• Ability to understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and project schedules.
• Good judgment to solve problems, escalate issues, and request prioritization of responsibilities.
• Self-starter with project management fundamentals; able to quickly adapt while working in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills with effective presentation delivery.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and collaborative teamwork across organizational levels, management, and stakeholders.
• Exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Able to take direction, apply active listening skills, learn and process information quickly, ask clarifying questions, and follow tasks through to completion.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite and familiarity with collaborative tools (e.g., PROCORE, ACC, SAP, Clearstory).
• Knowledgeable of continuous improvement tools and methodologies.

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands.
• Frequently views a computer monitor and uses a computer keyboard.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly required to be mobile; occasionally travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances.
• Performance of duties requires physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, use construction personnel hoists, climb ladders, and negotiate work areas under construction.
• Regularly performs work on-site at construction work sites, office locations, and/or off-site venues.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

• Regularly works at construction work sites exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock.
• Noise level is usually moderate to loud.
• Occasionally works in an office setting with quiet to moderate noise levels.
• Required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.