Traveling Site Engineer - xPL Offsite Manufacturing

Division: xPL Offsite OSM Project
Location: Dallas, TX 75205 USA
Travel: 90-100%
Job Type: Regular, Exempt, Salaried

About the Role

Perform daily project operations and engineering to coordinate project planning, engineering, VDC coordination, and generate basic financial reports. Provide onsite 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 ensure timely, comprehensive documentation, including photography, meeting minutes, engineering documentation, shop drawings, and other project records.
• Coordinate project delivery in accordance with on-site delivery dates and sequence.
• Develop and maintain a delivery schedule aligned with the project Contract Items List (CIL).
• Manage project submittals, transmittals, and Requests for Information (RFIs) for defined project deliverables, emergent work, drawings, product approvals, and variances.
• Review procurement and engineering packages to understand the scope of work for each project vendor and integrator.
• Record and manage Pending Change Order (PCO) reviews; provide onsite analysis (e.g., confirm lengths, quantities, material conformance) and report findings to xPL management.
• Generate and deliver project reports to the project team, including schedule, material status, manufacturing status, and engineering document status.
• Facilitate site readiness coordination, including detailed transportation schedules, materials delivery methods, onsite receiving requirements, and alignment to project schedule demands and delay notification requirements.
• 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, with a 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.
• Able 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.
• Heavy travel required (90-100%).

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 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.
• Performs work on-site at construction work sites, office locations, and/or off-site venues, including climbing permanent and temporary stairs, using construction personnel hoists, climbing ladders, and negotiating work areas under construction.
• Regularly lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

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