Entry-Level Engineer
About The Position
Whiting-Turner Entry-Level Engineers are team members who help manage all aspects of construction projects. Reporting to a Project Manager and/or a Superintendent, the Entry-Level Engineer's major duties include coordinating work with project owner representatives, architects, engineers, inspectors, and site subcontractors and/or directing the work of all trades assigned to a construction work site. They manage estimating and bidding processes and track costs to manage the project budget. They also resolve and clarify design issues, identify and resolve field issues and change orders, and write contracts and purchase orders using company boilerplate language to document all ordered work, schedules, projected costs, change orders and technical specifications. Entry-Level Engineers participate in meetings to coordinate work and manage labor concerns, ensure work is completed in accordance with quality standards and contract specifications, and implement project schedules including each task associated with project completion. They document the technical, financial and personnel aspects of each project, review project drawings, specifications, submittals and change orders, and review each trade’s work progress with respect to each project phase. Additionally, they provide field support to construction superintendents to help ensure contract compliance, quality control and maintenance of the site, track project phase completion against milestones, set expectations for managing a safe work site, and document each phase of the project.
Responsibilities
- Coordinating work with project owner representatives, architects, engineers, inspectors, and site subcontractors and/or directing the work of all trades assigned to a construction work site.
- Managing estimating and bidding processes and tracking costs to manage project budget.
- Resolving and clarifying design issues.
- Identifying and resolving field issues and change orders.
- Writing contracts and purchase orders using company boilerplate language to document all ordered work, schedules, projected costs, change orders and technical specifications.
- Participating in meetings to coordinate work and manage labor concerns.
- Ensuring work is completed in accordance with quality standards and contract specifications.
- Implementing project schedules including each task associated with project completion.
- Documenting the technical, financial and personnel aspects of each project.
- Reviewing project drawings, specifications, submittals and change orders.
- Reviewing each trade’s work progress with respect to each project phase.
- Providing field support to construction superintendents to help ensure contract compliance, quality control and maintenance of the site.
- Tracking project phase completion against milestones.
- Setting expectations for managing a safe work site.
- Documenting each phase of the project.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
