Facilities - CM Project Enginer

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.•El Paso, TX

22h

About The Position

The Facilities - CM – Project Engineer is responsible for assisting in leading and overseeing assigned high voltage infrastructure and construction projects by working with engineers, architects, internal departments, project managers, integrators, consultants, and contractors in developing a plan to determine project time frames, distribute resources, and ensure timely completion of activities. The Project Engineer understands the project deliverables and creates timelines for different individuals and/or groups involved to make sure the project remains on track. The Project Engineer provides schedules, cost budgets and project estimates using knowledge of general engineering and construction principles. The Project Engineer interprets, organizes, coordinates, communicates, and executes assignments with limited supervision, ensuring work is performed and completed in accordance with industry standards, and providing support to other team members. Immigration sponsorship or support (e.g. H1B, F-1 CPT/OPT/STEM OPT) is not available for this position, except for qualified candidates eligible for the TN visa classification.

Requirements

Assisting in leading and overseeing assigned high voltage infrastructure and construction projects
Working with engineers, architects, internal departments, project managers, integrators, consultants, and contractors
Developing a plan to determine project time frames, distribute resources, and ensure timely completion of activities
Understanding project deliverables and creating timelines
Providing schedules, cost budgets, and project estimates
Knowledge of general engineering and construction principles
Interpreting, organizing, coordinating, communicating, and executing assignments with limited supervision
Ensuring work is performed and completed in accordance with industry standards
Providing support to other team members
Reading and interpreting construction documents
Preparing reports and logs
Performing quantity surveys and take-offs
Managing project sub-consultants and in-house support disciplines
Developing work order requests and open-ended contract task proposals
Collaborating with project stakeholders and construction operations teams
Communicating project budget parameters
Identifying value engineering opportunities
Supporting finance team with cost breakouts
Tracking project budget, actuals, committed funds, estimate to completion, estimate at completion and variance
Assigning cost codes
Developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Scheduling meetings with clients, site managers, and staff
Attending various meetings, recording and distributing meeting minutes
Communicating and coordinating with team members
Procuring and allocating resources
Managing internal and external risks

Nice To Haves

Qualified candidates eligible for the TN visa classification

Responsibilities

Plans, schedules, and coordinates work throughout the various phases of the project. May be responsible for a portion of a large project or the entirety of a small to medium size project.
Monitor project progress to ensure work is being executed in accordance with contract plans and specifications.
Read and interpret construction documents such as drawings, specifications, geotechnical, testing and inspection reports, maps, aerial photography, topographical surveys, and related documentation to prepare estimates on material quantities and project cost.
Prepare reports and logs such as daily field reports, cost to date, estimated cost to complete, submittals, RFI’s, etc.
Assist with performing quantity surveys and take-offs from contract documents and actual work-in-place.
Prepare and compile contract plans, specifications, and estimates. Prepare proposals as required.
Manage project sub-consultants and in-house support disciplines.
Develop work order requests and open-ended contract task proposals.
Collaborate with project stakeholders and construction operations teams to define project scope and to develop appropriate budgets for capital expenditure on new and existing projects.
Communicate project budget parameters to design, construction, financial teams, and other internal partners to aid in planning and design.
Communicate in a proactive way overages to broader team when necessary.
Work with architects, engineers, construction, and design teams to identify value engineering opportunities to assist with the definition of the design team’s intent to realize a more cost-effective project.
Support finance team with necessary cost breakouts to enhance the decision-making process. Track project budget, actuals, committed funds, estimate to completion, estimate at completion and variance. Assign cost codes to standardize work values.
Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders (vendors, contractors, engineers, construction crews and consultants).
Schedule meetings with clients, site managers, and staff. Attend various meetings, record and distribute meeting minutes.
Communicate and coordinate with team members to ensure projects are completed by the defined milestones and within established cost goals.
Coordinating tasks by different people on different sites to ensure uniformity upon project completion.
Ensuring timely completion of the project to build client trust while avoiding unnecessary penalties.
Working within the budget by adequately estimating the costs and cutting unnecessary expenses
Procuring and allocating resources to ensure there is no shortage while avoiding any unnecessary delays caused by management decisions.
Managing both internal and external risks within the project’s lifetime, such as poor planning designs, and government policies, which directly or indirectly affect the project.
Develop detailed cost estimates with relevant information necessary to track actual execution versus estimated costs. Upload cost data into developed databases.
Perform ad-hoc estimates to support new initiatives and project development.
Prepare order-of-magnitude, conceptual, feasibility, pre-design, budget, value engineering, control, definitive and final engineer’s estimates on assigned projects.