Field Project Representative 4

DOWL•Helena, MT

4h•Onsite

About The Position

DOWL is a top-ranked, multi-disciplined consulting firm with over 60 years of experience in civil engineering and related services, including Civil and Land Development, Construction-Related Services, Transportation and Structures, and Water and Environmental Services. The company values employee growth, offers great benefits, and fosters a culture of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork. The Construction Engineering and Inspection team is crucial in ensuring projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget, requiring close coordination with owners, engineers, and contractors. They provide full-service construction administration and specialized inspection and testing for various infrastructure projects like roads, bridges, and reservoirs. The Field Project Representative 4 is responsible for a wide range of construction observation, administrative duties, and documentation during the construction phase of projects. This field-based position requires travel away from the home location for extended periods to work on-site at construction projects, and may involve night shift and/or weekend work.

Requirements

Ability to travel away from home location for extended periods of time to work on-site at construction projects.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
Proficient in Market Sector Software (AASHTOWare, DocExpress, local agency data management software, Newforma, MS Project, Equipment Watch Rental).
Fully proficient understanding of technical fundamentals related to the market sector.
Team player.
Independent thinker who provides clear communication and direction to others and takes responsibility for their results.
Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets.
Able to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort.
Able to consistently meet budget and schedule expectations on projects.
Able to prioritize multiple assignments to successfully deliver all assigned projects on time and on budget.
Advanced skill in interpreting, selecting, and employing industry standards including relationship/order of precedence of contract documents, materials testing and requirements, quantity and quality tracking, local agency, state DOT, EJCDC, ACI, MasterSpec, and other building codes.
6 years of experience (or 5 years with an advanced degree).
All certifications required by local jurisdiction (e.g., ODOT Drilled Shaft, Traffic Signals, etc.).
Valid driver’s license is required to support legitimate business purposes (driving is an essential job function).
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to create and interpret graphs and understand statistical analysis.
Ability to sit, talk, hear, stand, walk, and use hands.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
Specific vision abilities including close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Associate's or Bachelor's degree
QCCS certification
Bridge Inspection Team Lead certification
PE (Professional Engineer) license

Responsibilities

Perform construction observation, administrative duties, and documentation during the construction phase of projects.
Interpret contract plans and specifications.
Observe and inspect work performed by contractors to evaluate compliance with contract documents.
Take notes and maintain documentation.
Prepare pay requests and maintain records.
Assist other Construction Engineering and Inspection staff with responding to requests for information, change orders, and other field/construction administrative duties as needed.
Lead technical efforts on a variety of project types, sizes, and complexities.
Mentor others on technical tasks and skills.
Provide quality control of moderately complex deliverables.
Lead small teams (1-2 people) to complete challenging assignments.
Provide clear communication and direction to others and take responsibility for their results.
Produce daily construction reports and project documentation independently and oversee others with less experience.
Produce submittal reviews independently and oversee others with less experience.
Produce in-service inspection reports independently and oversee others with less experience.
Produce Construction Time Estimates (CTEs) independently and oversee others with less experience.
Produce change order support documents (Force account process) independently and oversee others with less experience.
Predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort.
Consistently meet budget and schedule expectations on projects.
Develop budgets and schedules for complex tasks.
Break down complex projects into logical tasks.
Mentor others on understanding budgets and schedules.
Prioritize multiple assignments to successfully deliver all assigned projects on time and on budget.
Interpret, select, and employ industry standards with advanced skill, including relationship/order of precedence of contract documents, materials testing and requirements, quantity and quality tracking, and various building codes.
Actively mentor others on interpreting standards.
Communicate frequently and directly with clients to resolve technical issues on moderate to complex projects.
Lead client project meetings.
Understand appropriate messaging and legal risks.
Perform advanced levels of technical work on large, complex projects.
Operate with a high level of autonomy.
Review the work of others.
May perform some project management tasks.
Oversee team operations and the daily workflow of the team (if supervisor).
Organize workflow and ensure that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks (if supervisor).
Recruit and hire new employees (if supervisor).
Implement training for new hires and identify training opportunities for current staff (if supervisor).
Communicate information from leadership to employees and vice versa (if supervisor).
Monitor employee productivity and provide constructive feedback and coaching (if supervisor).
Set goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company’s plans and vision and communicates them to employees (if supervisor).
Provide constructive and timely performance evaluations (if supervisor).
Decide on reward and promotion based on performance (if supervisor).
Handle discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy (if supervisor).
Perform other duties as assigned.