Office Engineer
About The Position
GFT is seeking a Office Engineer to join our Construction Services team in the Laurel / Bladensburg area! This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance at our Bladensburg office (office a minimum of 4 days a week/remote work one day per week may be approved) At GFT, we’re not just engineering the future; we’re meticulously building it. Our comprehensive suite of construction and program management services reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence, safety, innovation, and sustainability. Our construction management services are the cornerstone of our commitment to transforming communities and enhancing lives. We oversee every construction phase to help ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards. What you’ll be challenged to do: Assignments have clear and specific objectives and require the organization of priorities in a continually evolving construction environment. Possesses skills to acceptably create, coordinate, develop and maintain construction project records documentation. Requires engineering judgement and attention to detail, accuracy, quality, and organization.
Requirements
- 5 years’ experience min. in vertical construction document control / construction inspection.
- Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
- Some Construction inspection experience for government buildings is required. The individual may be required to perform construction inspection occasionally.
- Good communication skills
Nice To Haves
- Preferred BS in Civil Engineering or Construction Management
- Minimum high school degree with 2+ years continued higher level education
- Procore experience strongly preferred but not required
- eBuilder experience preferred
- CDT cert or CACM cert preferred but not required
- Experience with LEED-Silver building certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain job record files in accordance with client’s requirements and/or best practice.
- Prepares status and progress reports.
- Prepare meeting agenda and document meeting minutes.
- Recognize construction-related challenges and suggest procedures to resolve.
- Assists construction inspectors and contractor’s representatives in clarification of contract documentation relative to assigned contracts.
- Reviews and processes contractor's submittals and RFI’s and distribute as required.
- Prepare and maintain project progress payment estimates.
- Prepare change orders and contract modifications.
- Assist in the review contractor’s schedule.
- Prepare cost and/or time estimates for pending change orders and contract modifications.
- Coordinate and document changes to drawings and specifications.
- Maintain project logs for submittals, change orders, RFI’s, progress payments and other logs as directed.
- Oversee and mentor office staff.
Benefits
- Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment.
- Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
- Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan.
- Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual.
- Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
- Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations
- Incentive compensation for eligible positions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
