Project Engineer Civil/Bridge - fresh grads welcome!
About The Position
The Project Engineer is responsible for managing all project submittals, including Requests for Information (RFI) and shop drawings. This role involves reviewing contract documents, ensuring thorough documentation of both internal and external communications, assisting the Senior Project Manager, and providing excellent customer service to all project stakeholders. The position also entails analyzing and summarizing key components of contract documents such as design plans, special provisions, standard specifications, and the scope of work. The Project Engineer will maintain various logs, assist in identifying design changes, compile project information, and manage drawing revisions and document control. Close collaboration with Production Management, Scheduling, Purchasing, Estimating, and Quality Control personnel is essential to establish job sequencing and confirm material and state specifications. The role requires maintaining communication with Detailers, monitoring fabrication and shipping schedules, and assisting in problem identification and solution development.
Requirements
- Thorough understanding of design plans, blueprints, and industry standards
- Strong sense of purpose and urgency with demonstrated leadership skills
- Commitment to quality and safe working practices
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Work with transmittals, submittal flow, change management, subcontractor coordination and owners representatives
- Eager to analyze complex problems and generate solutions
- Able to deftly coordinate the myriad of details that are involved in steel bridge fabrication
- Professional communication and interpersonal skills with customers in both pleasant and unpleasant situations
- Work effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- Able to travel to visit fabrication plants and project job sites
- Must conduct business honestly, ethically, and fairly with respect for all
- Requires proficiency in Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s or Associates degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or Business Administration
- Experience in steel fabrication/construction or civil/highway construction
- Familiarity with Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Tekla EPM and project management software
Responsibilities
- Prepare & execute requests for information
- Analyze & summarize key components of contract documents: Design plans, Special Provisions/Standard Specifications, Scope of work
- Maintain logs of shop drawings, transmittals, RFIs, and designs and distribute to appropriate parties
- Assist Project Manager in identifying any changes to the design plans and communicate changes to appropriate parties
- Compile and distribute project information sheets
- Maintain communication with Detailers
- Manage and monitor all project submittals, shop drawing status and issues
- Review all shop drawings for conformance with contract documents, relevant specifications and codes, and Veritas Steel standards
- Manage all drawing revisions and document control throughout the project
- Monitor fabrication and shipping schedule
- Assist Project Manager and VP of Estimating & Project Management
- Assist in identifying problems and develop alternative solutions
- Work closely with Production Management, Scheduling, and Purchasing personnel to establish final sequencing of job and ensure material and state specifications are confirmed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
