Project Engineer - MEC Transportation

Kiewit•Grapevine, TX

About The Position

As a Project Engineer, you are responsible for the administrative and technical aspects of constructing a project and managing a team of field and cost engineers. You serve as the main conduit of cost, revenue, and cash-flow information between the construction manager and the team, and help develop employees through mentorship and training. Mass. Electric Construction Company, a subsidiary of Kiewit Corporation, specializes in transit and rail system construction and maintenance throughout the United States and Canada, including overhead contact systems, traction power substations, signaling and train control, communications, and control centers. This is a travel-based position. Relocation is not required, but extensive travel is expected; travel or relocation may also be required as business needs arise. The role may involve work at different locations and under varying conditions. The position requires regular, reliable attendance; timely, productive work; effective and professional communication; and safe performance of duties in accordance with oral and written instructions and company policies. Work is performed during normal operating hours, with overtime and weekends as required. The employee must be able to access all areas of a construction site. The employer offers eligible full-time employees a benefits package including medical, dental, and vision plans; voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs; life insurance; disability coverage; retirement plans with matching; and paid time off.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a construction-related field, or equivalent experience and education in project or field engineering.
At least three years of construction experience, with an emphasis on safety.
Working knowledge of and ability to direct accounts payable/accounts receivable, materials control, estimating, job cost updates, and subcontracts management systems.
Demonstrated leadership and people-management skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Planning, organization, and delegation skills.
Teaching and mentoring skills.
Ability to travel extensively and to relocate as business needs arise.
Ability to set standards of excellence in leadership, safety, quality, and productivity for subordinates.
Ability to access all areas of a construction site.
Regular, reliable attendance and ability to work during normal operating hours and meet deadlines.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment-use instructions, and other policies.
Ability to work overtime and weekends as required.

Responsibilities

Develop a complete understanding of contract plans and specifications.
Examine and inspect field conditions; identify problems, inaccuracies, and cost-saving measures, and take corrective action as needed.
Inspect subordinates’ work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, and explain and take corrective action.
Evaluate directions and suggestions from supervisors or other employees regarding safe and proper work practices, and implement a plan based on that evaluation.
Observe installed equipment or systems to identify hazards and determine whether adjustments, relocation, or replacement are needed.
Identify workplace safety hazards and take necessary corrective action to eliminate or minimize them.
Understand and respond appropriately to safety hazards and warning devices.
Understand and implement lockout/tagout procedures safely.
Develop and maintain the project master schedule using appropriate techniques and scheduling software, with input from project management personnel.
Manage document control, including receiving and logging new issue drawings and contract documents and maintaining the document control log.
Review new issue drawings and contract documents for changed conditions, quantify the impact, review it with a supervisor, and distribute new issues to the field.
Prepare monthly cost projections using project management system information and prepare quarterly cash-flow projections.
Purchase and expedite materials and manage material control operations.
Assist the site manager in implementing the project quality assurance and control program.
Recommend improvements to project operations, including methods, staffing, and procedures.
Act as managing project engineer or coordinator on multiple projects, supervising and providing on-the-job training to lower-level engineers.
Communicate effectively verbally and in writing; perform arithmetic with whole numbers and fractions rapidly and accurately.
Read and understand plans and specifications and visualize two-dimensional drawings in three dimensions.
Work productively, meet deadlines, follow instructions and policies, communicate professionally, and perform work safely and effectively.
Work overtime and weekends as required and work at various locations and under varying conditions.