Project Engineer

Encore Electric, Inc. • Belgrade, MT

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About The Position

Project Engineer assists the Project Manager and field team to ensure customer satisfaction through taking accountability to complete projects on time and on budget.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Knowledge of the construction process from scheduling to manpower to the labor, materials and equipment required for installation
• Knowledge of Constructability and the construction process
• Knowledge of Algebra and geometry
• Knowledge of Statistics
• Knowledge of Financial math
• Skill in acting as a self-starter
• Good organization skills
• Spatial orientation
• Identifying scope gaps in construction documents
• Customer management
• Listening
• Speaking intelligently
• Estimating resources needed to complete required tasks
• Adapting to new and changing requirements, environments, and/or information
• Managing people and processes
• Managing complex projects, breaking them down to their component levels
• Using communication software
• Effective written and oral communication sufficient to be able to elicit and communicate information and achieve understanding (Technical/Business writing)
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with customers, vendors, consultants, management, and employees
• Operating a computer
• Operate Microsoft office products
• Organizing work to accomplish tasks
• Reading and writing
• Prioritizing and reprioritizing to meet job needs
• Identifying and managing risk
• Problem solving
• Tracking numbers and bits of data relevant to the work assignment
• Ability to retain and access critical information from memory
• Ability to conceptualize and visualize the project for constructability means and methods
• Ability to think on your feet
• Ability to understand when to speak and when not to speak
• Ability to be personally detached from ideas (no ego)
• Ability to see things from multiple perspectives
• Ability to coordinate effectively with all ENCORE Support Services

Nice To Haves

• A degree in related field or Journeyman’s License with Five years of progressive experience in the electrical trade preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain open communication lines with all working relationships
• Follow up to ensure items for which the job is accountable are performed
• Earn and maintain customer’s trust
• Uphold the core values of the organization
• Work well with others to accomplish the mission of the organization and of the job
• Constantly train the field engineers in the project engineer’s role
• Engage and help to develop new Encore standards and processes and hold others accountable to them
• Participate in Project Engineer meetings
• Assist Project Manager with change estimates
• Assist project team with labor cost codes for the project
• Work with Project Manager and Assistant Project Manager to write the commodity purchase order from the installation estimate
• Ensure all parties to the job (at all levels of the job) apply their time into the proper phase code for time keeping
• Take responsibility for submittals
• Assist with submittal creation and procurement of material
• Make certain purchase orders and Subcontracts are written and that the project is current on change orders to the purchase orders
• Coordinate and maintain relationships with all project stakeholders
• Ensure proper maintenance of construction documents
• Actively engage in any required meetings
• Ensure the proper permit is obtained in the jurisdiction for the job location. Understand the permitting process and what the wiring methods are in different jurisdiction
• Responsible for project closeout documentation
• Prior to completion, involves the service department so they know the job and are introduced to the owner to maintain the relationship
• Assist closing out the job with vendors
• Work with project team to set up the job
• Work with the project team to build an information sheet and map to the jobsite
• Assist Project Manager as necessary in performing cost to complete on a monthly basis
• Strong communications with the entire project team (Internal and External)
• Other duties as may be assigned

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision plans
• disability, and life insurance
• employee-matched 401(k)
• paid time off (PTO)
• an employee assistance program that includes counseling, legal, and financial advice
• generous employee referral program
• access to technical, safety, personal finance, and leadership training through Encore University, Encore’s in house training program
• cell phone allowances
• short-term incentive program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED