Travel Project Engineer-Mission Critical

Layton Construction Company•Eagle Mountain, UT

About The Position

The Project Engineer assists Project Managers to ensure that work installed on the project meets plan and specification requirements. This role involves a deep understanding of project plans and specifications, reviewing submittals, and ensuring the utilization of appropriate materials. The Project Engineer also contributes to value analysis, cost-saving recommendations, and project scheduling.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related field.
One year previous field experience.
The ability to understand and apply OSHA and company safety requirements.
Has integrity: maintains normal standards of ethics, conduct, and organizational policies in job-related activities.
Problem Solving: Solves practical problems and deals with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; interprets a variety of complex instructions.

Nice To Haves

Good written and oral communication skills.
Expresses self clearly and effectively when talking with individuals and groups.
Demonstrates poise and mastery of language.
Expresses ideas clearly in writing.
Uses proper organization and grammar.
Working knowledge of Word and Excel.
Flexibility: Willing to modify plans and behavior when necessary to meet a goal.
Cooperation: Works well with other people. Takes time to help co-workers, customers and others achieve their goals and assignments.
The ability to read and understand blueprints.
Learning Ability: Has the ability and desire to quickly learn new job-related information.
Working knowledge of scheduling programs.
Ability to understand and convey basic Spanish commands, questions, and instructions regarding concrete construction.

Responsibilities

Assure compliance by becoming intimately familiar with the assigned project plans and specifications.
Review shop drawings and submittals.
Review plans from the standpoint of value analysis and constructability, ensuring appropriate materials are utilized.
Communicate inconsistencies to the architect.
Recommend labor saving and other cost-saving methods.
Attend and take notes for project team meetings, including weekly Owner/Architect meetings and subcontractor coordination meetings.
Distribute meeting minutes to participants.
Publish weekly progress reports for assigned projects and follow up for receipt, review, and distribution of information required for project construction.
Update project schedules as needed.
Assist in bidding and in developing scope of work for trade contractors.
Work with the superintendent to prepare project schedule, including establishing dates for receiving shop drawings and milestones necessary to complete the project on time.
Follow up for review and approval for shop drawings, samples, material lists, etc.
Maintain logs, reflecting the status of shop drawings, requests for clarification, change requests, and proposal requests.
Advise on proper procedures for concrete pours.
Inspect structural reinforcing.
Coordinate standard slump and compaction testing to verify compliance to specifications.
Review field procedures and final installation of structural elements to ensure compliance of the work.
Perform work sampling.
Observe and analyze work methods, techniques, and procedures to advise superintendent on improvement of production efficiency.
Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures.
Report unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Safety.