Project Engineer - Building

Sundt Construction•San Diego, CA

About The Position

Sundt is a 100% employee-owned contractor focused on building long-term prosperity for clients, communities, and employee-owners. The Project Engineer serves as the project’s technical source of information and is expected to know the construction documents, subcontracts, and purchase orders thoroughly. The role responds to questions about drawings, specifications, shop drawings, and change orders, and maintains professional working relationships with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers. It may include supervising or training Field Engineers. The position has three progression steps—I, II, and Senior—and supports Sundt’s Building division on commercial projects, including aviation. The Project Engineer supports project planning and execution, procurement, cost control, documentation, change management, and project-team coordination. The role also helps prevent and resolve claims and may participate in concrete form design, equipment selection, and quantity takeoffs.

Requirements

Advanced knowledge of construction engineering technology, codes, standards, and the interdependence and relationships between functional units.
Four-year construction-related degree or equivalent technical training and related experience.
At least three to four years of similar construction engineering experience.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage a team of varied disciplines.
Ability to supervise and/or train Field Engineers if required.
Commercial or vertical project experience.

Nice To Haves

Aviation project experience.

Responsibilities

Understand and support the components of the project management plan, including scope, procurement, environmental, time, financial, quality, safety, and risk plans, and understand the change management process.
Develop a procurement schedule and integrate it with the project CPM schedule; procure required materials and equipment; coordinate trade submittals; and review submittals for compliance with contract documents.
Develop an understanding of prime contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, allowance items, contract drawings, and specifications; administer budgeting and cost-control processes to help complete the project within budget.
Maintain as-built contract documents and compile close-out requirements, including operation and maintenance manuals, warranties, and specification-required project items.
Participate in concrete form design and related equipment selection as needed, and perform takeoffs for concrete, asphalt concrete, earthwork, and utilities as required.
Plan, acquire, develop, and supervise project-team members to support project execution.
Prepare and maintain quantity-reporting mechanisms, coordinate meeting agendas, prepare minutes, and maintain project logs.
Prepare and review change orders, including time extensions, with appropriate personnel before submitting them to the owner; maintain the change-order log and distribute executed change orders as required to company and subcontractor field personnel.
Prepare cost-control budget adjustments and execute them in a timely manner.
Prevent claims, identify potential claims, and quantify, mitigate, or resolve the effects of claims that occur in a timely manner.
Maintain effective working relationships with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers.
Supervise or train Field Engineers when required.