Project Engineer - Heavy Industrial/Mining

Sundt Construction•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

Sundt is a 100% employee-owned contractor focused on building long-term prosperity for its clients, communities, and employee-owners. The Project Engineer II is the project's technical source of information and maintains thorough knowledge of construction documents, subcontracts, and purchase orders. 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. The position may assist in supervising or training Field Engineers. The role has three progression steps (I, II, and Senior); Step II is intended for employees with three years in the position or experience on larger, more complex projects. The Project Engineer supports project execution through project planning, procurement and submittals, contract and cost administration, document control, quantity reporting, meeting coordination, and change-order management. The role also helps prevent and resolve claims and may participate in concrete form design, equipment selection, and construction takeoffs. The job description may change and may include other assigned duties.

Requirements

Advanced knowledge of construction engineering technology, codes, and standards, and an in-depth understanding of relationships among functional units.
Four-year construction-related degree or equivalent technical training and related experience.
Three to four years of similar construction engineering experience.
At least three years of experience working on heavy industrial, power, or mining projects.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage a team across varied disciplines.
Ability to supervise and/or train Field Engineer positions if required.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and comply with safety standards and procedures.
Ability to use a telephone, computer system, email, or other electronic devices to communicate with customers and vendors.
Ability to reach above shoulder height and below the waist frequently; stoop, kneel, or bend occasionally; climb stairs or ladders occasionally; and grasp, lift, handle, carry, or feel objects frequently.
Ability to lift, push, or pull objects up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Ability to sit, stand, or walk short distances for up to the entire duration of a shift or workday.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate understanding of project management plan components, 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 necessary materials and equipment; coordinate trade submittals; and review submittals for contract-document compliance.
Develop understanding of prime contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, allowance items, drawings, and specifications; administer budgeting and cost-control processes to support completion within the approved budget.
Maintain as-built contract documents and compile close-out requirements, including operation and maintenance manuals, warranties, and other specification-required items.
May participate in concrete form design and related equipment selection, 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 submission to the owner; maintain the change-order log and distribute executed change-order documents to company and subcontractor field personnel as required.
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.