Project Engineer

Greystar Management Services•Austin, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Supports the Assistant Project Manager, Project Manager and Superintendent with the planning and execution of construction projects. Project Engineers will be responsible for participating in many facets of the construction process such as maintaining schedules and budgets, general construction management and punch lists.

Requirements

Internship or field experience in construction.
Strong organizational, time-management and project management skills in order to effectively track, report and manage multiple projects and priorities where meeting deadlines is critical.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and work in a team environment with a wide variety of people, including owners, architects, subcontractors and business leaders.
Critical thinker and self-starter capable of accomplishing a task with limited guidance and supervision.

Responsibilities

Builds relationships and develops communication and interpersonal skills with subcontractors and project team members.
Assists project team in management of overall site, subcontractors and inspection of completed work. Troubleshoots and resolves issues that may affect the construction schedule, and appropriately surfaces concerns to business leaders when required.
Participates in activities such as punch lists, city inspections, safety reviews, quality reviews and prepares the necessary documentation.
Project controls management, including requests for information, submittals, document management, change management and quality control.
Reviews and recommends change orders, solicits prices from subcontractors and suppliers, and ensures the budgets are amended as needed to reflect the changes to the project specifications.
Responsible for proactive administration of reviewing and processing all submittal data and drawings to ensure project schedules are expedited and materials are delivered on time.
Assists the preconstruction team in performing quantity take offs, developing bid packages, soliciting bids and preparing estimates.
Supports the development and updating of the project schedule and subcontractor detail schedules.
Assists project management by proactively managing the project budget and expenses.
Attends and participates in Owner, Architect and Contractor (OAC) meetings and assists the Project Manager in the preparation of progress reports and meeting minutes.
Completes various human resources, financial, administrative, and other reports and analysis, and performs other duties as assigned or as necessary.

Benefits

Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability & Life insurance benefits.
Low (free basic) employee Medical costs for employee-only coverage; costs discounted after 3 and 5 years of service.
Generous Paid Time off.
All new hires start with 15 days of vacation, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, and 11 paid holidays.
Plus your birthday off after 1 year of service!
Additional vacation accrued with tenure.
For onsite team members, onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities are available subject to discount and unit availability.
6-Week Paid Sabbatical after 10 years of service (and every 5 years thereafter).
401(k) with Company Match up to 6% of pay after 6 months of service.
Paid Parental Leave and lifetime Fertility Benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (includes adoption or surrogacy).
Employee Assistance Program.
Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Legal Plans.
Charitable giving program and benefits.