About the position
Saiia Construction Company LLC, a MasTec company, is currently hiring for a Project Engineer. The Project Engineer is responsible for, but not limited to project engineering, daily reports, quantity tracking, project scheduling activities, budget updates, correspondence logs, and requests for information. Founded by Sam Saiia as Birmingham Excavating Co. in 1946, the company now known as Saiia Construction is an industrial heavy civil contractor of choice for the power generation, mineral and aggregate mining, and pulp and paper markets. With more than 630 pieces of construction machinery in our fleet, over 500 employees, and experience working in 11 states, we have the resources and knowledge to complete projects of any scale. As a MasTec Company, we are poised for continued growth and an exciting future! MasTec's Clean Energy and Infrastructure Group (CE&I) is a $4 billion annual revenue business unit that provides construction services for industrial facilities; building products manufacturers, power generation facilities, manufacturing plants; solar, wind, and thermal energy plants; buildings, and infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Interprets design/drawings for Superintendents and Foreman in the field as required.
- Coordinates with the Project Manager and Site Supervision to resolve drawing interpretation issues, conflicts, interferences, and errors.
- Performs drafting, digitizing, mapping, graphical presentations, and quantity takeoffs to support construction work, change orders, estimates, etc.
- May assist Superintendent and Foreman in the field to provide necessary survey control lines and elevations for accurate grading and correct installation of materials.
- Ensures the most current drawings for all phases of the project have been issued to the appropriate parties.
- Administer FTP site or other system for transfer of and maintenance of drawings for the BOP contract between owner, subcontractors and prime contractor.
- Maintains a current drawing log updated with Rev. #'s and issuance dates.
- Tracks production of all phases of work and completes production reports on a weekly basis.
- Prepares and disseminates all required documentation records such as status reports, punch lists describing work items to be completed, sketches of work already completed, material requirement calculations, etc.
- Verifies all completed work complies with applicable codes, drawings and specifications.
- Prepares documents required for project meetings.
- Leads project meetings in Project Manager's absence.
- Coordinates with Project Managers to properly budget and phase code the project.
- Provide initial review and approval of project related invoices in accounting system.
- Works with Project Manager to prepare monthly billings.
- Works with Project Manager to prepare job set up forms for new projects.
- Schedules equipment and materials for projects.
- Creates T&M Timesheets as needed, obtains client approval, and submits in remote time entry system.
- Works with Project Manager on budget cost transfer requests on projects.
- Works with Project Manager on cost to complete projections and monthly job status reports.
- Works with Project Manager on creating budgets for new projects.
- Works with Project Manager on documentation related to change order management.
- Works with estimating to prepare a draft estimate in Hard Dollar including labor, equipment, materials, and subcontract requirements for the project.
- Performs additional assignments per Division Manager's request.
Requirements
- Experience with job costing, scheduling and estimating contract changes preferred, but not required.
- Experience with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Experience with Auto CAD Civil 3D or equivalent modeling software.
- Experience with construction estimating and scheduling software preferred, but not required.
- Able to effectively organize numerous streams of information.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related field of study.
- Minimum one-year experience in a Project Engineering role with a Construction based organization is preferred.
- A Co Op program in Civil Engineering, Project Management or Construction Management may be used to satisfy minimum level of experience.
Benefits
- Competitive pay with ongoing performance review and merit increase.
- 401(k) with company match & Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Flexible spending account (Healthcare & Dependent care).
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (plan choice) - coverage for spouse, domestic partner, and children.
- Diabetes Management, Telehealth Coverage, Prescription Drug Plan, Pet Insurance.
- Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave.
- Military Leave, including Differential Pay and Benefits Continuation.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Short and long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment.
- Voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity coverage.
- Emergency Travel Assistance Program.
- Group legal plan.
