Project/Field Engineer

Adolfson & Peterson Construction•Tempe, AZ

23h•$64,000 - $96,000

About The Position

Adolfson & Peterson Construction is hiring a Project/Field Engineer to work with Project Managers and Superintendents to review, analyze, and resolve field construction problems and discrepancies. The role develops project reports, schedules, and analyses for assigned project scopes and serves as a liaison to subcontractors and/or client representatives. The employee is responsible for working safely within AP’s Incident and Injury Free culture and helping implement project safety and quality programs at job sites. The Project/Field Engineer supports project planning and execution by reviewing plans, specifications, shop drawings, schedules, costs, and budgets; coordinating with contractors and trades; monitoring project progress and changes; and communicating status and issues to project teams and stakeholders. The position also assists with estimating, bid packages, meetings, punch lists, payment requests, and other project activities.

Requirements

Associate or bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or a related field, or relevant construction experience.
Ability to read, comprehend, and recognize building plans and specifications, safety standards, and issues.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Primavera, and Prolog.
Current or ability to become current with OSHA 10 and company safety requirements.
Physical ability to stand, sit, walk, climb, push, balance, and kneel.
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and push up to 100 pounds.
Ability to travel to project sites up to 70 or more miles away.
Willingness to work in various, sometimes extreme, climate conditions.
Demonstrated integrity and ethical standards.
Strong analytical and logic skills and precision on detailed work.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with diverse audiences.
Ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently under time constraints.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build successful, lasting relationships.

Nice To Haves

Experience in design, estimating, and/or field supervision.
Exposure to project accounting and contracts.
Exposure to value engineering, life cycle costing, and sustainability.

Responsibilities

Take personal responsibility for working safely within an incident and injury free culture.
Interpret plans, detail sheets, and specifications for contractors, trade Foremen, Leadmen, and other supervisors.
Review shop drawings before issuance to subcontractors and filings.
Collaborate with others to create subcontractor agreements.
Verify and maintain exterior and interior grade and working lines for contractors or crafts.
Monitor and respond to purchase requests, field orders, change orders, and architectural supplement instructions.
Review, verify, and submit team member time sheets.
Update team members and management on project metrics, progress, and prices.
Order and monitor owner-supplied materials.
Recommend solutions to scheduling and project issues.
Analyze and coordinate project progress, costs, budgets, and cash flow.
Assist with reviewing project plans for constructability and cost feasibility, and complete project risk assessments and scopes of work matrices.
Monitor project schedules, provide input for problem resolution and schedule revisions, update schedules, and write reports as required.
Collaborate with the project team to ensure timely and quality results for the client.
Participate in preparing bid packages, final estimates, change orders, and punch lists.
Help implement the project safety program at job sites and monitor compliance.
Monitor AP’s quality management programs for compliance.
Assist with project pre-bid conferences and progress meetings.
Help prepare pre-final punch lists and check payment requests.
Liaise and communicate positively with clients, subcontractors, professional organizations, and staff throughout the organization.
Maintain the trade contractor and supplier log.
Perform other duties as assigned.