Senior Project Engineer - Construction

Trilon Group•Hernando, MS

21d•Hybrid

About The Position

Waggoner Engineering, Inc. is hiring a Senior Project Engineer - Construction for our Hernando, MS office to provide quality technical assistance to project team in delivering construction projects within budgetary and time constraints. Are you ready to inspire, engage and deliver? Waggoner Engineering, founded in 1976, is a civil engineering and professional consulting firm dedicated to helping communities reach their full potential. With numerous office locations across the Southeast United States, Waggoner is recognized for its innovative, multi-disciplinary services that extend far beyond traditional engineering. What does that mean for you? Waggoner differentiates itself as a leader in growth strategy for water and disaster recovery, as well as providing full engineering services; we need people who are inspired for future growth, engage as leaders in their respective fields, and deliver to both internal and external clients. If you are tired of hearing “we’ve always done it this way”; if you have a work hard/play hard attitude; and if you enjoy working with a vast team of professionals across various disciplines, you will fit right into our culture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering is required.
This position requires a minimum of five years’ experience in this discipline, including five years of direct client interaction and knowledge of applicable laws and regulations.
Proficient in using AutoCAD Civil 3D
Advanced knowledge of MS Office
Superior communication and organizational skills and in-depth knowledge of industry products and operations

Nice To Haves

Related professional registration/certification desired.
Knowledge of design, on-line reports and MDOT systems preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as the first line of response to construction project representatives as may be assigned to the various projects, including typical supervisory tasks such as day-to-day scheduling and workload allocation.
Develop and maintain construction specifications and other standard contract documents in coordination with design personnel.
Work with project team during the initial contracting phase to develop project budgets and schedules that adequately account for construction phase efforts.
Provide constructability and QA/QC review of contract documents and provide otherwise related support for projects.
Maintain a working knowledge of and a continuing education effort focused on construction methods, materials, and products.
Conduct periodic reviews of job site progress in the field.
Conducts project status review with project manager and team members, checking accuracy of work completed, and monitors timeliness of project completion.
Develop templates, databases, procedures, etc. for consistent preparation of opinions of probable construction cost and serve as the primary point of responsibility for preparation of OPCs.
Assist design engineering staff and clients in construction bidding and contracting activities such as attendance at bid openings, review and recommendation of contract award, preparation of final contract documents for execution, etc.
Lead the construction review process as necessary for problem identification and problem solving, scheduling, periodic payment requests, project documentation, contract modifications, project record, close out documents, and other documents.
Serves as Mid-South’s technical lead in executing the performance of the services included in the construction discipline.
Mentors construction review staff in the various skill sets necessary to execute the various service areas within the construction oversight of projects.
Ensures client quality expectations are met.
Provides feedback of construction review personnel’s performance of activities.
Handles client technical questions and complaints through the PM, handles client’s complaints politely and efficiently, follows procedure to solve client technical problems in collaboration with PM, maintains pleasant and professional image.
Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems. Is responsible for the development of “doing the job right the first time” culture for construction review staff.