Senior Project Engineer

Ryan Companies US, Inc.•Minneapolis, MN

12d•$85,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

Ryan Companies US, Inc. has an immediate career opportunity for a Senior Project Engineer to join our team! We offer a fast, fun, inclusive, and collaborative workspace and are an industry leader in commercial building services. This role involves assisting with project documentation, coordination, site logistics, safety, permitting, and budget/schedule management. The Senior Project Engineer will gain an understanding of various project management tools and processes, support the estimating process, and may have increased involvement in entire job cycles on selected small projects under supervision. Travel as needed is also a requirement.

Requirements

2-4 years of successful commercial construction experience in a design-build environment.
A bachelor’s degree in construction engineering/management is required.
Must be able to read and understand engineering drawings, purchase orders, contracts, and cost coding systems.
Knowledge of estimating techniques, cost control and material pricing is required.
Familiar and comfortable with current technology.

Nice To Haves

General knowledge of estimating techniques, cost control and material pricing.
Ability to calculate mathematical calculations, understand architectural and engineering drawings, purchase orders, contracts, and cost-coding systems.
Ability to assume responsibility, interface and communicate effectively.
Minimum six month jobsite experience before moving on to Project Management or Field Career Path.
Willingness to travel, and/or relocate, as needed to execute projects.

Responsibilities

Help generate Requests For Information (RFIs) and track approvals.
Monitor and maintain shop drawing log and shop drawing coordination.
Learn project dimensional control requirements while field verifying dimensions to back check the shop drawing approval process.
Assist in the coordination and tracking of Vendor and Subcontractor deliveries.
Learn Ryan Safety Policies and Procedures.
Gain an understanding for overall site logistics.
Participate in and gain an understanding of the city and jurisdictional permit inspection process.
Keep office and jobsite plans updated with RFIs and ASIs.
Accompany Ryan personnel (and Owner) on Punchlist inspections, record Punchlist items and monitor completion of Punchlist work.
Perform additional assignments per Superintendent’s/Project Manager’s direction.
Participate in preparing and updating the project schedule.
Prepare agendas and minutes for the weekly construction meetings and take an active role in these meetings.
Assist Project Manager with project procurement through development of subcontractor RFP bid forms and bid form evaluation spreadsheets.
Gain an understanding of unit costs, bid form evaluations and award procedures during the bid phase of a construction project.
Assist in Owner change pricing; prepare billings and review invoices.
Under supervision on selected small projects, prepare and control budget and schedule, award and negotiate subcontracts, participate in jobsite coordination meetings, review job status with Project Manager, prepare profit projections and complete Punchlist and project close-out items.
Support the estimating process and learn take-off software and unit cost analysis through preparing quantity take-offs.
Monitor assigned subcontracts, subcontractor schedules relative to material deliveries and subcontractor manpower.
Develop a working understanding of budgets, schedules, cost accounting, invoices, contracts, change orders and other management tools.
Assume responsibility and communicate effectively with all internal and external customers.
May have more involvement in entire job cycle on selected small projects, under supervision.
Travel as needed.