Senior Project Engineer - Data Center Construction

Sundt Construction•Burlington, TX

About The Position

As a 100% employee-owned contractor, Sundt offers a culture where everyone is an owner, deeply invested in their work. The company focuses on building long-term prosperity for clients, communities, and employee-owners, providing competitive pay, industry-leading benefits, incentive programs, and training for personal and professional growth. The Senior Project Engineer is the technical source of information for the project, possessing thorough knowledge of construction documents, subcontracts, and purchase orders. This role involves responding to inquiries about drawings, specifications, shop drawings, and change orders, while maintaining professional relationships with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers. The position may also involve supervising and training Field Engineers and includes three progression steps (I, II, and Senior), with the Senior step designated for employees with over 6 years of experience or experience on larger, more complex projects.

Requirements

An advanced knowledge of construction engineering technology, codes, standards, etc., plus in-depth understanding of the interdependence and relationship between other functional units, is required.
Four-year construction-related degree or equivalent technical training and related experience, plus a minimum of three to four years of similar construction engineering experience.
Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, plus demonstrated ability to manage a team of varied disciplines.
Should have the skill/ability to supervise and/or train Field Engineer positions if so required.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates an understanding of the project management plan (PMP) components, including scope, procurement, environmental, time, financial, quality, safety, and risk management plans, to ensure successful project execution. Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the change management process.
Develop a procurement schedule and integrate it with the project CPM schedule. Procure necessary material and equipment. Coordinate submittals with other trades. Review all submittals for compliance with the contract documents.
Develops an understanding of the prime contract, subcontracts, purchase order agreements, and allowance items, as well as contract drawings and specifications. Administers elements of budgeting and cost control processes to ensure project completion within the approved budget. Demonstrates business acumen within the area of responsibility.
Maintains "As-built" contract documents. Compiles close-out requirements, including operation and maintenance manuals, warranties, and other job-specific items required by the specifications.
May participate in concrete form design and related equipment selection and participates in takeoffs for concrete, asphalt concrete, earthwork, and utilities as required.
Plans, acquires, develops, and supervises members of the project team to ensure relentless execution of the project.
Prepares and maintains quantity reporting mechanisms and coordinates agendas and prepares minutes for all meetings, as well as maintaining various project logs.
Prepares and reviews change orders, including time extensions, with the appropriate personnel before submittal to the owner. Maintains the change order log and, upon receipt of executed change orders, distributes documents as required to company and subcontractor field personnel. Prepares cost control budget adjustments and executes them in a timely manner.
Prevents claims, identifies potential claims, quantifies, mitigates, and resolves the effects of those that do occur on a timely basis.