Solar Project Engineer

Moss • Oahu, HI

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About The Position

Moss’s Solar Project Engineers work with the Project Manager and project team to coordinate the processes involved in building utility-scale solar projects. They assist Project Managers with construction planning and daily execution, track submittals and material deliveries, and coordinate contract documents to help avoid potential conflicts. This is a full-time, salary-exempt role located in Oahu, Hawaii, reporting to the Solar Project Manager.

The role contributes to project work from pre-construction through startup, construction, cost and change management, and closeout. It also includes administrative responsibilities, professional development, and participation in company, recruiting, client, and community activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Six months to one year of internship experience as a project engineer or assistant project engineer in the construction industry.
• Strong computer skills, including familiarity with construction project management applications.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interface with owners’ representatives, the A/E team, building departments, and other team members.
• Basic finance skills.

Responsibilities

• Support pre-construction activities, including document control, quantity takeoffs, site investigation, value engineering, constructability reviews, scheduling, subcontractor and vendor solicitation, quality-control planning, bid-package development, permits, budget presentations, and pre-construction meeting documentation.
• Coordinate project startup, including contract review, startup checklists, site utilization planning, mobilization, subcontractor and vendor selection, milestone identification, construction scheduling, and subcontractor orientation.
• Expedite materials by managing submittals, fabrication and delivery schedules, material deliveries and storage, coordination drawings, owner-furnished materials, and fabrication status.
• Coordinate construction activities with the Superintendent, subcontractors, vendors, project staff, user groups, and agencies; track activities and schedules; conduct quality-control inspections; verify field installations; and support compliance with safety procedures and policies.
• Facilitate project administration, including agreements, insurance and bonds, meeting agendas and minutes, jobsite files, project status reports, correspondence, RFIs, Prolog records, progress photos, and company-policy compliance.
• Track project costs by processing subcontractor and vendor pay requests, tracking owner payments and subcontractor back charges, and updating labor cost reports.
• Manage the change-order process by creating change requests, reviewing scope changes, assessing schedule impacts, notifying the owner, obtaining subcontractor and vendor pricing, preparing cost proposals, and negotiating proposal costs.
• Coordinate project closeout, including closeout logs, punch lists, owner training, building-system commissioning, O&M manuals, warranties, as-built drawings, attic stock transfer, subcontractor and vendor closeout, and site demobilization.
• Participate in career development through professional organizations, training, certifications and licenses, mentoring, seminars, conferences, continuing education, performance evaluations, and action-plan monitoring.
• Promote the company through community and industry organizations, Task Teams, recruiting, company activities, client presentations, recognition programs, training development, mentoring support, and demonstration of company core values.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level