Travel CX Engineer-Mission Critical

STO Building Group•Kansas City, MO

About The Position

The Commissioning (CX) Project Engineer assists Project Managers in ensuring that installed work meets project plans and specifications. The role supports project teams throughout the construction and commissioning lifecycle, particularly on complex, mission-critical facilities such as data centers, hospitals, laboratories, and airports. It fosters integration across mechanical, electrical, controls, and operational technology platforms to ensure seamless system performance. The engineer reviews plans, shop drawings, and submittals; supports constructability and value analysis; coordinates project information, schedules, meetings, and trade contractor scopes; and helps verify that construction work complies with requirements. The role also supports field quality and production efforts, including concrete and structural work, testing coordination, and work-method observation. The position must comply with all safety policies and report unsafe activities. Layton Construction is a privately held national general contractor headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with 16 offices and more than 1,500 construction professionals. It is part of the STO Building Group family of companies, which has more than 4,000 employees across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related field.
Ability to understand and convey basic Spanish commands, questions, and instructions regarding concrete construction.

Nice To Haves

Good written and oral communication skills, including clear expression, poise, effective organization, and proper grammar.
Working knowledge of Word and Excel.
Flexibility to modify plans and behavior when necessary to meet a goal.
Cooperation and willingness to help coworkers, customers, and others achieve their goals and assignments.
Ability to read and understand blueprints.
Ability and desire to quickly learn new job-related information.
Ability to understand and apply OSHA and company safety requirements.
Integrity and adherence to ethical standards, conduct, and organizational policies.
Problem-solving ability, including handling practical problems, varied situations with limited standardization, and complex instructions.
One year of previous field experience.
Working knowledge of scheduling programs.

Responsibilities

Champion “The Layton Way” by delivering predictable outcomes for internal teams, external teams, and customers.
Promote “Constructing with Integrity” through honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work.
Become familiar with assigned project plans and specifications to assure compliance; review shop drawings and submittals.
Assist teams throughout the construction and commissioning lifecycle, especially on complex, mission-critical facilities, and foster integration across mechanical, electrical, controls, and operational technology platforms.
Review plans for value analysis and constructability, ensure appropriate materials are utilized, and communicate inconsistencies to the architect.
Recommend labor-saving and other cost-saving methods for Layton or the owner.
Attend and take notes at project team meetings, including weekly Owner/Architect and subcontractor coordination meetings, and distribute meeting minutes.
Publish weekly progress reports and follow up on receipt, review, and distribution of information required for construction.
Update project schedules as needed.
Assist with bidding and development of trade contractor scopes of work.
Work with the superintendent to prepare the project schedule, establish shop drawing receipt dates and project milestones, and follow up on reviews and approvals of shop drawings, samples, and material lists.
Maintain logs tracking shop drawings, requests for clarification, change requests, and proposal requests.
Advise on proper concrete-pour procedures and inspect structural reinforcing.
Coordinate standard slump and compaction testing to verify compliance with specifications.
Review field procedures and final installation of structural elements for compliance.
Perform work sampling and observe and analyze work methods, techniques, and procedures; advise the superintendent on ways to improve production efficiency.
Comply with safety policies, practices, and procedures, and report unsafe activities to a supervisor and/or Safety.