Project Engineer I

About This Role

This early-career role is for a recent university graduate, supporting the Project Manager or Construction Manager in planning, coordinating, and controlling projects from preliminary design to close-out. The focus is on construction administration, project documentation, and field oversight, with projects potentially including hospital, healthcare, and school work, as well as other public and private sector projects.

Responsibilities

• Assist in evaluating architectural and engineering proposals and in developing execution, contracting, and award recommendations
• Conduct constructability reviews for compliance with Client standards and building code requirements
• Support coordination of jurisdictional approvals, plan check, and permitting
• Assist in the development of drawings and specifications for the design or construction of new facilities, and the repair and modernization of existing facilities
• Support bidding, construction contract review, and pre-qualification processes
• Support the review of construction progress relative to submitted construction schedules, including contractor baseline, critical path (CPM), and recovery schedules
• Review and coordinate RFIs, requests for clarification (RFC), submittals, change order proposals (COP), and change directives (CD) for quality assurance and merit
• Assist in reviewing change orders and assessing their cost and schedule impact, and prepare cost estimates for change orders and extra services
• Assist in monitoring variances in the project database relative to scheduling and cost control reporting
• Assist in reviewing and verifying contractor applications for payment and support fiscal management of project resources
• Support the Project Manager / Construction Manager in resolving construction issues, disputes, and disagreements
• Monitor labor compliance and prevailing wage requirements
• Perform site walks to verify field conditions and monitor construction activities for compliance with contract documents and safety standards
• Monitor General Contractor and subcontractor work to ensure adherence with project plans and promote quality control of all installations
• Monitor the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and help ensure projects comply with State requirements
• Coordinate and document progress meetings with site administrators, community representatives, public agencies, and Client departments during all phases of construction
• Interface with the Client, architect, and design professionals to confirm compliance with design intent and Client satisfaction, when requested
• Use construction management software to maintain daily reports, project logs, RFI and submittal logs, and agreements
• Ensure compliance with all internal and external record keeping requirements