Job Summary:
The Construction Project Engineer receives daily leadership support from program managers under the director of field operations and is responsible for a variety of field-based project management tasks. The successful candidate will be field-based, and willing to work in locations spanning across California. We place an emphasis on candidates with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Administrative duties (not limited to):
- Document Control
- As-built management
- Submittal to the internal project management team
- Risk management
- Project closeout
- Register development and management
- As-built consolidation
- Archiving all documentation in the shared drive
Field duties (not limited to):
- Procurement and coordination with the project schedule
- Log development and management
- Quality control
- Workmanship compliance with provided documentation
- Field Resolution
- Effective RFI's with suggested solutions provided to internal project management team
- Supervision support
- Active participant in foremen meetings
- Material delivery coordination
- Interim field supervision as needed and daily journal compliance
- Leadership
- Communication – effective verbal and written communication
- Modeled behaviors – serves and respects others
- Mentoring – raise up others
- Business development – business focused
- Preconstruction
- Planning
- Game plan participation
- Construction CPM schedule input/development
- Project phasing and logistic development
- Coordination
- Constructability review and implementation into design plans
- Walks site and implements differences into as-builts
- Permitting coordination with internal team
- Provide project manager with insight to project risks and mitigation strategies; must be able to problem solve.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and consistent communication between field teams and office-based staff.
- Be the on-site customer point of contact, providing customer-facing support for field crews.
- Redline project drawings as necessary.
- Provide quality control of project documentation.
- Prepare reports for clients.
- Monitor quality control schedule and provide cost data as requested.
- Assist crews with daily/weekly work planning including, but not limited to, preparation of weekly binders and performing site walks.
- Ensure crews have accurate safety and quality documentation on site.
- Ensure project closeout punch list items are completed in a timely fashion
Desired Skills/Abilities:
- Microsoft office suite proficiency (Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams)
- Effective communication and ability to communicate effectively in all formats
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Professional demeanor
- Ability to work in the field
- Clear driving record
- Ability to drive safely in all weather and road condition
- Ability to work flexible schedules, extended hours, nights, weekends, and/or overtime
- Ability and willingness to travel throughout CA and transfer to a new headquarter upon request at any time; throughout the entire PG&E service territory with no guarantees as to how long you will be away from home
- Ability to read construction drawings
- Good at problem solving
- Organized
- Cool under pressure
Education and Experience:
- 1-2 years of relevant experience in field engineering, construction management, or similar experience required
- Construction industry experience, including redlining drawings, unit tracking
- 1 year of previous Quality Control background
- Experience with document mark up
- Familiar with Underground Service Alert (USA)
Physical requirements:
- Must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50 lbs. unassisted and frequently bend, stoop, twist, climb, crouch/squat, kneel/crawl, sit and stand for long periods of time.
- Must be able to wear company provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Fire-Retardant Clothing
- Must also be able to reach at, above and below shoulder level, flex/extend neck and have good hand and finger dexterity.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job may include color, close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception
- Work in outdoor conditions
Compensation:
$38 to $42 per hour
*Compensation hourly, non-exempt, + bonus potential, + 100% paid full benefits for you and your family, generous paid time off, and an employer funded retirement plan. You must successfully pass a background and drug test prior to the start date.