Project Engineer, Civil Engineering

Overview

The Project Engineer plays a critical role in supporting the successful delivery of construction projects by managing Requests for Information (RFIs), coordinating procurement of equipment and materials, overseeing documents management, and tracking and resolving project constraints. Serving as a technical resource, the Project Engineer ensures that all work aligns with contract documents, specifications, and industry standards. Acting as a bridge between the office, design team, and field operations, this role enables accurate communication, timely decision-making, and efficient problem solving, while contributing to the project's safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives.

• Request for Information (RFI):
  Log and track RFIs that records submission dates, responsible parties, due dates, responses, and status. Ensure completeness and clarity of RFIs. Route each RFI to the appropriate party for resolution. Clarify roles and ensure accountability for timely responses. Monitor response time frames. Document, communicate, and implement responses, verifying that the answers are correctly interpreted and integrated into the construction documents and drawings for field execution.
  
  Notify the Project Manager of any responses that may contain out-of-scope work.
• Procurement:
  Review project schedules, drawings, and specifications to determine what materials are required, when, and in what quantities. Create and maintain a comprehensive procurement log. Anticipate lead times and align procurement with project milestones to avoid delays. Develop and maintain the Submittal Log including due dates, responsible parties, and approval timelines; update to match schedule timelines. Review submittals for completeness, accuracy, and constructability prior to forwarding them for review by the designer, engineer, or Owner.
  
  Coordinate routing and approvals of submittals and manage timelines. Escalate overdue submittals that may impact schedule or procurement. Communicate and document approved submittals. Ensure that delivered materials match specifications, quality standards, and quantities.
• Document Management:
  Organize and control project documents (drawings, specifications, as-builts, shop drawings, field drawings, RFIs, inspection reports, etc.). Route new or revised documents to all relevant stakeholders promptly. Ensure stakeholders submit out-of-scope changes based on revised documents to the Project Manager. Maintain document security to comply with non-disclosure agreements. Ensure that documents are updated to the latest version, RFIs are posted to the drawings, and approved submittals are easily accessible.
  
  Verify that record documents are maintained throughout the project and that meeting minutes are documented for all project meetings.
• Constraint Management:
  Surface potential roadblocks (TIMMESS: tools, information, material, manpower, equipment, safety, space). Create and maintain the project Constraint Log, clearly documenting who is responsible for resolving each constraint and by when. Hold stakeholders accountable for follow-through. Track open items and push for resolution before they impact the schedule. Escalate high-risk constraints quickly and develop mitigation plans. Share updates regularly with the project team.
  
  Ensure field crews and Last Planners know which tasks are ready to proceed and which are blocked.
• Project Technical Expertise:
  Establish and maintain a deep understanding of the project, including drawings, specifications, models, codes, details, equipment, systems, and materials. Provide support for problem solving in the field. Advise the site team and subcontractors when unforeseen conditions, constructability challenges, or clashes occur. Recommend practical and technically sound solutions. Coordinate between design and construction as the bridge between designers, engineers, and field teams.
  
  Translate design intent into executable construction methods to ensure constructability. Drive quality and continuous improvement; implement best practices and lessons learned. Mentor teams to raise technical competency and prevent recurring issues.