Project Engineer, Estimator

At A-C Electric Company, we’re looking for Project Engineers who want to build their project management experience while taking meaningful responsibility for the technical details that keep electrical construction projects moving. In thisrole, you’ll work closely with project management and field teams toreview construction documents, coordinate schedules and changes, track materials and production, and resolve routine technical issues. You’llcombine time in the field with project coordination, developing athorough understanding of how projects are planned and executed from startup through closeout.

As a Project Engineer, your key responsibilities will be:

• Coordinating technical project requirements by reviewing plans, specifications, submittals, requests for information(RFIs), and field change documents (FCDs); resolving routine technical issues; and ensuring current information is available tothe field in Procore and other required locations.
• Supporting project schedules and planning by participating in project-plan development, coordinating schedule updates,monitoring progress, maintaining the project risk matrix, and communicating potential schedule challenges and project risks tothe project team.
• Developing and coordinating project changes by independently pricing and scoping change requests for Project Manager approval and working with the field, vendors,subcontractors, and clients to keep changes moving in a timely manner.
• Tracking project costs and production by understanding project budgets, supporting budget management and accurate cost coding, reviewing production plans and earned-hours information for accuracy and trends, and communicating findings to the project team.
• Connecting project information with field execution by regularly walking jobsites, verifying progress drawings,coordinating discrepancies with Foremen and Superintendents,tracking materials, and helping remove technical roadblocks to efficient field installation.

Additional duties will include:

• Coordinating project documentation and closeout by managing required submittal and RFI processes, maintaining current project information, and coordinating operations and maintenance (O&M) documentation and project closeout.
• Supporting subcontractors and material coordination by responding to routine submittals, questions, and issues;escalating problems to project management; and maintaining the material tracking process while coordinating with the appropriate project and procurement resources.
• Supporting production tracking by reviewing Short Interval Plans (SIPs), earned hours, and Track information for accuracy andtrends and completing required production-tracking true-ups.
• Supporting a knowledgeable and safe project team by sharing knowledge with others, helping develop future leaders, following
  
  Company and project safety requirements, and reinforcing safe work practices through personal example and day-to-day interactions.

• A high school diploma or equivalent certification atminimum, with applied electrical experience and knowledge through an accredited apprenticeship program, college education,or relevant work experience.
• The ability to read and understand construction documents,including plan sets, specifications, and contracts.
• The ability to work under time pressure
  , manage changing requirements, and maintain a constructive approach to project challenges.
• The ability to work proactively and effectively as partofa project team.
• The ability to communicate and work professionally with internal and external clients, field teams