Project Engineer, Procurement ​/ Purchasing

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY:

Serves as project technical source to project management, construction supervision, and crafts to ensure construction/maintenance work complies with applicable codes, drawings and specifications. Maintains a comprehensive knowledge of client requirements, construction documents, subcontracts, and purchase orders. Coordinates change orders, expedite material, prepares project estimates, maintains project cost control, initiates close-out activities, and similar functions. Must be able to travel & stay on project sites for project duration.

TYPICAL DUTIES:

• Ensure project engineering activities comply with company and contract requirements and support overall construction schedule.

• Provide technical support for construction effort including participation in construction planning and design; interpretation of design; application of construction methods; resolution and documentation of design conflicts; constructability reviews, etc.

• Develop, implement and administer project engineering procedures and other work controlling documents.

• May assist with the Project Risk Register including the documentation of contingency calculations and contingency transfer.

• Represent company, project and/or department during A/E, client and project management meetings.

• Interface all on-site departments as required to resolve problems, ensure quality of construction, etc. in support of overall project schedule.

• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts in project work plan and schedule.

• Review and monitor work orders and requests for planners and superintendents.

• Resolve issues and conflicts with and for subcontractors regarding contracts, work plans and schedules.

• May provide technical support and direction of project material control functions, including ordering materials, and the implementation and operation of maintenance program.

• May assist with, or perform duties in, document control, scheduling, cost control, progress tracking and subcontractor management processes.

• Interpret drawings for craft supervisors.

• Identify design issues, conflicts, interferences, and errors; research and recommend resolutions. Create RFI’s and applicable tracking logs.

• Create and updates equipment list and tracking logs

• Creates and updates transmittal logs

• Creates and updates submittal logs

• Coordinate site visits/vendor qualification visits (as required)

• Create change orders

• Monitor job budget and request additional cost codes as required

· Track quantities

· Use project management software

Project Engineer

• Establish burn rate for equipment

• Track costs are incurred by cycle (including labor)

• Code invoices

• Update requisition logs

• Create and share meeting minutes

• Create and share updates to schedule

• Oversee project payment application (billing) process

• Resolves issues with budget vs. cost variances

• Verify all completed work complies with applicable codes, drawings and specifications.

• Prepare and disseminate all required documentation records such as status reports, punch lists describing work items to be done, sketches and measurements of work already completed, material requirement calculations, required equipment, etc., to supervisor.

• Responsible for document control function (cataloguing and managing drawings and specifications) per company standards.

• Prepare drawings, sketches, lift plans, etc. to support construction/manufacturing work, change orders, estimates, etc.

• May perform surveying duties of necessary building control lines and elevations for accurate measurement and correct installation of materials.

• Perform additional technical, management and administrative tasks per supervisor's direction.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

A four-year engineering, construction, or related degree or equivalent combinations of technical training and related experience as well as a minimum of three years heavy industrial construction engineering/manufacturing experience.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND

COMPETENCIES:

• Advanced knowledge of construction/manufacturing equipment and techniques, drawings and specifications, materials and required standards applicable to…