Project Engineer- Interiors

Job Description DPR Construction is seeking a self-perform Interiors Project Engineer with at least 1 year of commercial construction experience for our self-perform work group. Project engineering will be on commercial projects within our core markets: healthcare, advanced technology, higher education, life sciences, and commercial, specifically for our self-perform services.

• Working knowledge of contract with owner.
• Working knowledge of subcontracts with tiered trade contractors and material vendors.
• Prepare work scopes packages.
• Organize & maintain cost structure.
• Prepare, monitor and update scope(s) schedule.
• Help maintain weekly work plans and implementation of lean construction methods.
• Document schedule impacts to project.
• Identify changes in the project.
• Distribute change documents to all field personnel.
• Prepare estimates of DPR’s change order work.
• Assemble, submit, and complete accurate change request in accordance with owner contact requirements.
• Expedite approval of change orders.
• Attend and document minutes at owner/architect meeting, subcontractor meeting, staff meeting and other meetings; follow through on action items.
• Attend and participate in bi-weekly self-perform team meeting, providing critical updates around project parameters.
• Participate in and apply DPR’s environmental health and safety plan to constantly maintain injury-free environments.
• Assist foremen and field crews in the implementation of DPR policies and the execution of the project.
• Assist and organize the duties of the field staff.
• Provide direction, prioritization, performance feedback and coordination to ensure all job duties and project requirements are fulfilled.
• Complete 3 safety jobsite audits weekly.
• Financial Reports – Assist Project manager in:
  • Updating pertinent project information relating to labor, productivity, and cash flow.
  • Keeping all cost, commitment and projection information current in the company job costing system.
  • Preparing monthly progress reports by incorporating all new subcontract change amounts, material purchases costs to date and change orders.
  • Preparing monthly fee and cost status reports.
  • Preparing owner billing by assembling DPR costs, receiving and reviewing subcontractor/material invoices and organizing the documents in accordance with the owner’s requirements.
  • Preparing and monitoring labor cost reports and job records including:
    • Daily site walks and safety reporting.
    • Evaluation of construction activities.
    • Preparing and monitoring equipment and material coding logs.
    • Monitoring safety inspection and accident logs and reports.
    • Recording official notices: warranties/guarantees.
  • Maintaining request for information log.
  • Distributing new drawings, changes, approved submittals, RFI responses and other project information to all affected parties.
• Act as purchasing agent under lead foremen’s and project manager’s direction.
• Assist with scheduling and expediting material, equipment purchases and delivery.
• Identify and expedite long lead items.
• Schedule and expedite submittals of shop drawings, samples, and supplier data for timely approval.
• Schedule tiered subcontractor work and ensure subs are ready on schedule.
• Manage the shop drawings packages such as concrete forms and wall frame detailing.
• Participate and aide in job layout.
• Verify elevations and dimensions, providing adequate information for field crew completeness.
• Review all vendor shop drawings, product data, samples, manuals, etc. for all compliance with contact documents and coordination with all other items of work.
• Seek and study problems, conflicts, incomplete or ambiguous design information and any other questions/issues presented by subs, vendors, designers, DPR crews and staff or others.
• Resolve all promptly including, when necessary, interfacing with designers, engineers or the owner.
• Document solutions using RFI and distribute to all affected parties.

• Excellent listening skills and strong communication skills.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex issues.
• Effective participation in team environment.
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, project management software (CMiC or similar), and (not necessary but…