Facilities - CM Project Engineer El Paso, TX

Construction Management/Inspection - Facilities

26585

Full-Time/Regular

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position summary: The Facilities - CM – Project Engineer is responsible for assisting in leading and overseeing assigned high voltage infrastructure and construction projects by working with engineers, architects, internal departments, project managers, integrators, consultants, and contractors in developing a plan to determine project time frames, distribute resources, and ensure timely completion of activities. The Project Engineer understands the project deliverables and creates timelines for different individuals and/or groups involved to make sure the project remains on track.

The Project Engineer provides schedules, cost budgets and project estimates using knowledge of general engineering and construction principles. The Project Engineer interprets, organizes, coordinates, communicates, and executes assignments with limited supervision, ensuring work is performed and completed in accordance with industry standards, and providing support to other team members.

Immigration sponsorship or support (e.g. H1B, F-1 CPT/OPT/STEM OPT) is not available for this position, except for qualified candidates eligible for the TN visa classification.

Essential functions and responsibilities

• Plans, schedules, and coordinates work throughout the various phases of the project. May be responsible for a portion of a large project or the entirety of a small to medium size project.
• Monitor project progress to ensure work is being executed in accordance with contract plans and specifications.
• Read and interpret construction documents such as drawings, specifications, geotechnical, testing and inspection reports, maps, aerial photography, topographical surveys, and related documentation to prepare estimates on material quantities and project cost.
• Prepare reports and logs such as daily field reports, cost to date, estimated cost to complete, submittals, RFI’s, etc.
• Assist with performing quantity surveys and take-offs from contract documents and actual work-in-place.
• Prepare and compile contract plans, specifications, and estimates. Prepare proposals as required.
• Manage project sub-consultants and in-house support disciplines.
• Develop work order requests and open-ended contract task proposals.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders and construction operations teams to define project scope and to develop appropriate budgets for capital expenditure on new and existing projects.
• Communicate project budget parameters to design, construction, financial teams, and other internal partners to aid in planning and design.
• Communicate in a proactive way overages to broader team when necessary.
• Work with architects, engineers, construction, and design teams to identify value engineering opportunities to assist with the definition of the design team’s intent to realize a more cost-effective project.
• Support finance team with necessary cost breakouts to enhance the decision-making process. Track project budget, actuals, committed funds, estimate to completion, estimate at completion and variance. Assign cost codes to standardize work values.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders (vendors, contractors, engineers, construction crews and consultants).
• Schedule meetings with clients, site…