Project Engineer, Civil Engineering

Overview

Req  
• Travel:
Up to 25%
• Number of Openings: 2

Achieve more in your career with the nation’s leading specialty concrete contractor. At Baker Construction, you’ll be part of a team that prioritizes people, invests in their development, and offers opportunities for professional growth. You’ll collaborate across diverse teams, contribute to significant projects, and tackle complex challenges with the best in the industry. If you are driven to do more and have the grit to follow through, you’ll have the resources to define your career on your terms.

Make a meaningful impact with a team that values ambition and rewards initiative. Apply today and be more with Baker.

The Project Engineer supports field activities and spends a majority of time working with the Project Manager on project administration for multiple small projects or one medium to large project. Activities include managing the job transition process and supporting the management of cost and schedule, constructability, technical evaluations, quality, safety, work planning, procurement, contract management, regulatory compliance, and related activities.

The Project Engineer will possess competency in the following areas to perform the role safely, productively, and effectively. The areas listed describe the general nature and level of work and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions.

• Generates and obtains approvals of monthly billing and earned values
• Develops and manages the project schedule on small or mid-sized projects
• Analyzes targets and goals, job cost summaries, and other reports
• Alerts the Superintendent and Project Manager of project impact relating to resource management, crew make-up/size, etc.
• Generates and obtains approval of the initial budget and subsequent updates, and reviews weekly job cost summaries and advises the Project Manager
• Generates estimates of change orders and may interface with pre-construction on original bids
• Collaborates with pre-construction and the project team to manage the job transition process, communicate project requirements, and develop the initial procurement plans and budgets
• Generates material quantity take-offs, scoping documents, terms and conditions, delivery, etc., as applicable to support the procurement process
• Generates requests for proposal(s), solicits and reviews quotations, and recommends a procurement decision to the Project Manager
• Prepares field purchase orders for standard purchase packages and generates and obtains approval of Major Purchase Orders
• Gathers and discusses monthly financial reports and participates in project financial reviews
• Works with the Project Manager to approve and code project invoices
• Generates and obtains approval of technical records such as constructability reports, RFIs, inspection records, work packages, and deviation reports
• Coordinates with the Superintendent, Field Project Engineer, and Line and Grade to generate required as-built records
• Manages work package closure, punch lists, and the project turnover process and approves pre- and post-pour checklists
• Collects documentation to identify and determine impact of potential contract changes, disputes, and claims
• Leads LEAN/SQP committee and identifies improvement opportunities
• Ensures all subcontractors are in compliance with subcontracts and manages impact notices as needed
• Reviews and confirms reports documenting compliance with prevailing wage, workforce utilization, MBE/SBE participation, etc., and advises the Project Manager of issues
• Interfaces with Safety and Risk Management in establishing clinics, managing first report of injuries, and assisting with coworker case management
• Follows Company Recruitment and Hiring Guidelines
• May conduct new-hire orientation and process E-Verify (must be certified)
• May coordinate tracking and completion of training requirements with project management

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and 2 years of experience, or 6 years of construction-related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft…