Assistant Project Engineer II ( Site Civil

Summary

Directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering projects within area of assigned responsibility by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors. This is a transitional position for someone with the required field experience and/or education to gain project engineering experience in a supervised manner prior to advancing into Project Engineer role.

• Design major portions of an assigned project
• Solve complex problems and calculations, using engineering formulas and skills
• Evaluate research by others and write reports
• Assist the Project Engineer in the preparation of proposal estimates of time and expenses required to complete the project
• Assist the Project Engineer in scheduling staffing requirements for field projects
• Assist the Project Engineer in supervising and instructing field personnel as needed
• Plan and implement engineering programs, including defining the project philosophy, activities, milestones, and staff requirements, per customer requirements
• Develop and maintain a schedule and budget for the assigned engineering project
• Provide reports on the status of project milestones and adjust schedules accordingly
• Control expenditures within limitations of project budget
• Identify project staffing requirements and coordinate staffing with supporting organization managers
• Coordinate preparation and delivery of project deliverables, design documents, and bid packages
• Assign and oversee project personnel to specific phases or aspects of project such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans, and product testing
• Review product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications
• Coordinate activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems
• Direct integration of technical activities
• Evaluate and present changes for design, specifications, drawing releases, reports, etc. to the Project Engineer and/or Project manager for approval
• Prepare interim and completion project reports
• Interface with customers to provide project status reports and ensure customer needs are met
• Provide status and progress reports to customer, project team, and management
• Review project proposal or plan to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project
• Supervise field work and perform field work when needed
• Establish work plan and staffing for each phase of project and arrange for recruitment or assignment of project personnel
• Confere with project staff to outline workplan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority
• Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget
• Supervise project personnel and oversee their daily activities to ensure they are correct and complete
• Review status reports prepared by project personnel and modify schedules or plans as required
• Prepare project reports for management, client, or others
• Confere with project personnel to provide technical advice and resolve problems
• Coordinate project activities with government regulatory or other governmental agencies
• Identify the potential for new projects and seek opportunities to promote the company’s services on an ongoing basis
• Travel 25% of the time, which may be out of state

This job has some supervisory responsibilities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or

Experience:

A minimum of 5–8 years of field and/or related experience where a PE license counts towards that related experience, a bachelor’s degree in a related field, and demonstrates ability to meet the requirements of the job as set…