Project Engineer- Division

Job Description:

DPR Construction is seeking a Project Engineer – Division7 with at least one year of commercial construction experience for our self‑perform work group. The role focuses on commercial projects in our core markets: healthcare, advanced technology, higher education, life sciences, and commercial. The project engineer will work closely with the project team and self‑perform work group, and will be responsible for the following.

• Working knowledge of contracts with owners.
• Working knowledge of subcontracts with tiered trade contractors and material vendors.
• Prepare work scopes packages.
• Organize and 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 the 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 meetings, subcontractor meetings, staff meetings, and other meetings; follow through on action items.
• Attend and participate in bi‑weekly self‑perform team meetings, providing critical updates around project parameters.
• Participate in and apply DPR’s environmental health and safety plan to 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 three safety jobsite audits weekly.
• Assist Project Manager with: updating pertinent project information relating to labor, productivity, and cash flow.
• Keep all cost, commitment, and projection information current in the company job costing system.
• Prepare monthly progress reports by incorporating all new subcontract change amounts, material purchase costs to date, and change orders.
• Prepare monthly fee and cost status reports.
• Prepare owner billing by assembling DPR costs, receiving and reviewing subcontractor/material invoices, and organizing documents in accordance with the owner’s requirements.
• Prepare and monitor labor cost reports and job records, including daily site walks and safety reporting, and evaluation of construction activities.
• Prepare and monitor equipment and material coding logs.
• Monitor safety inspection and accident logs and reports.
• Record official notices: warranties/guarantees.
• Maintain request for information log.
• Distribute 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 compliance with contract 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 a team environment.
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite and project management software (CMiC or…