Project Engineer

Summary of Responsibilities 

The Project Engineer (PE) is responsible for assisting Project Managers and/or Superintendents in coordinating the activities of a project to ensure cost, schedule, document control and quality standards are met. Under the direction of the PM, PE is expected to take on any/all tasks in the quest to learn all he/she can about construction. 

General Responsibilities: 

• Assist the Project Manager in all phases and aspects of the project 
• Provide support to Field Staff 
• Follow the company’s Best Practices Work Deliverables: 
• Project set up within Procore, servers and in the accounting system. 
• Prepare and assist with pre-installation meetings. 
• Review owner contract and become familiar with terms & conditions. 
• Distribute all short interval and overall project schedules. Ensure subcontractors have the most up-to-date scopes of work. Assist PM in the development of the overall project schedule. 
• Work to obtain all necessary permits as requested by the PM.
•  Ability to review drawings and specifications to become completely familiar with the project and identify long-lead times and critical path items. 
• Complete sub evaluations/comparisons of bids, scope review, and complete buyout as requested by PM. 
• Develop a project submittal log and obtain designer’s approval. 
• Manage said submittal log and ensure all submittals are processed promptly. 

Operational Excellence (Effective planning): 

• Ensure contracts, insurance, and bonds are current and received before subcontractor performs any work on site. Follow up on collection of all non-received documents and escalate any issues to the PM. 
• Prepare all project meeting agendas and associated attachments as directed by the PM. 
• Attend weekly project meetings as requested by PM and keep detailed meeting minutes for publishing to project team. 
• Draft, submit, and track all RFI’s and distribute to all team members as appropriate. 
• Review project logs (RFI’s, Submittals, PCO’s) with Superintendent on a weekly basis. 
• Pursue and monitor submittals and track deliveries of materials. Verify all submittal conformity to plans & specifications. 
• Collect superintendent daily reports, weekly project pictures and safety documentation. Review for completeness and include in project documentation. Inform PM of deficiencies. 
• Collect and distribute coordination drawings from appropriate subcontractors. Review drawings with PM and Superintendent. Set up coordination meetings for PM to chair. 
• Collect subcontractor changes for review by the PM. 
• Execute payment applications. 
• Complete quantity take-offs as requested by estimating and PM. Pride in Workmanship (Finish well): 
• Review and code invoices. Check for accuracy and compare to cost to complete forecast. 
• Distribute all punch lists & follow-up as necessary to ensure timely completion of punch list. 
• Collect all required close out documents for certification. 
• Assemble close out documents & address non-compliant subcontractor directly for compliance. 
• Relationship Management (Develop critical relationships): 
• Maintain client relationships at the appropriate level reinforcing the Company’s commitment to continuously addressing their needs and interests. 
• Work collaboratively with outside parties (I.e. the design team, etc.) to accomplish client goals. 
• Demonstrate effective relationship building within the project team & throughout the Company. Keep field team members (i.e. Superintendent) informed & active in decisionmaking. 
• Promote positive subcontractor relations by dealing professionally and fairly with all subcontractors and vendors instilling this philosophy in project team at all times.