Project Engineer - Construction

Borea Construction; Alberta; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to harnessing renewable energy through innovative construction projects. As a Project Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the technical progress of projects, collaborating closely with the Project Manager and various teams on-site. Your expertise will guide the management of work activities, documentation, and quality control, all while promoting health and safety standards. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the renewable energy sector while working in a dynamic and challenging environment. If you are a proactive leader with a passion for engineering and sustainability, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in similar functions.
• Member of a Canadian Association of Professional Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Manage all work activities on site in collaboration with the Project Manager.
• Conduct site inspections and develop safety programs.
• Ensure compliance with quality control standards.

Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Negotiation Skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Relevant Experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Harnessing the power of the sun and wind to generate something big.

Your mission should you accept it :

In collaboration with the Project Manager, the Project Engineer is responsible for the technical progress of the work on site. He ensures communication between the various work teams, manages the technical information related to the project and ensures its compliance. This role is based on site on rotation.

Do you have what it takes? Positive energy and...

• Civil / Mechanical / Electrical engineering bachelor’s degree / college degree or any relevant experience;
• Member of a Canadian Association of Professional Engineers;
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in similar functions;
• Good proficiency in Suite Office;
• Geographical mobility;
• Ability to work in teams and communicate both verbally and written;
• Excellent management, negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills;
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, autonomy and leadership;
• Being able to adapt to high-stress environment and weather fluctuations (construction site).

What you will do to complete this mission successfully :

Management

• In collaboration with the Project Manager, manage all work activities on site;
• Provide support to the Project Manager for insurance claims;
• Prepare work cycles and developing detailed work schedules;
• Supervise project facilities and site development;
• Supervise suppliers, including turbine manufacturers, with respect to specifications, execution procedures and quality;
• Follow up on technical relations with professionals and subcontractors, in collaboration with the Work
• Prepare internal meetings on worker productivity, analyzing the rate of production specific to the various types of work and trades and issuing the progress report to management;
• Ensure design follow-up with the consulting engineers, in collaboration with the Site Coordinator of the field of expertise concerned.

Documentation

• Prepare estimates with the Coordinators of the relevant trades, contract documents and payment claims;
• Update registers of technical documentation, general and technical data related to the projects and ensuring the control and conformity of the documents;
• Verify the validity and obtain the necessary permits at the beginning of the work;
• Forward drawings issued for construction and oversee changes to final drawings related to the project;
• Finalize the Monthly Report (MMM) with the help of the Coordinators and the Superintendent;
• Ensure the completion of deliverables at the end of the project according to the progress of the work;
• Finalize and transfer the contractual quality documents to the customer.

Health and Safety

• Conduct site inspections prior to commencement of work;
• Develop, in collaboration with the Site Health and Safety Advisor, the site safety program and participate in safety meetings and training sessions;
• Provide information relevant to the follow-up of OHS incidents to the Project Manager's representative;
• Participate, in collaboration with the Site Health and Safety Advisor, to the preparation of initial occupational risk analyses;
• Collaborate with the Site Heath & Safety Advisor to ensure that all rules are respected on the site.

Quality Control

• Participate in the realization, the implementation and the application of the quality plan;
• Conduct regular internal quality audits;
• Support and approve the preparation of execution procedures, ensure their implementation and review with
• Coordinators and subcontractors;
• List the good practice manuals needed for the project and ensure their implementation;
• Ensure that building materials are inspected upon delivery and that reports are duly completed when required;
• Ensure verification of the work by site engineers and subcontractors and carrying out the necessary inspections in accordance with the approved execution procedures;
• Resolve non-conformities and problems on site and monitor corrective actions to be taken.