Project Engineer

Harla Arts; Raipur; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Harla Arts in Raipur, India, is seeking a Civil Project Engineer to lead on-site activities from opening to shutdown, interpreting structural blueprints and MEP drawings, and ensuring safety and quality during concrete pours.

You will prepare Bar Bending Schedules, estimate quantities, manage subcontractors, verify bills, and ensure railway site compliance with standards and meticulous documentation.

Responsibilities

• Daily Workflow Control: Plan, schedule, and lead all day-to-day construction activities on-site from opening to shutdown.
• Drawing Interpretation: Read, interpret, and execute work strictly according to structural blueprints, architectural drawings, and MEP layouts.
• Quality Assurance: Supervise concrete pouring, slab casting, column starters, water curing, and tying of column gunny bags.
• Wastage Prevention: Monitor concrete mixes to eliminate slurry spillover and material waste.
• Site Safety & Cleanliness: Maintain safety protocols and ensure the site is cleaned after daily casting operations.
• Bar Bending Schedules (BBS): Independently calculate and prepare detailed BBS for steel reinforcements in columns, beams, slabs, and foundations.
• Quantity Estimation: Perform pre-construction quantity take-offs for cement, sand, coarse aggregates, reinforcement steel, and structural cover blocks.
• Material Reconciliation: Track daily material consumption against actual work to detect theft or unexplained material drops on site.
• Structural Alignment: Ensure correct placement of cover blocks for columns, beams, and slabs before concrete pouring.
• Labor Coordination: Directly handle, assign tasks to, and manage multiple sub-contractors, piece-rate workers, and civil labor forces.
• Conflict Resolution: Resolve daily disputes between different working groups on-site to keep construction moving.
• Progress Tracking: Monitor contractor speed against the project master timeline and issue warnings if behind schedule.
• Work Verification: Conduct physical measurements of completed works to confirm they match contractual agreements.
• Contractor Bill Verification: Verify sub-contractor measurement sheets against ground reality.
• Client Invoice Generation: Prepare, document, and submit RA bills and monthly progress invoices to management.
• Price Compliance Check: Cross-check contractor bills against fixed contract rates.
• Daily Documentation: Maintain structural registers, material delivery logs, test reports (cube testing), and submit the DPR.
• Railway Standard Adherence: Ensure construction matches Indian Railways Unified Standard Specifications and safety manuals.
• Liaison Support: Assist during inspections by Railway authorities, RVNL, or third-party quality control auditors.
• Logbook Maintenance: Maintain railway site registers including safety logbooks, track block logs, and material test certificates.

Job description

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: CIVIL PROJECT ENGINEER1. COMPLETE SITE MANAGEMENT & WORK EXECUTION

• Daily Workflow Control: Plan, schedule, and lead all day-to-day construction activities on-site from opening to shutdown.
• Drawing Interpretation: Read, interpret, and execute work strictly according to structural blueprints, architectural drawings, and MEP layouts.
• Quality Assurance: Supervise critical concrete pouring, slab casting, column starters, proper water curing, and the secure tying of column gunny bags.
• Wastage Prevention: Ensure strict monitoring of concrete mixes to completely eliminate excessive slurry spillover and material waste.
• Site Safety & Cleanliness: Maintain safety protocols for all site workers and ensure the site is cleaned regularly after daily casting operations.

2. TECHNICAL CALCULATIONS & REINFORCEMENT CONTROLS (BBS & QUANTITIES)

• Bar Bending Schedules (BBS): Independently calculate and prepare detailed Bar Bending Schedules for steel reinforcements in columns, beams, slabs, and foundations.
• Quantity Estimation: Perform precise pre-construction quantity take-offs for cement, sand, coarse aggregates, reinforcement steel, and structural cover blocks.
• Material Reconciliation: Track daily material consumption against actual work done to detect and stop theft or unexplained material drops on site.
• Structural Alignment: Ensure the correct placement of cover blocks for columns, beams, and slabs before giving the green light for concrete pouring.

3. VENDOR & CONTRACTOR HANDLING

• Labor Coordination: Directly handle, assign tasks to, and manage multiple sub-contractors, piece-rate workers, and civil labor forces.
• Conflict Resolution: Resolve daily disputes between different working groups on-site to keep construction moving without delays.
• Progress Tracking: Monitor contractor speed against the project master timeline and issue warning notices if a contractor falls behind schedule.
• Work Verification: Conduct physical measurements of completed works to confirm they match specified contractual agreements.

4. INVOICING, BILLING & FINANCIAL CONTROL

• Contractor Bill Verification: Verify sub-contractor measurement sheets against ground reality on a per-square-foot (Sft) or item-rate basis.
• Client Invoice Generation: Prepare, document, and submit accurate Running Account (RA) bills and monthly progress invoices to the management.
• Price Compliance Check: Cross-check contractor bills against fixed contract rates (such as verifying general area work at 12/Sft and slab work at 11/Sft).
• Daily Documentation: Maintain structural registers, material delivery logs, test reports (cube testing), and submit the Daily Progress Report (DPR).

5. RAILWAY SITE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPLIANCE (SPECIALIZED)

• Railway Standard Adherence: Ensure all structural construction matches Indian Railways Unified Standard Specifications and safety manuals.
• Liaison Support: Assist management during inspections conducted by Railway authorities, RVNL, or third-party quality control auditors.
• Logbook Maintenance: Maintain specialized railway site registers, including safety logbooks, track block logs, and material test certificates.