Assistant Construction Project Engineer

Core CMCI, Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday, Paid time off, education Reim

Job summary

Core CMCI, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Project Engineer to join our team and support key construction projects across various sectors. You will assist in planning, budgeting, scheduling, and coordination with architects, subcontractors, inspectors, and owners to ensure project success.

The role emphasizes strong communication, leadership, and proficiency with BIM tools and MS Office, with on-site responsibilities and regular site visits to project locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction administration, construction management, engineering or similar.
• 2-3 years minimum experience.
• Proven written and verbal communication abilities; proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Utilizes BIM and LEAN technologies.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage, evaluate and assess information necessary to construct the project on time, within budget and to the quality specified by the contract documents.
• The Engineer is the individual on the project responsible for building the overall project “on paper.”
• Reports to: Project Manager or Project Executive
• Liaise with Architects, Subcontractors, Consultants, Suppliers, Inspectors and Owner's Representatives to resolve plan/spec issues.
• Oversee and decide on contract drawings and subcontract information; ensure drawings tie to estimates.
• Support the Project Manager with budget management; manage submittals and shop drawings.
• Assess conformance to contract specifications; resolve conflicts in interpretation; negotiate Change Orders.
• Manage information on changes in the Work; obtain approvals; finalize close-out records and warranties.
• Prepare Scope of Work documents for trades; develop reports and coordinate preconstruction meetings.
• Regular site visits and travel to project sites; perform other duties as assigned.
• Familiarity with Autodesk, BuildingConnected, Matterport.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Contract interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction administration/management/engineering

Tools

MS Office

Autodesk

BuildingConnected

Matterport

Job description

Job Description

Do you want opportunities to be a part of key projects in our community? At Core CMCI, our mission is to improve the community. We deliver commercial construction projects in Texas across higher education, convention centers, municipalities, k-12, healthcare, arenas, transportation, and retail. We are looking for an Assistant Project Engineer who will be a critical project team member.

Qualifications

• Minimum Years Experience: 2-3 years
• Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in construction administration, construction management, engineering or similar
• Proven written and verbal communication abilities; proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite
• Utilizes leading-edge technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and LEAN
• Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills
• Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Responsibilities

• Position Description: Manage, evaluate and assess information necessary to construct the project on time, within budget and to the quality specified by the contract documents
• The Engineer is the individual on the project responsible for building the overall project “on paper”
• Reports to: Project Manager or Project Executive
• Acting as liaison with Architects, Subcontractors, Consultants, Suppliers, Inspectors and other Turner job staff and Owner's Representatives in resolving issues related to plans and specifications
• Overseeing and making decisions related to contract drawings and subcontract information
• Ensuring that all drawings and specifications properly relate to the estimate
• Supporting the Project Manager with managing the project budget
• Managing submittals and shop drawings
• Assessing conformance to contract specifications
• Resolving any conflicts in interpretation
• Negotiating Change Orders
• Managing information on changes in the Work; preparing an independent analysis, as require; obtaining and checking estimates for the changes from subcontractor; obtaining approval of the Architect and Owner; and resolving any conflicts
• Overseeing the close-out process
• Preparing final records for the project such as Requests for Information (RFI's), close-out records, warranties, as-builts, Operations and Maintenance manuals (O&Ms), attic stock, and spare parts, and evaluating information to ensure compliance with contract documents
• Preparing Scope of Work documents for trades
• Developing reports such as General Conditions Items, labor, safety, Change Order logs and Quality Control
• Scheduling and managing subcontractor trade coordination meetings, preconstruction meetings and submittal review meetings
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• The employee is frequently required to stand and walk
• Regular site visits to project sites is required
• May perform other duties as necessary or assigned

Familiarity with the following systems:

• Autodesk
• BuildingConnected
• Matterport

Other benefits:

• Holiday, Paid time off, education reimbursement, retirement

Company Description

We embrace technology to enhance quality and service for our nationwide clients. If you're a team player and eager to take on new challenges and help drive our success, we'd love to hear from you!