Assistant Project Engineer

Lancesoft; City of White Plains (NY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancesoft is seeking an Assistant Project Engineer for a 12-month engagement in White Plains, NY. The role is hybrid, requiring a minimum of 3 days onsite, with a 7.5-hour workday and a half-hour unpaid lunch, paid for time worked.

Responsibilities include supporting project plans, documentation, budget tracking, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders using Procore and other PM tools. A bachelor’s degree in engineering is required, with EIT or PMP preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (civil, environmental, mechanical, electrical) or related field required.
• One year of experience in engineering, construction management, or project administration/management preferred.
• EIT and/or PMP certification preferred or ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project plans, risk registers, award memos, purchase requisitions, scopes of work and other governance documents as directed.
• Prepare purchase requisitions, contract docs, and collect accounting info for contracts and change orders.
• Attend project health status meetings to update schedule, cost, and status.
• Ensure schedule, cost, and project information is up to date and accurate.
• Forecast and verify project budgets and stakeholder resources.
• Coordinate with the Project Controls team and update regularly.
• Prepare award memos for new contracts and change orders to authorize funding and dates.
• Track monthly invoices and prepare accruals for project financials.
• Coordinate submittals and RFIs through Procore with stakeholders.
• Maintain comment logs and ensure follow-up items are closed.

Skills

MS Word

MS Excel

Pivot Tables

Communication skills

Schedule management

Procore

SAP

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

EIT or PMP preferred

Tools

Procore

SAP

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Job Title - Assistant Project Engineer

Location - White Plains, NY

Duration - 12 Months

Pay Rate Range: $45.00/hr.- $48.00/hr. On W2

Hybrid: Minimum 3 days onsite.

Schedule: Monday through Friday 7.5-hour workday with 0.5-hour unpaid lunch, paid for time worked only.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Prepare project plans, risk registers, contractor/consultant award memos, purchase requisitions, scopes of work/services and other administrative/project governance documents at direction of Project Engineers
• Prepare purchase requisition, develop contract documents, and collect accounting information to prepare for new contracts and change orders.
• Attend project health status meetings to update schedule, cost, and project status.
• Ensure schedule, cost, and project information is up to date and accurate.
• Forecast and verify project budgets and stakeholder resources.
• Update regularly with the Project Controls team.
• Prepare award memos for new contracts and change order memos in order to authorize additional contract funding and contract validity dates where required
• Track monthly invoices and prepare accruals for project financials.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholder review of submittals and RFIs through Client Project Management Integrated Software (Procore).
• Maintain comment logs documenting reviews.
• Coordinate follow‑up items to ensure comments are addressed and properly closed out.
• Develop a Project Action Items List and review with project team.
• Take on actions as appropriate and follow up with stakeholders to ensure completeness of actions.
• Ensure applicable licensing, environmental, permitting, safety, code compliance, construction, and requirements/input of all project stakeholders is incorporated into the project especially during initiation through design phases of the project.
• Support other Project Engineers in internal and external stakeholder engagement and coordination for ongoing project tasks.
• Support in the review of technical documents, specifications, drawings, project forecasting and variance reporting, schedule management, contract management and assurance.

Skills

• Proficiency with MS Word including cross-referencing, indexing and other functions
• Proficiency with MS Excel, able to use SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, develop Pivot Tables, and prepare high-quality charts
• Able to understand and communicate technical engineering information clearly in verbal and written correspondence.
• Ability to manage schedules and project financials
• Desired -Proficiency with, or ability to utilize, project and construction management software such as Procore, or equal.
• Working knowledge of SAP and ability to use a purchase order system for tracking costs a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project or Primavera P6 for schedule development and management.

Education & Certification

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (civil, environmental, mechanical, electrical engineering preferred), construction management, or related field required.
• One year of experience (minimum) in engineering, construction management, or project administration/management role preferred
• EIT and/or PMP certification preferred or ability to obtain preferred