Construction Engineer - Lead Scheduling, Cost Control & QC

Traylor Bros., Inc.; Point Pleasant (WV); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling Industrial LLC. is seeking a Construction Engineer to perform site duties in planning and overseeing construction and maintenance projects, supporting site supervision, and project management.

The role involves coordinating with estimating and project teams, developing schedules from bid to completion, preparing payment applications, and managing subcontractor and supplier communications, while ensuring safety and quality standards on the job site.

Responsibilities

• Manage job cost reporting processes. Track quantities and develop reports for status, the cost versus budget, cost forecasting, and scheduling updates.
• Work with the estimating and project team in building and maintaining the project schedules from bid time through project completion. This includes understanding contract requirements and site restrictions, coordinating with subcontractors and suppliers, and incorporating procurement and design needs.
• Prepares payment applications, schedule updates, and status reports to the client as required.
• Manage the flow of technical information between customer and company. Includes submittals, RFIs, correspondence, and daily reports. Requires coordination with Quality Control and Project Management.
• Negotiates, prepares, and manages subcontractor and purchase order contracts and payments, including change requests. Includes generating requests for proposals, estimates, and analyzing quotes. As directed by and coordinated with the Project Manager/Site Manager.
• Responsibilities may include field engineering, operation planning, cost control, project scheduling, quantity tracking, material procurement, contract administration, estimating, and supervision of field activities.
• Investigate problems and/or reported incidents; identify and recommend solutions/alternatives as appropriate.
• Conduct job site quality control, safety, and productivity inspections and reviews to ensure conformance to design specifications and safety standards.
• Work closely with project management and site supervision to participate in project decisions regarding technical approaches, cost and scheduling, and performance.
• Assist craftsmen, foremen, and project supervision with an interpretation of design documents and providing specific expertise for problem-solving activities.
• Review, understand and interpret plans and specifications. Manage and communicate revisions.
• Understand and interpret contracts. Recognize and manage changes and all associated impacts including pricing of change requests and schedule impacts.
• Assist with negotiation of change orders, and back charges; review and justify claims for additional compensation.
• Lead or participate in the conversion of estimates to budgets for new projects and participate in project handoff.
• Create and manage project close-out documentation.
• Assume additional responsibilities as directed by operations or project management.
• Ability to relocate as needed.

Job description

Sterling Industrial LLC. is seeking a Construction Engineer to perform site duties in planning and overseeing construction and maintenance projects, supporting site supervision, and project management.

The role involves coordinating with estimating and project teams, developing schedules from bid to completion, preparing payment applications, and managing subcontractor and supplier communications, while ensuring safety and quality standards on the job site.