Engineer 2

ACS Professional Staffing; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

PTO—10+ days starting

Sick leave—56 hours/year prorated

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k with employer match

Job summary

ACS Professional Staffing is seeking an Engineer 2 to work on-site in Vancouver, WA, developing and maintaining construction specifications, standards libraries, and governance documentation. You will collaborate with SMEs and project teams to draft specifications, manage content in SharePoint and ProjectWise, and support compliance and audit readiness.

The role requires 5+ years in construction engineering and CSI certification eligibility.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of construction engineering experience.
• 3+ years working with CSI standards and specification development.
• Experience with ProjectWise, SharePoint, and commercial specification frameworks.
• CSI certifications: CDT, CCS, and CCCA are required.

Responsibilities

• Draft, update, and unify specification sections to align with modern construction practices.
• Publish finalized specification sections using established systems and processes.
• Maintain standard libraries in SharePoint and ProjectWise; coordinate 5-year review cycles.
• Support audits and compliance readiness; assist in regulatory documentation and reporting.
• Assist in composing training materials on CSI standards and standard libraries.
• Promote use of standard specification libraries across internal and external groups.

Skills

CSI standards knowledge

Specification development

Auditing/compliance

AI tools usage

Education

ABET-accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

ProjectWise

SharePoint

database-driven specs platforms

Job description

Overview

ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Engineer 2 will develop, maintain, and improve construction specifications, standards libraries, and governance documentation while collaborating with technical experts and project teams. Responsibilities include drafting specifications, managing SharePoint and ProjectWise content, supporting compliance and audit readiness, and leveraging AI tools to strengthen standards management. Qualified candidates will have 5+ years of construction engineering experience, 3+ years working with CSI standards and specification development, proficiency with database-driven specification platforms, and experience with ProjectWise, SharePoint, and commercial specification frameworks. CSI certifications (CDT®, CCS®, and CCCA®) are required. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA.

Overview

ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Engineer 2 will develop, maintain, and improve construction specifications, standards libraries, and governance documentation while collaborating with technical experts and project teams. Responsibilities include drafting specifications, managing SharePoint and ProjectWise content, supporting compliance and audit readiness, and leveraging AI tools to strengthen standards management. Qualified candidates will have 5+ years of construction engineering experience, 3+ years working with CSI standards and specification development, proficiency with database-driven specification platforms, and experience with ProjectWise, SharePoint, and commercial specification frameworks. CSI certifications (CDT®, CCS®, and CCCA®) are required. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA.

Pay Rate: $33.73 - $48.19

Benefits

• Paid holidays: 11
• PTO: Starting at 10 days
• Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date)
• EAP: Employee Assistance Program
• Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, Hospital Indemnity, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%)
• Other benefits include the following: Calm App, LifeBalance Discount Program

Responsibilities:

• Meet with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), research industry standards/regulations, and draft new or update existing specification sections to align with modern construction practices.
• Compare draft specifications with existing policy documents and standards to prevent conflicts. Facilitate informal SME reviews and coordinate formal stakeholder review processes.
• Consolidate, reconcile, and document feedback in background files, and publish finalized specification sections using established systems and processes.
• Maintain standard specification libraries in SharePoint and ProjectWise and applicable database storage. Monitor and facilitate the 5-year review cycle for assigned specification sections, reporting and/or providing visibility to resource constraints and gaps to management.
• Serve on inter-organizational committees and teams tasked with drafting and reviewing standards, including Contractor Safety initiatives and corrective actions.
• Assist project teams, Project Managers, Project Engineers, Construction Managers, and Contracting Officers (CO) and Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) in assembling and drafting project specifications, drawings, and complete solicitation construction packages.
• Draft project template specifications. Review historical project specifications and "lessons-learned" data to implement corrections in standard construction specification sections.
• Draft updates and provide recommendations for design standards governing the format, structure, and usage of construction specifications. Support maintenance of the Transmission’s Construction Specifications Practice Standard and conduct outreach with internal departments (e.g., Contracting Office, Program Office) for continuous feedback.
• Review construction specifications solutions within the wider industry and provide strategic improvement recommendations to management.
• Assist in drafting, delivering, and presenting training materials on CSI standards, the Standard Construction Specification libraries, Preparing Project Specifications, document and/or requirement attributes, and related systems training.
• Promote the use of the Standard Construction Specification libraries, providing guidance on their importance and utilization to internal and external groups.
• Review and update project data in multiple tracking systems, including assisting with Work Intake Tracking SharePoint sites and track the development of standards, construction specs, and governance documentation.
• Develop and maintain Nintex or equivalent forms, database tools, libraries, portals, and views for TEV organizations. Recommend business rules for data storage procedures and assist in developing metadata and attribute processes and frameworks.
• Assist TEV organizations with SharePoint team site creation, content updates, site reviews, and permissions audits.
• Develop use-cases and utilize AI tools (e.g., Joulix, EnerGPT) to identify inconsistencies or redundancies across multiple standards and specifications concurrently, standardizing glossaries, definitions, acronyms, and identifying archive opportunities.
• Mark and maintain all official records, files, emails, and filing systems in accordance with compliance requirements, including Information Security/Protection (INFOSEC/INFOPRO) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards. Review official records to support internal and external auditing readiness.
• Download appropriate documentation to ProjectWise for use by internal personnel and contractors; verify that files in ProjectWise remain synchronized with primary files in SharePoint.
• Support the identification, collection, and risk analysis of TEV-recorded information to meet regulatory obligations. Perform compliance verification and audit preparation for FISMA, DOE, WECC, NERC, FERC, and internal audits.
• Assist management and dedicated change managers with the people-side of change (processes, systems, technology, and job roles) by developing or assisting in development of change management plans that minimize resistance and maximize employee engagement.
• Gather information from multiple sources, build consensus among internal stakeholders, and resolve conflicting priorities to deliver recommendations and support analyses to product deliverables and management.
• Conduct reviews of organization records and products to develop actionable recommendations for the improvement of TEV programs.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering or Architecture (from an ABET accredited school) is required.
• 5 years of engineering/architecture experience is required.
• Experience must include knowledge of engineering concepts, principles, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system.
• The technical experience must be consistent with the specific requirements of engineering operations and progressively more technical in nature. Must be capable of applying a diversified knowledge of principles and practices in assigned technical areas.
• 5 years of practical engineering experience in the construction field.3 years of experience using the standards and practices provided in the Construction Specification Institute (CSI). This experience must include:
• Developing standard construction specification libraries (guide-specs)
• Developing standard report/inspection forms for construction quality assurance
• Preparing project specifications
• 3 years of experience using a database-type software platform for writing, managing, and collaborating on construction specifications.
• Working knowledge of automated data systems.
• The following Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) certifications:
• Construction Documents Technologist (CDT®)
• Certified Construction Specifier (CCS®)
• Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA®)
• Experience with ProjectWise, SharePoint, and Deltek Masterspec/SpecText or similar commercial specification framework/master guide specification.
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License is required.

Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.
Because we are a federal government contractor, we have special restrictions placed on us for hiring foreign nationals into certain key positions within the company. This particular position requires U.S. citizenship.
ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.
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