Entry-Level Engineer

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in State College, PA is seeking an Entry-Level Engineer to support construction projects under supervision. You will assist in managing scheduling, budgets, and coordination with owners, architects, engineers, and trades to ensure quality and contract compliance.

You will learn to read drawings, review specifications, support field teams, and help document progress, change orders, and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, engineering technology, or construction management.
• Knowledge of engineering principles and basic business principles for budgeting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work with owners, architects, engineers, inspectors, and subcontractors.
• Assist in estimating, bidding, and tracking project costs.
• Resolve design issues and field questions to maintain schedule.
• Document contracts, purchase orders, change orders, and technical specs.
• Participate in meetings to coordinate work and manage labor concerns.
• Ensure work adheres to quality standards and contract specifications.

Skills

Safety regulations

ANSI standards

Building codes

Education

B.S. in Engineering/Construction

Tools

Microsoft Project

Suretrak

Primavera

Job description

Please note:

• * **Applying for positions in multiple locations will result in a longer vetting process.**
• * **The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including the disabled and veterans.**

Whiting-Turner Entry-Level Engineers are team members who help manage all aspects of construction projects. Reporting to a Project Manager and/or a Superintendent, the Entry-Level Engineer's major duties include:

• Coordinating work with project owner representatives, architects, engineers, inspectors, and site subcontractors and/or directing the work of all trades assigned to a construction work site.
• Managing estimating and bidding processes and tracking costs to manage project budget.
• Resolving and clarifying design issues.
• Identifying and resolving field issues and change orders.
• Writing contracts and purchase orders using company boilerplate language to document all ordered work, schedules, projected costs, change orders and technical specifications.
• Participating in meetings to coordinate work and manage labor concerns.
• Ensuring work is completed in accordance with quality standards and contract specifications.
• Implementing project schedules including each task associated with project completion.
• Documenting the technical, financial and personnel aspects of each project.
• Reviewing project drawings, specifications, submittals and change orders.
• Reviewing each trade's work progress with respect to each project phase.
• Providing field support to construction superintendents to help ensure contract compliance, quality control and maintenance of the site.
• Tracking project phase completion against milestones.
• Setting expectations for managing a safe work site.
• Documenting each phase of the project.

Required Skills

Whiting-Turner will train qualified candidates to develop:

• General knowledge of safety regulations, ANSI standards, local and state building codes, environmental codes, availability of industry-specific codes and guidelines.
• General knowledge of general construction processes, practices and work sites.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Suretrak, Primavera (or other scheduling software.

Required Experience

Basic qualifications for Entry-Level Engineer candidates include:

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline, Engineering Technology or Construction Management, Construction Technology.
• Knowledge of engineering principles.
• Knowledge of basic business principles sufficient to project and monitor expenses.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel.
• Ability to read and understand technical specifications, blueprints, technical manuals, product/material installation instructions and engineering/architectural drawings.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Experience with construction projects, mechanical/electrical systems, building materials, building mechanics or working with craft workers.