Field Project Engineer — Underground/Heavy Civil

Clark Construction Group, LLC; Washington; On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision benefits

Paid time off

Retirement/401k

Life insurance

Commuter benefit

Job summary

The Atkinson Underground/Civil project team seeks a Project Engineer to provide administrative and technical services across scheduling, cost engineering, subcontract coordination, and project administration.

On active heavy civil construction sites, you will work with project managers and superintendents, maintain budgets, track quantities, review invoices, and support change orders while upholding safety culture.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in engineering, construction management, or related discipline; or similar field or equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years of relevant experience on commercial or heavy civil construction projects from start to finish
• High degree of initiative, independence, personal responsibility, and integrity
• Willingness to speak up, listen up, ask open-ended questions, and learn from others
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
• Alignment to our Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results-oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams and followership, sets direction and executes

Responsibilities

• Actively pursue and engage in safety training to learn and embrace the Atkinson safety culture
• Participate in the TRACK process; attend daily / weekly meetings and field inspections
• Initiate and maintain good, strong working relationships with Atkinson's craft personnel, field inspectors, subcontractor's representatives, vendors, home office support, the project management team, the community, etc.
• Stay ahead of the crew’s needs making sure they are efficient in their work
• Prioritize daily tasks by understanding deadlines and material procurement lead times
• Provide prompt, accurate information, notices and requests to agencies, subcontractors, vendors, etc.
• Communicate clearly and concisely in a grammatically correct and unbiased manner
• Investigate issues, ask thoughtful questions, gather input and propose solutions
• Beat the estimated budget
• Pursue self-development outside of assigned responsibilities
• Produce safe, efficient construction engineering products
• Track and update quantities timely to ensure accurate budgets, forecasts and reporting
• Perform thorough invoice reviews and pay subcontractors and vendors timely
• Gather and prepare supporting documentation for change orders and requisitions

Skills

Engineering degree

Construction experience

Initiative

Communication skills

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Strong work ethic

Standards of Excellence

Education

Undergraduate engineering degree

Related discipline or equivalent experience

Job description

The Atkinson Underground/Civil project team seeks a Project Engineer to provide administrative and technical services across scheduling, cost engineering, subcontract coordination, and project administration.

On active heavy civil construction sites, you will work with project managers and superintendents, maintain budgets, track quantities, review invoices, and support change orders while upholding safety culture.