Industrial Construction Project Engineer

TekWissen ®; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 69,000 - 74,000; Part time

Job summary

TekWissen Group is seeking a construction project manager for a 12-month temporary onsite assignment in Texas. You will oversee general contractors and subcontractors, manage schedules and budgets, and ensure safety compliance across facilities projects.

The role requires 5+ years in construction/project management in automotive or A/E contexts, strong organization and communication skills, and proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, Primavera, and related tools. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Construction and/or A/E firm project management experience 5 plus years.
• Automotive experience Assembly Plant and/or Powertrain/Unit Plant.
• Good organization and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage general contractor and subcontractor field construction activities.
• Safety: ensure compliance with Client Construction Safety Requirements and maintain incident-free projects.
• Support project budget and schedule: daily field status reports, review change orders, verify scope and costs, submit for owner approval.
• Communications: coordinate between owner, contractor and A/E firm; review RFIs, submittals, shop drawings and docs.
• Meetings: support weekly general contractor meetings; prepare minutes and action items.
• Close-out: coordinate as-built docs, maintenance manuals, training, kanban activities, punch lists, acceptance testing procedures.
• General description: oversee contractors, testing agencies, schedules; administer contracts; monitor plans and specs; provide status reports; manage changes; stay aligned with responsibilities and plan.

Skills

Project management

Automotive experience

Organization

Communication

Education

Education or skilled trades supervisory

Tools

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)

Microsoft Project

Primavera

Autodesk Build / Building Connected

AutoCAD

Job description

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide.

Our client is a recognized prominent global enterprise in the automotive sector, listed among the top 50 companies in the Global Fortune rankings. As a leading player in the global automotive industry, our client manufactures vehicles in 27 countries and effectively markets them across over 170 countries and regions worldwide.

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type:Onsite

Pay Rate: $50.00 - $53.57/Hr

Job Description

• Manage general contractor and subcontractor field construction activities

Safety

• Manage compliance to Client Construction Safety Requirements and maintain incident free projects.

Support Project Budget And Schedule

• Complete daily field status reports for management review
• Review contractor change orders validate scope and costs submit for owner approval

Communications

• Coordinate between owner, contractor and A/E firm
• Support the review and process requests for information, submittals, shop drawings and construction documents.

Meetings

• Support weekly general contractor meetings.
• Meeting minutes and action item lists.

Close-out

• Coordinate as-built, operations & maintenance manuals and training to user group and support departments.
• Support kanban (commissioning and start-up) activities
• Review, prepare and coordinate completion of punch-list activities.
• Complete all acceptance testing procedures.

General Description

• Responsible for managing general contractors and subcontractors, testing agencies, schedules on specific facilities projects in support and coordination of overall plant construction project completion. Administer construction contracts; conduct on-site inspection to monitor plan compliance. Direct activities of contractors and subcontractors to support project schedule in compliance with plans and specifications. Research, plan, and administer building projects, applying knowledge of design, construction procedures, and building materials. Present status reports to owner. Receive, review and coordinate contract changes into project delivery. Be intimately and completely knowledgeable of current and future activities in area(s) of responsibility and be able to implement countermeasures to support project schedule.

Qualifications

• Construction and/or A/E firm project management experience 5 plus years
• Automotive experience Assembly Plant and/or Powertrain/Unit Plant
• Good organization and communication skills

Education

• OR
• Skilled trades with supervisory (superintendent/project manager) experience

Software

• Microsoft Office Software PowerPoint, Excel, Word
• Microsoft Project
• Primavera
• Autodesk Build / Building Connected
• AutoCAD

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.