J. C. Higgins Corp. Project Engineer Easton, MA

J. C. Higgins Corp.; Stoughton (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick, Vacation and Holidays

Company Health Insurance

401K and additional benefits and公司教育援助

Job summary

J. C. Higgins Corp. is seeking an Assistant Project Manager/Engineer to assist the Project Manager with planning, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation of construction projects. You will help monitor progress, resolve field issues, and support project accounting and document control.

The role requires coordinating with foremen and internal/external teams, ensuring proper documentation, and facilitating timely deliveries and changes while maximizing project profitability.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting project managers in construction projects.
• Ability to monitor progress and understand construction finance.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support project manager in project flow from inception to completion.
• Review contracts, estimates, and project turnover scope.
• Assist with document control including insurance, permits, submittals, RFIs, changes.
• Ensure central storage of documents in chosen software.
• Distribute drawings to field and track deliverables.
• Assist with schedule of values and billing formats.
• Support scheduling, delivery dates, and manpower integration.
• Request POs for major equipment and subs with delivery notices.
• Assist with material takeoffs by foreman.
• Attend meetings to review scheduling, progress, and solutions.
• Support accounting in billing and collections, follow up on balances.
• Collaborate with foreman on safety; conduct toolbox talks.
• Gather change information for pricing; assist estimating with COs.
• Facilitate closeout, obtain as-builts and CAD from field/engineering.
• Escalate issues to PM with recommendations.

Skills

Project coordination

Scheduling

Budgeting

RFI management

Document control

Tools

CAD

Document control software

Job description

About Us

We offer single-source mechanical, HVAC, and fire protection solutions, including design, installation, construction, and maintenance, as well as facilities and energy services. We are proud to have long-standing relationships with leading universities, hotels, hospitals, commercial developers, financial institutions, and corporations.

Job Summary

The Assistant Project Manager/ Engineer position is a critical role for the company. This individual will be responsible for assisting the Project Manager with planning and coordinating activities in the construction schedule. He or she will help with organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. This individual must have the ability to support the Project Manager in resolving field problems as they arise. He or she needs to have the ability to monitor job progress and understand construction financial and accounting practices.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Support Project Manager in driving project’s overall flow effectively from inception to completion.
• Review contract and bid documents from estimating; review and understand scope for project turnover. Attend walk-throughs.
• Assist with project document control, including but not limited to, insurance, bonding, permits, submittals, RFI’s, change orders, correspondence, etc.
• Ensure documents are centrally saved in the project’s chosen document control software.
• Verify correct drawings are distributed to field.
• Assist with schedule of values, or billing format as required by the contract documents.
• Support project schedule showing completion, delivery dates and sub requirements. Integrate into overall project and manpower schedule as required.
• Request PO’s for major equipment and subs indicating shipping requirements, and anticipating delivery dates. (Request proper delivery notice at that time.)
• Facilitate material takeoffs by trade foreman.
• Attend all necessary meetings with both internal and external entities to review scheduling and delivery, work plans, job progress, manpower, and solutions to setbacks.
• Support accounting department in monthly billings and collections and follow up on outstanding balances.
• Collaborate with foreman regarding project safety. (Toolbox talks and weekly walk through.)
• Gather information for changes in work and turnover to estimating for pricing. P.M. will finalize C.O. pricing after estimating completes takeoff and attempt to maximize profit on C.O.s. Ensure no work starts prior to approval or notice to proceed.
• Assist field personnel in closeout of project.
• Obtain as-builts from field; request CAD from engineering.
• Escalate critical and/or sensitive issues to the Project Manager with recommendation for resolution.
• Comply with all Company operating policies, procedures, and safety programs as established.
• Perform additional assignments as required by the needs of the company or as directed by executives.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions#ecs

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, see, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to commute to field locations. The employee must have the ability to navigate around job site locations

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee should expect to sit for long periods in front of a computer and also travel to field locations as needed.

While visiting field locations, the employee may be required to work outdoors, be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical and electrical parts; high, precarious places; dust, fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions, extended exposure to sunlight; cold and heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

We offer our employees a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package and are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefits

• Sick, Vacation and Holidays
• Company Health Insurance
• 401K and additional benefits and company educational assistance

Equal Opportunity Employer

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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