Junior Construction Project Engineer: Field-Impact Career

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; South Carolina; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is seeking an entry-level engineer to support project teams in multi-project environments. Reporting to a Project Manager or Superintendent, the role involves coordinating with owners, architects, engineers, inspectors, and subcontractors to keep work progressing on schedule.

You will help manage budgets and change orders, write contracts and purchase orders, review drawings and specifications, and document project performance across technical and financial

Responsibilities

• Coordinating work with project owner representatives, architects, engineers, inspectors, and subcontractors.
• 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 documenting 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 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.

Job description

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is seeking an entry-level engineer to support project teams in multi-project environments. Reporting to a Project Manager or Superintendent, the role involves coordinating with owners, architects, engineers, inspectors, and subcontractors to keep work progressing on schedule.

You will help manage budgets and change orders, write contracts and purchase orders, review drawings and specifications, and document project performance across technical and financial