Junior M/E Engineer: Hands-On Construction Experience

JE Dunn Construction; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

JE Dunn Construction is seeking an entry-level M/E Engineer to join our Advanced Facilities team. You will learn and contribute to safety, quality plans and the bid/preconstruction process on critical industrial and data center projects across the country.

Responsibilities include assisting with mechanical, electrical and field construction activities, developing project estimates, reviewing options, coordinating scopes for bids, and supporting shop drawing and commissioning processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, architectural engineering or related field (Required).
• In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• 0-2 years construction experience and/or summer internship/co‑op experience in construction (Preferred).

Responsibilities

• Learns and actively participates in all aspects of safety and quality plans and culture by demonstrating commitment to an injury‑free environment through individual actions and mentoring others.
• Completes entry level and routine mechanical, electrical and field construction activities.
• Learns how to develop budgetary M/E estimates, based upon program and schematic design information using automated M/E estimating system.
• Assists in the review of mechanical and electrical options as part of the preconstruction process and completes systems analysis for select projects.
• Learns to develop the mechanical and electrical scopes of work used to coordinate during the bid process.
• Assists in the completion of bid analysis and provides input during the subcontractor selection process.
• Assists in developing sequencing requirements of various systems and providing solutions to meet the schedule requirements.
• Gains knowledge of design documents in order to identify potential quality problems to assist in developing constructability review reports.
• Learns to perform job inspections to ensure specifications and expectations are met and work is completed in a quality and timely manner.
• Learns and assists with the shop drawing/submittal process to comply with the contract documents.
• Assists with the commissioning process including developing pre‑functional checklists, functional testing procedures and actual functional testing.

Skills

Accuracy & timeliness

Communication skills

MS Office

Reading plans & specs

M/E tools & software

Construction management knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in M/E or related field

Equivalent relevant experience

Tools

JE Dunn M/E tools

Job description

JE Dunn Construction is seeking an entry-level M/E Engineer to join our Advanced Facilities team. You will learn and contribute to safety, quality plans and the bid/preconstruction process on critical industrial and data center projects across the country.

Responsibilities include assisting with mechanical, electrical and field construction activities, developing project estimates, reviewing options, coordinating scopes for bids, and supporting shop drawing and commissioning processes.