Lead Project Engineer: Construction & Scheduling

Mass. Electric Construction Co.; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 116,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Mass. Electric Construction Co. in Irvine, CA seeks a Project Engineer to support construction activities by planning and organizing processes to manage project controls, interface with engineering, subcontractors, materials, and monthly reporting.

The role supports a Project Manager on larger projects and leads technical staff. Ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in construction-related field and 5+ years in construction/engineering, with strong leadership, communication and scheduling

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a construction-related field or equivalent experience and education in project or field engineering.
• 5+ years’ experience in the construction or engineering field.
• Proven abilities and skills in leadership and management of people, communication (verbal and written), planning, organization, delegation as well as teaching and mentoring.
• Ability to set standards of excellence in leadership, safety, quality, and productivity for subordinates.
• Must demonstrate excellent team leadership and management skills.
• Proficiency in managing project engineering and related functions and activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop complete understanding of contract plans and specifications.
• Review, analyze and resolve design/construction problems with the design team and project leadership as required.
• Ensure that all project engineering activities comply with company and contract requirements and support the construction schedule.
• Create and manage a contract execution plan.
• Provide technical support for construction including design interpretation, constructability reviews, and documentation of design conflicts.
• Develop, implement, and administer document control program for design documents and on-site operations.
• Maintain project logs, submittal tracking, and related documentation to support the project.
• Represent the company in design review meetings and project coordination meetings as requested by client.
• Assist leadership with development of scopes of work to create subcontracts and purchase orders.
• Oversee master schedule updates using scheduling software and input from PMs.
• Oversee Contract Administration team and assess changes to drawings/contract documents.
• Prepare monthly cost projections and quarterly cash flow projections.
• Support environmental health and safety programs at the project level.
• Manage and support the project team and closeout deliverables.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Planning

Organization

Delegation

Mentoring

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction-related field

Tools

Accounts payable/receivable

Materials control

Estimating

Job cost updates

Subcontracts

Job description

Mass. Electric Construction Co. in Irvine, CA seeks a Project Engineer to support construction activities by planning and organizing processes to manage project controls, interface with engineering, subcontractors, materials, and monthly reporting.

The role supports a Project Manager on larger projects and leads technical staff. Ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in construction-related field and 5+ years in construction/engineering, with strong leadership, communication and scheduling