Project Engineer

SRS Distribution Inc.; Garden Acres (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Wellness Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays & Vacation Days

Job summary

Cowtown Materials, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a Project Engineer to identify opportunities, build customer relationships, and manage bids from take-off to award. You will work with the sales team and contractors to secure projects and ensure accurate cost estimation.

Responsibilities include submittal preparation, shop drawings, site visits, and coordinating with vendors and field personnel to ensure quality installation. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field with 18 months PM or estimating experience.
• 18 months of construction industry experience with drawings, specifications, and blueprints.
• 18 months with CAD and Revit.
• 12 months of sales and marketing within building industry.
• 12 months of cost estimation.
• 12 months of quantity take-off.
• 12 months with Bluebeam or similar take-off software or OST.
• 12 months with Dodge Data, ISqft, Construct Connect bidding platforms.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential jobs and customers, build relationships, and close bid work.
• Collaborate with sales team to close jobs.
• Facilitate leads through General Contractors, End Users, and Institutions.
• Review specs to inform market conditions for our door division.
• Prepare submittals and shop drawings for approval.
• Perform site visits and advise field personnel.
• Investigate damages or delays with vendors/insurance.
• Prepare specialty product proposals for sales staff and customers.
• Conduct take-offs and cost estimations for proposals.
• Provide conceptual cost estimates and feasibility studies for pre-construction.
• Manage projects from order to installation; liaise between vendors, purchasers, sales, and contractors.

Skills

Project management

Sales & marketing

Cost estimation

Quantity take-off

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

CAD

Revit

Bluebeam

On-Screen Takeoff

Dodge Data

ISqft

Construct Connect

Job description

PROJECT ENGINEER Cowtown Materials, Inc. seeks a Project Engineer in Fort Worth, TX (Garden Acres, TX), 401 Garden Acres Drive, Fort Worth, Texas

Duties & Responsibilities

• Identify potential jobs and customers, build a relationship with these customers, and close the bid work with them.
• Work with our current general line sales team to close jobs.
• Facilitate leads through General Contractors, End Users, and Institutions.
• Review specifications to ensure management is informed of market conditions and means to better our door division.
• Prepare all submittals and shop drawings for approval by the owner and architect.
• Perform site visits as needed to oversee work and advise field personnel to help make sure proper construction procedures are being followed.
• Investigate damages, accidents or loss of materials and work with insurance and vendors to reverse schedule delays.
• Prepare and submit specialty product proposals for sales staff and their customers.
• Prepare proposal by conducting take-offs, perform cost estimation in accurately and timely manner.
• Prepare conceptual cost estimates, value engineering reports, budgetary and feasibility estimates for pre-construction processes.
• Manage closed project work from order through installation. Act as a liaison between vendors, purchasers, salesmen, and contractors to ensure a quality installation and to increase company sales/margin dollars on specialty ceiling products.
• 10% Domestic travel required (training, occasional site visits 1-2 days, and/or visiting other offices).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field and 18 months of experience in Project Management or Estimating occupation. Experience must include: 18 months of experience with building and construction industry and business practices. 18 months of experience with drawings, specifications, and blueprint plans. 18 months of experience with CAD and Revit - Computer Aided Design Software.
• 12 months of experience in Sales and Marketing within building industry.
• 12 months of experience in Cost Estimation.
• 12 months of experience with Quantity Take-off.
• 12 months of experience with Bluebeam - Quantity Take-off Software or similar software.
• 12 months of experience with On-Screen Takeoff (OST) - Quantity Take-off Software
• 12 months of experience with Dodge Data, ISqft, Construct Connect - Bidding Platforms.

Job Location: Cowtown Materials, Inc. - Fort Worth 401 Garden Acres Drive Fort Worth, TX 76140

Founded in 1971, GMS operates a network of more than 320 distribution centers with extensive product offerings of Wallboard, Ceilings, Steel Framing and Complementary Products. Additionally, GMS operates nearly 100 tool sales, rental and service centers, providing a comprehensive selection of building products and solutions for its residential and commercial contractor customer base across the United States and Canada. In addition to our commitment to delivering exceptional customer service, GMS also fosters a unique employee culture that combines a results-driven environment with a highly entrepreneurial, self-starter attitude. We are committed to conducting our business in a manner that aligns with our values of humility, mutual respect, service to others, and the guiding principle that “you can never go wrong doing the right thing.” GMS is a subsidiary of SRS Distribution, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Home Depot. For more information, please visit www.gms.com.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer SRS Distribution Inc., including all its subsidiaries, provides job opportunities to qualified individuals without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship status, uniform service, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local EEO laws.

If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation in applying for any posted position, please contact Human Resources at US: 855.556.3221, or by email to: [e-mail] with the nature of your accommodation request and include the Business name, location and title of the job opening. Please allow one (1) business day for a reply.

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screen, as permitted by law.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance, Wellness Benefits, 401(k) Retirement Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Program, Paid Holidays & Vacation Days, Professional Growth Opportunities, Development & Training Programs.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance, Wellness Benefits, 401(k) Retirement Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Program, Paid Holidays & Vacation Days, Professional Growth Opportunities, Development & Training Programs.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance Wellness Benefits 401(k) Retirement Plan Employee Stock Purchase Program Paid Holidays & Vacation Days Professional Growth Opportunities Development & Training Programs.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer SRS Distribution Inc., including all its subsidiaries, provides job opportunities to qualified individuals without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship status, uniform service, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local EEO laws.

If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation in applying for any posted position, please contact Human Resources at US: 855.556.3221, or by email to: [e-mail] with the nature of your accommodation request and include the Business name, location and title of the job opening. Please allow one (1) business day for a reply.

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screen, as permitted by law.