Project Engineer

PCL; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

PCL is seeking an experienced construction administrator in Jacksonville, FL to support contract administration, document control, and coordination across trade partners. You will engage in change management, review submittals, and help manage cost, schedule and quality on active projects.

Responsibilities include supervising progress, preparing claims, tracking materials, and assisting with site inspections and closeout activities to ensure compliance and project success.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of construction experience in an operational role preferred.
• Associates or bachelor’s degree in a related subject area: construction management, engineering, architecture preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of construction equipment, drawings and specifications, HSE, quality, materials, and standards as per field.
• Ability to apply basic engineering/problem solving principles to construction challenges.
• Effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates flexibility and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Planning, organizational and time management skills with multi-tasking and delegation abilities.
• Ability to build a comprehensive schedule and coordinate subcontracts.

Responsibilities

• Maintains contracts with select trade partners and oversees subcontract administration, including defining work scope and supervising progress.
• Participates in change management and change order processes, including pricing, processing and assessing cost and schedule impact.
• Manages project documents and procedures (RFIs, shop drawings, submittals, as-builts).
• Collaborates with project team lead to supervise design and respond to submittal schedules.
• Reviews trade partners’ submittals for scope and design compliance before design review.
• Coordinates with project manager and superintendent on site performance, HSE, cost, schedule and quality.
• Prepares and supervises progress claims and estimates.
• Tracks inventory and expedites material orders.
• Assists with site inspections to resolve constructability and coordination issues and ensures code compliance.
• Contributes to project closeout, including archival, warranties and deficiencies.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Scheduling

Subcontract coordination

Problem solving

HSE awareness

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in construction management/engineering/architecture

Job description

• Maintains contract with select trade partners and responsible for some subcontract administration, including defining work scope, answering inquiries and supervising progress.
• Participates in change management and change order process, including pricing, processing, and assessing cost and schedule impact before reviewing.
• Maintains and performs project document control and procedures (coordinating RFIs, shop drawing and submittal process maintaining as-built drawings, etc.) (BLDG and CIVIL).
• Collaborates with the project team lead in supervising design with timely response to the submittal schedule.
• Participates in the reviews of trade partners’ submittals form compliance with scope, design documentation prior to forwarding to design for review.
• Coordinates with project manager and superintendent in managing and reporting overall project or select scope performance as per site HSE, cost management, schedule, and quality.
• Prepares and supervises progress claims and estimates.
• Coordinates inventory and tracking of materials and equipment and expedites material orders.
• Assists with site inspections from the design team to resolve constructability and site coordination issues and reviews and sign offs on functionality, AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction) requirements, and code compliance. Ensures that resolution is achieved and accepted by all partners.
• Involved in and participates with overall project closeout, including document archival, maintenance and warranty manuals, deficiencies, and warranty work.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of construction experience in an operational role preferred.
• Associates or bachelor’s degree in a related subject area: construction management, engineering, architecture preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Verified understanding about construction equipment and techniques, drawings and specifications, project health, safety, and environment (HSE), quality, building materials, and required standards as per field.
• Ability to apply basic engineering/problem solving principles to construction challenges.
• Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication.
• Demonstrates flexibility and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Planning, organizational, and time management skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize own work and delegate simple tasks.
• Ability to build a comprehensive schedule.
• Ability to coordinate subcontracts and contract documents.
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