Project Engineer

U.S. Engineering; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Engineering Construction is seeking a motivated assistant to support the Project Manager on designated Kansas City projects. You will help plan and coordinate onsite activities, ensuring objectives are met within time and funding parameters.

Responsibilities include drafting RFIs, reviewing submittals, budget control, and documenting meetings. You will assist in client relationships, change orders, scheduling, logs, and quality control while developing O&M manuals and reports.

Qualifications

• Draft RFIs and proposal letters.
• Review submittals and specifications.
• Assist in documentation and budget control.
• Take project meeting minutes and document substitution requests.
• Assist Project Manager in client relationships.
• Estimating change orders.
• Develop and monitor project schedules.
• Maintain procurement, proposal and correspondence logs.
• Facilitate quality control measures.
• Select products.
• Prepare and maintain productivity reports.
• Direct entry and extension of change orders to subcontractors.
• Develop O&M manuals.
• Perform cost coding.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and coordinating onsite construction activities to meet project objectives.
• Draft and issue RFIs and proposal letters to keep projects moving.
• Review submittals and ensure alignment with specs and budget.
• Document meeting minutes and capture substitutions for action.
• Support budget control and cost coding across tasks.
• Develop and monitor the project schedule with the Project Manager.
• Maintain logs for procurement, proposals, and correspondence.
• Support quality control and product selection processes.
• Assist in changes orders and coordination with subs.
• Contribute to development of O&M manuals.

Skills

RFI drafting

Submittal review

Budget control

Meeting minutes

Client relationships

Change orders

Scheduling

Procurement logs

Quality control

Product selection

Cost coding

Job description

Do you believe no challenge is too complex to solve? You’ll fit right in at U.S. Engineering Construction. We deliver award-winning mechanical contracting, construction, service, and maintenance solutions with a focus on performance and innovation. Our team of skilled and collaborative professionals drives every project from preconstruction through final testing, always aligned with our clients’ goals.

Assists Project Manager with a variety of project related functions, including planning and coordinating onsite construction activities for designated projects, to ensure that project objectives are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters.

Principal Duties and Accountabilities

• Draft RFIs (Request for Information) and Proposal Letters.
• Review submittals and specifications.
• Assist in documentation and budget control.
• Take project meeting minutes and document substitution requests.
• Assist Project Manager in the development and nurturing of client relationships.
• Estimating change orders.
• Develop and help monitor the project schedule.
• Maintain procurement, proposal and correspondence logs.
• Facilitate quality control measures.
• Select products.
• Perform man power loading charts.
• Prepare and maintain productivity reports.
• Direct entry and extension of change orders to subcontractors.
• Develop O & M manuals.
• Perform cost coding.