Project Engineer

Foundation Personnel Inc; Kentucky; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Foundation Personnel Inc. partners with a leading foundation contractor to appoint a talented Project Engineer to deliver engineering and construction projects by planning, organizing, and controlling all technical elements.

You will review proposals, prepare estimates, coordinate site visits, manage costs and schedules, and ensure design integrity while guiding multi-disciplinary teams on high-profile regional projects in Kentucky.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management or related field preferred.
• Preference will be given to candidates specializing in geotechnical, structural, or construction areas with project and/or office experience.

Responsibilities

• Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
• Participate in pre-bid meetings, bid strategy and presentation meetings as required.
• Prepares take-offs, estimates and proposals.
• Assist with prospects/client contact to obtain bids and confirm pricing.
• Manages preparation plans, construction details throughout projects.
• Prepares and meets dates for completion of projects under his/her direction.
• Travels to construction site to assure conditions are as anticipated, work is being done properly, as designed, and assuring design is correct.
• Evaluate ground conditions, design parameters, and potential problems by review of geotechnical reports and soil boring logs.
• Directs resources to deliver on time and within budget.
• Preparation of daily activities project reports, weekly cost analysis and final reports.
• Identifies/anticipates problems and determines appropriate resolutions.
• Follows up and follows through on projects to competition.

Education

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

Job description

Foundation Personnel, a specialist recruitment partner to the geotechnical and foundations sector, is working with one of North America’s leading foundation specialist contractors to appoint a talented Project Engineer.

Role Description

This is an opportunity for a technically proficient Project Engineer to complete engineering and construction projects by planning, organizing, and controlling all technical elements of the project.

Key responsibilities include

• Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate
• Participate in pre-bid meetings, bid strategy and presentation meetings as required.
• Prepares take-offs, estimates and proposals.
• Assist with prospects/client contact to obtain bids and confirm pricing.
• Manages preparation plans, construction details throughout projects.
• Prepares and meets dates for completion of projects under his/her direction.
• Travels to construction site to assure conditions are as anticipated, work is being done properly, as designed, and assuring design is correct.
• Evaluate ground conditions, design parameters, and potential problems by review of geotechnical reports and soil boring logs.
• Directs resources to deliver on time and within budget.
• Preparation of daily activities project reports, weekly cost analysis and final reports.
• Identifies/anticipates problems and determines appropriate resolutions.
• Follows up and follows through on projects to competition.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management or related field preferred
• Preference will be given to candidates specializing in geotechnical, structural, or construction areas with project and/or office experience

What's On Offer

• Competitive base salary plus a lucrative performance-based incentive compensation
• Health, dental, vision, and retirement benefits
• Opportunity to work on high-profile, complex projects in a strong regional market
• Clear growth path within a leading geotechnical contractor